Pulido

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KASEY F. HOFFMANN, Case No.: 1:18-cv-00209-AWI-SKO

Plaintiff,

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK

v. OF COURT TO CLOSE CASE

L. PULIDO; C. SMITH, Defendants. 16 On January 21, 2020, Plaintiff Kasey F. Hoffmann filed a notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). (Doc. 29.) Rule 41(a) provides that a “plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing … a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Once a dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is properly filed, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal; the dismissal is effective automatically. Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1078 (9th Cir. 1999). /// /// /// /// /// Because Plaintiff filed a notice of dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1), and no opposing party 2 has appeared in this case, this…