Karamanoukian
Karamanoukian v. Liviakis
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARA KARAMANOUKIAN, 2:22-cv-01677-KJN Plaintiff, ORDER v. MIKALAH RAYMOND LIVIAKIS, Defendant.
On September 27, 2023, the parties filed a signed stipulation to dismiss this action with prejudice and requesting that the court retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the settlement agreement. (ECF No. 41.) Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A), the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. Such dismissals are effective immediately and do not require court approval. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1); Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999). Further, the court “typically declines to maintain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of […] parties’ settlement agreement.” California Sportfishing Prot. All. v. Agric. Mgmt. & Prod. Co., Inc., No. 2:14-cv-02328-KJM-AC, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 14, 2016). See Kokkonen v. Guardian Life…