Payne

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COLEMAN PAYNE, No. 1:17-cv-00906-ADA-SKO

Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO v. TERMINATE DEFENDANTS JOY LYNCH AND DOCTOR MARSHA MCKAY JOY LYNCH, et al., (Doc. 158) Defendants. 17 18 On August 26, 2023, the parties filed a Stipulation of Dismissal as to Defendants Joy Lynch and Doctor Marsha McKay with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). (Doc. 158.) In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) provides as follows: 23 [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 judgment; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). “The plaintiff may dismiss some or all of the defendants, or some or all of [their] claims,…