Pastor
Pastor v. Empire Today, LLC.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDAN PASTOR, Case No.: 22-CV-01376-JO-JLB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
v. MOTION FOR DISMISSAL OF THE
ACTION
EMPIRE TODAY, LLC, Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 The parties filed a Joint Motion for Dismissal [Dkt. 20] of the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 41 in light of the parties’ settlement. For the reasons discussed below, the Court grants the joint motion. I. DISCUSSION An action may be dismissed at the plaintiff’s request only by court order on terms that the court considers proper. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2). The Ninth Circuit has held that the decisions to grant a voluntary dismissal under Rule 41(a)(2) is within the sound discretion 27 of the district court. Hamilton v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 679 F.2d 143, 145 (9th Cir. 28 1982) (citing Sams v. Beech Aircraft Corp., 625 F.2d 273, 277 (9th Cir. 1980)). In ruling 2 on a motion for…