(PC) McDade v. Prado Perez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARLTON L. McDADE, Case No.: 1:23-cv-00157 CDB Plaintiff,

ORDER RE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

v. (Doc. 15) J. PRADO PEREZ, et al.,

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE

Defendants. COURT TO CLOSE CASE

17 Plaintiff Carlton L McDade filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on October 19, 2023. (Doc. 15.) Pursuant to 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 dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is properly filed, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal; the dismissal is effective automatically. Commercial 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…