Carralez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Maria Carralez, No. 2:22-cv-01613-KJM-DB Plaintiff, ORDER v. Satellite Healthcare, Inc., 1S Defendant. 16 This matter is before the court on the parties’ joint stipulation to dismiss this putative class 18 action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i1). Joint Statement of Dismissal, ECF No. 33. As explained below, the court approves the stipulation. Plaintiffs may dismiss their individual claims without court order under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(Gi). However, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e), “[t]he claims, issues, or defenses of a certified class—or a class proposed to be certified for purposes of settlement—may 23 be settled, voluntarily dismissed, or compromised only with the court’s approval.” Fed. R. Civ. 24 P. 23(e); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(e) advisory committee’s note to 2003 amendment (“The new 25 rule requires approval only if…