BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. Thomsons Logistics Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., Case No. 1:21-cv-00635-NONE-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER DISREGARDING REQUEST FOR

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

v. (ECF No. 8) THOMSONS LOGISTICS INC., et al.,

FOURTEEN DAY DEADLINE

Defendants.

16 Plaintiff BMO Harris Bank N.A. filed this action against Defendants Thomsons Logistics Inc. and Rohan Pankkal on April 15, 2021 alleging breach of contract. (ECF No. 1.) On May 10, 2021, Defendants filed an answer to the complaint. (ECF No. 7.) On July 7, 2021, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal dismissing the action without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2). (ECF No. 8.) Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, ‘a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.’ ” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) (quoting Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 26 …