Trent

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICAH TRENT, Case No. 21-cv-0278-BAS-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE (ECF No. 27) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant. 16 Before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to dismiss this action with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 41(a)(2). (Mot., ECF No. 27.) Plaintiff Micah Trent brought this action against the United States on February 16, 2021, alleging that she suffered injuries from a motor vehicle accident allegedly caused by the negligence of a United States Post Office (“USPS”) employee who, at the time of the crash, was operating a vehicle owned by the USPS. (Compl. ¶ 2, ECF No. 1.) Defendant answered the Complaint on June 10, 2021. (ECF No. 9.) The parties settled on October 1, 2021, thereby resolving the dispute underlying the Complaint. (Mot. ¶ 2; Settlement Agreement, Ex. 1 to id., ECF No. 11-1.) …