Rohrdanz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESMELING L. BAHENA, Case No. 1:20-cv-00618-NONE-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF

THE COURT TO CLOSE CASE

D. ROHRDANZ,

Defendant. 16 The parties have filed a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1). (Doc. 38.) The rule provides that a “plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing . . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Once a stipulation under Rule 41(a)(1) is properly filed, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal; the dismissal is effective automatically. See Com. Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1078 (9th Cir. 1999). Because the parties have filed a stipulation of dismissal, signed by all parties or their counsel of record, this action has terminated. Accordingly, the Court DIRECTS the Clerk of the Court to close this case. ///…