Michael Grecco Productions, Inc. v. McKinnon Broadcasting Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL GRECCO PRODUCTIONS, Case No. 22-cv-00935-BAS-AHG
INC.,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
Plaintiff, MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF No. 30) v. 14 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, a Delaware 15 Corporation, 16 Defendant.
Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) to dismiss the above-captioned action. (Joint Mot., ECF No. 30.) 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. Woodford, No. CIV-F-05-845 AWI-DLB, 2007 WL 527766…