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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HENDRIK BLOCK, No. 1:20-cv-00278-NONE-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO ASSIGN A

DISTRICT JUDGE TO THIS MATTER AND

SEEMA KWATRA, et al., CLOSE THE CASE Defendants. (Doc. 18)

17 18 On September 2, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation, signed by all parties who have 19 appeared, that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the 20 Federal Rules 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 the parties who…