Markle
Markle v. City of Livingston
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOHN MARKLE, Case No. 1:23-cv-01708-KES-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT CITY OF
LIVINGSTON TO SUBMIT FILING
v. REGARDING STIPULATION OF DISMISAL CITY OF LIVINGSTON, et al., (ECF No. 15) Defendants. 15 16 On February 10, 2025, Plaintiff John Markle and Defendant Vanessa L. Portillo filed a 17 stipulation of dismissal with prejudice of the claims against these Defendant Portillo under 18 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). However, because Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) requires 19 a stipulation of dismissal to be “signed by all parties who have appeared,” and only Plaintiff and 20 Defendant Portillo have signed the stipulation, the Court will require the remaining Defendants in 21 the case who have appeared—the City of Livingston—to submit a filing approving or opposing 22 the stipulation of dismissal. See Thacker v. AT&T Corp., No. 2:20-CV-00255-KJM-CKD PS, 23 2021 WL 1784873, at *1 (E.D. Cal. May 5, 2021), report and recommendation…