EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In this case, a United States magistrate construed written communication from inmate plaintiffs as a voluntary dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(i). Plaintiffs-appellants appealed this dismissal of their action, contending it was involuntary due to circumstances constituting duress. The appellees contend that this court lacks jurisdiction because the dismissal was voluntary and without prejudice and is therefore nonappealable....
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