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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN E. MITCHELL, Case No. 1:21-cv-01434-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF

v. THE COURT TO CLOSE CASE

R. DIAZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff John E. Mitchell has filed a notice of voluntary dismissal. (Doc. 9.) Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), a “plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing . . . a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Once a notice of dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is properly filed, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal; the dismissal is effective automatically. Com. Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1078 (9th Cir. 1999). /// /// /// /// /// Because Plaintiff has filed a notice of dismissal, and no opposing party has filed an answer or a motion for summary judgment, this action has terminated. Accordingly, the…