McGee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JILL MCGEE; et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-00768-LJO-SAB

12 Plaintiffs, ORDER RE STIPULATION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ SIXTH CAUSE OF ACTION v. FOR UNFAIR COMPETITION,

CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND

POVERELLO HOUSE; et al., PROFESSIONS CODE § 17200 ET SEQ. 15 Defendants. (ECF No. 43)

On October 2, 2019, stipulations were filed to dismiss certain Plaintiffs from this action and to dismiss Plaintiff’s sixth cause of action. An order was filed on October 3, 2019, dismiss 19 Plaintiffs Noadiah Riaz, Christine Dambrosi and Lacey Hoxsie from this action without 20 prejudice. By this order, the Court addresses the parties’ stipulation to dismiss the sixth cause 21 of action. 22 The Ninth Circuit has held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1) cannot be used 23 to dismiss individual claims against defendants, and that Rule 15 is the proper mechanism to do 24 so. See Hells Canyon Pres.…