Walker
Walker v. Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MELISSA LOIS WALKER, Case No. 1:21-cv-00879-ADA-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE
COURT TO TERMINATE ACTION FINANCIAL
v. SERVICES, LLC, AS DEFENDANT IN THIS
ACTION
HIGHER EDUCATION LOAN (ECF No. 83)
AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF
15 MISSOURI, et al.,
16 Defendants. 17 On July 19, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal of Defendant Action Financial Services, LLC, only, with prejudice and without an award of fees or costs. (ECF No. 83.) Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a party to dismiss some or all of the defendants in an action through a Rule 41(a) notice. Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997); see also Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995) (“The plaintiff may dismiss either some or all of the defendants—or some or all of his claims—through a Rule 41(a)(1) notice.”)); Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 687 (9th Cir. 2005) (The Ninth Circuit has “only…