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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 DARREN GILBERT, Case No. 1:22-cv-01008-ADA-SAB

12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE

COURT TO TERMINATE LAVENDER

13 v. SPRITZER SURPRISE, LLC AS A

DEFENDANT IN THIS ACTION

14 BOOKIES, INC., et al., (ECF No. 6) 15 Defendants.

16 17 On September 1, 2022, Plaintiff filed a notice of dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of 18 Civil Procedure 41(a) as to the dismissal of Defendant Lavender Spritzer Surprise, LLC. (ECF 19 No. 6.) The dismissal of this Defendant is without prejudice. (Id.) The claims against the other 20 named Defendants are not subject to the stipulation and will remain active. (Id.) 21 Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a party to dismiss some or all of 22 the defendants in an action through a Rule 41(a) notice. Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 23 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997); see also Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995) (“The 24 plaintiff may dismiss either some or all of the defendants—or some or all of his claims—through 25 a Rule 41(a)(1) notice.”)); Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 687 26 (9th Cir. 2005) (The Ninth Circuit has “only extended the rule to allow the dismissal of all claims 27 against one defendant, so that a defendant may be dismissed from the entire action.”). “Filing a notice of voluntary dismissal with the court automatically terminates the action as to the 1 | defendants who are the subjects of the notice.” Concha, 62 F.3d at 1506. 2 Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to terminate Defendant Lavender Spritzer Surprise, LLC as a defendant in this action. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 6 | Dated: _ September 2, 2022

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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