Seiko Epson Corporation v. Creek Manufacturing LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-00570-SAB
Plaintiffs, ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE
COURT TO TERMINATE BRIAN A.
v. WALKER AS A PARTY IN THIS ACTION
CREEK MANUFACTURING LLC, et al., (ECF No. 51) Defendants.
16 On October 30, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a notice of dismissal of Defendant Brian A. Walker pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). (ECF No. 51.) 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.”)); but see Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 687 (9th Cir. 2005) (The Ninth Circuit has “only extended the rule to allow the dismissal of all claims 25 …