Mann

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 AVNINDER MANN and RASHVINDER No. 1:19-cv-01354-NONE-SKO SRA, dba A-1 LIQUOR, 12 Plaintiffs, 13 ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO vs. TERMINATE DEFENDANT UNITED 14 STATES DEPARTMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and AGRICULTURE 15 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; (Doc. 15) 16 17 Defendants. 18 19 20 On October 6, 2020, the parties filed a Stipulated Dismissal of Defendant United States 21 Department of Agriculture, on grounds that Defendant United States of America is the only proper 22 defendant in the action, which is brought under 7 U.S.C. §2023. (See Doc. 15.) 23 In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) provides as follows: 24 [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 25 summary judgment; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. 26…