Partanen
Partanen v. Western United States Pipe Band Association
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN ERIC PARTANEN, Case No. 1:21-cv-00588-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
v. (Doc. 69) WESTERN UNITED STATES PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff John Eric Partanen (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, initiated this civil action on April 8, 2021. (Doc. 1.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Voluntary Dismissal filed on November 15, 2021. (Doc. 69.) The Court construes the motion for voluntary dismissal as a request for voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), “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) (quotation and citation omitted). “[A] dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is effective on filing, no court order…