Bennett
Bennett v. Chase Bank USA N.A.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERESA BENNETT, No. 1:19-cv-01006-DAD-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF
COURT TO CLOSE CASE
CHASE BANK USA N.A., (Doc. 16) Defendant. 16 17 On December 30, 2019, the parties filed a stipulation that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 16.) In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) provides as follows: [A] plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing: (i) a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Rule 41 thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily, after service of an answer, by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all of the parties who have appeared, although an oral stipulation in open court will also…