Jones
Jones v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREN JONES, No. 1:19-cv-01284-NONE-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO ASSIGN A
DISTRICT JUDGE TO THIS MATTER AND
UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY CLOSE THE CASE
OF AMERICA,
(Doc. 19) Defendant.
17 18 On April 24, 2020, Plaintiff filed a stipulation, signed by all parties who have appeared, that 19 this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of 20 Civil Procedure. (Doc. 19.) 21 In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) provides as follows: 22 [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. 24 Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Rule 41 thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily, after 25 service of an answer, by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by…