Valdovinos De Sanchez v. FCA US LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA VALDOVINOS DE SANCHEZ, No. 1:19-cv-01120-LJO-SKO et al., 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF v. COURT TO CLOSE CASE 14 FCA US LLC, (Doc. 13) 15 Defendant.

17 18 On January 31, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation that this action be dismissed with 19 prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 13.) 20 In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) provides as follows: 21 [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. 23 Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Rule 41 thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily, after 24 service of an answer, by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all of the parties who have 25 appeared, although an oral stipulation in open court will also suffice. See…