Firat
Firat v. Tomocredit Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CAGKAN FIRAT, Case No. 1:24-cv-00810-JLT-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT
TO CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET
v. TO REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
TOMOCREDIT INC., (ECF No. 14) Defendant.
14 Plaintiff commenced this action on July 12, 2024. (ECF No. 1). On December 18, 2024, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of the entire action pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 14.) “[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), ‘a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.’” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) (quoting Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997)). The Ninth Circuit has held that Rule 41(a) allows a plaintiff to dismiss without a court order any defendant who has yet to serve an answer or motion for summary…