Preetorius v. Dulgov
- Martinez-Olguin
- 3:24-cv-00366
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Preetorius v. Dulgov, Judge Martinez-Olguin granted Preetorius’s voluntary-dismissal request and dismissed the petition without prejudice.
Regina Marie Preetorius’s petition was dismissed without prejudice at her request; A. Dulgov was the respondent.
What happened
In Preetorius v. Dulgov, Regina Marie Preetorius asked to end her case because she no longer lived in the court’s jurisdiction.
The court granted her request and dismissed the petition without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling. The clerk was directed to close the file.
Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued the order on June 28, 2024, and did not decide the petition’s underlying issues.
The detailed version
- Preetorius v. Dulgov · No. 3:24-cv-00366
- Martinez-Olguin
- June 28, 2024
Background
Regina Marie Preetorius asked the court to voluntarily dismiss her action because she said she no longer resided in the court’s jurisdiction.
Ruling
The court granted Preetorius’s request for voluntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1). The petition was dismissed without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not prevent a later filing. The court did not address the underlying issues in the petition.
The clerk was ordered to close the file, and the order terminated Docket No. 7.
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