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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HAYLIH S. ABDULLAH, No. 1:20-cv-00886-NONE-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO ASSIGN A

DISTRICT JUDGE TO THIS MATTER AND

v. CLOSE THE CASE T. WATKINS, et al., (Doc. 28) Defendants. 16 17 On October 13, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation, signed by all parties who have appeared, that this action be dismissed pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 28.) In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) provides as follows: [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. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Rule 41 thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily, after service of an answer, by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all the…