Williams v. Target Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 CRAIG WILLIAMS, Case No. 22-cv-1575-BAS-AGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF No. 9; ECF No. 10) TARGET CORPORATION,

Defendant. 18 19

Pending before the Court is the parties’ Stipulation for Dismissal of Action with Prejudice (ECF No. 9) and a Joint Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 10). 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- 1 || F-05-845 AWI-DLB,…