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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

8 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAWN ABRAUGH, Case No. 1:23-cv-01387-SAB 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 12 ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO CLOSE CASE v. AND ADJUST THE DOCKET TO REFLECT 13 VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO WALMART, INC., et al., RULE 41(a) OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF 14 CIVIL PROCEDURE Defendants. 15 (ECF No. 5)

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17 Plaintiff initiated this action on September 22, 2023 against Defendants Walmart, Inc. and 18 Gregory Hanes. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff did not file any proof of service and neither Defendant 19 has appeared. In light of the scheduling conference set for January 4, 2024, the Court ordered a 20 status report and continued the scheduling conference. (ECF No. 4.) On January 4, 2024, 21 Plaintiff filed status report and a notice of voluntary dismissal of the entire action. (ECF Nos. 4, 22 5.) 23 Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “a plaintiff has an 24 absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a 25 motion for summary judgment.” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 26 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) (quoting Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 27 1997)). 28 / / / 1 In light of the notice of dismissal, this action has been terminated, Fed. R. Civ. P. 2 | 41(a))(A)@; Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d at 692, and has been dismissed without 3 || prejudice and without an award of costs or attorneys’ fees. 4 Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is HEREBY DIRECTED to assign a District Judge to 5 || this case for the purpose of closing the case and then to adjust the docket to reflect voluntary 6 | dismissal of this action pursuant to Rule (a). 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 9 | Dated: _ January 5, 2024

0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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