Richards v. Piccinini

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION RAYMOND A. RICHARDS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:17-cv-00954-NKL ) JOE PICCININI, ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ORDER Pending before the Court is defendant Joe Piccinini’s motion for costs, Doc. 89, following plaintiff Raymond Richards’ voluntary dismissal of this action. For the following reasons, Defendant’s motion is denied. I. Background On November 12, 2018, Plaintiff requested that the Court enter an order of dismissal without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). Doc. 84.…