Mikkelson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SNOPES MEDIA GROUP, INC., Case No. 21-cv-1730-BAS-DEB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION TO DISMISS ACTION WITH PREJUDICE (ECF No. 17) BARBARA MIKKELSON,

Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) to dismiss the above-captioned action. (Joint Mot., ECF No. 17.) Under Rule 41(a)(1), 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. Stone v. 26 …