Hairston
Hairston v. Scripps Health, Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KARL HAIRSTON, Case No. 21-cv-0558-BAS-AHG
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
v. MOTION TO DISMISS ACTION WITH PREJUDICE (ECF No. 31) SCRIPPS HEALTH, INC.,
Defendant. 16 Having reached a global settlement in the instant proceeding, the parties now move jointly pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) to dismiss with prejudice this action. Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A), a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss its action by (1) filing a notice of voluntary dismissal before a defendant has filed an answer or moved for summary judgment, or (2) filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A); see also Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). Dismissal is effective upon the filing of a compliant notice or stipulation, as described in Rule 41(a)(1)(A), and no court order is required.…