Clark v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN CLARK , No. 1:21-cv-00096-NONE-SKO
Plaintiff, v. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO ASSIGN A
DISTRICT JUDGE TO THIS MATTER AND
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., CLOSE THE CASE BRANDON LLOYD, and AARON FLORENCE, (Doc. 20)
16 Defendants.
18 On November 18, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation that this action be dismissed with prejudice. (Doc. 20.) In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 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 24 judgment; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. 25 Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Rule 41 thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily, after 26 service of an answer, by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all the parties who have 27 28 1 …