The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN DIVISION
Case No. 2:21-cv-00050-M
KHRISTA SIMMONS, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) ORDER
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NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD )
OF EDUCATION; and )
PAMELA CHAMBLEE, )
Superintendent of Northampton County )
Schools, in her individual capacity; )
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Defendants. )
This matter comes before the court on Defendant Pamela Chamblee’s Motion to Dismiss
[DE 13] under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and Plaintiff's Notice of Dismissal Without
Prejudice of All Claims against Dr. Pamela Chamblee [DE 17] under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
41(a)(1)(A)(i). Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), an action may be voluntarily dismissed by a plaintiff
without order of the court at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or a motion
for summary judgment. Although Defendant Chamblee moved to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) before
Plaintiff's notice of voluntary dismissal, she had not filed an answer. Nor is there any basis for
converting Defendant Chamblee’s motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs
self-executing notice dismissed her claims against Defendant Chamblee without prejudice, so
Defendant Chamblee’s motion to dismiss [DE 13] is DENIED AS MOOT. See Novosel v. White,
No. 1:19CV365, 2019 WL 6682912, at *2-3 (M.D.N.C. Dec. 6, 2019).
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SO ORDERED this “2 " day of April, 2022.
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RICHARD E. MYERS II
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE