Northrop
Northrop v. Life Insurance Company of North America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TONI NORTHROP, No. 1:20-cv-00259-DAD-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF
COURT TO CLOSE CASE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, (Doc. 18) 15 Defendant.
17 18 On August 10, 2020, Plaintiff filed a stipulation, signed by all parties who have appeared, 19 that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules 20 of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 18.) 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 all of the parties who have 26 appeared, although an oral…