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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 || TODD HALL, KEVIN BRANCA, and Case No.: 19cv1715-JO-AHG || GEORGE ABDELSAYED individually and on behalf of all others similarly ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 12 || situated, MOTION FOR VOLUNTARY Plaintiffs,| DISMISSAL v. || MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., a 16 || Delaware corporation, Defendant. Kevin Branca, one of three named Plaintiffs in this class action lawsuit, moved for 19 || voluntary dismissal of his claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). Dkt. ||124. Defendant Marriott International, Inc. (“Defendant”) does not oppose dismissal, but |{requests that the Court (1) preserve Defendant’s claims for fees and costs, and (2) award 22 || Defendant costs in the amount of $2,844.35 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d). ||Dkt. 127 at 2. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs motion [Dkt. 24 || 124] and denies Defendant’s request for costs as…