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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JACOB VALINE, Plaintiff, 26-CV-8662 (LTS) -against- ORDER OF DISMISSAL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JOB CORPS PROGRAM, Defendant. LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: On October 7, 2026, the Court received a letter from Plaintiff, advising that he wishes to withdraw his complaint. (ECF 6.) The Court grants Plaintiff’s request to withdraw this action. The complaint is voluntarily dismissed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a).1 The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). SO ORDERED. Dated: October 9, 2026 New York, New York /s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge 1 A voluntary dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a) is without prejudice. “But if the plaintiff previously dismissed any federal- or state-court action based on or including the same claim, a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication on the merits.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(B).