Rutledge

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARIE RUTLEDGE, No. 2:25-cv-00213-DAD-AC 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER DENYING PARTIES’ REQUEST TO

ENTER JUDGMENT AND DIRECTING

14 FCA US LLC, PARTIES TO COMPLY WITH

REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL RULE OF

15 Defendant. CIVIL PROCEDURE 68 16 (Doc. No. 12) 17 18 19 On June 16, 2025, the parties in this action filed a notice of settlement representing to the 20 court that they would seek an entry of judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68. 21 (Doc. No. 8.) On September 9, 2025, the parties finally filed a joint stipulation in which they 22 stated that plaintiff had “accepted Defendant FCA US LLC’s Offer of Judgment.” (Doc. No. 12.) 23 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 provides that judgment must be entered after “either party . . . 24 file[s] an offer and notice of acceptance, plus proof of service.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 68(a). The court 25 has reviewed the docket and has been unable to locate a…