Pamela Silver v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company et al

Filing 8

ORDER DISMISSING Defendant J&R Lending, Inc., Only in Light of Stipulation of Dismissal, signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 12/22/11: Defendant J&R Lending, Inc. is DISMISSED from this case without prejudice in light of the parties' filed and properly signed Rule 41(a)(1) voluntary dismissal. (Hellings, J)

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1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 9 10 11 12 PAMELA SILVER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) J & R LENDING, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) NO. 1:11-CV-02029 AWI SKO ORDER DISMISSING DEFENDANT J & R LENDING, INC., ONLY IN LIGHT OF STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL 13 14 On December 21, 2011, the Plaintiff filed a stipulation of dismissal of Defendant J & R 15 Lending only, without prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(ii). 16 Rule 41(a)(1), in relevant part, reads: 17 21 an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs, or (ii) by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action. Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the dismissal is without prejudice, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has once dismissed in any court of the United States or of any state an action based on or including the same claim. 22 Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily after service of an 23 answer by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all of the parties, although an oral 24 stipulation in open court will also suffice. Carter v. Beverly Hills Sav. & Loan Asso., 884 F.2d 25 1186, 1191 (9th Cir. 1989); Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1472-73 (9th Cir. 1986). Once the 26 stipulation between the parties who have appeared is properly filed or made in open court, no 27 order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal. Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); Eitel, 782 28 F.2d at 1473 n.4. “Caselaw concerning stipulated dismissals under Rule 41(a) (1) (ii) is clear 18 19 20 1 that the entry of such a stipulation of dismissal is effective automatically and does not require 2 judicial approval.” In re Wolf, 842 F.2d 464, 466 (D.C. Cir. 1989); Gardiner v. A.H. Robins Co., 3 747 F.2d 1180, 1189 (8th Cir. 1984); see also Gambale v. Deutsche Bank AG, 377 F.3d 133, 139 4 (2d Cir. 2004); Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 5 1999) cf. Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997) (addressing 41(a)(1)(i)). 6 “The plaintiff may dismiss some or all of the defendants, or some or all of his claims, through a 7 Rule 41(a)(1) notice,” and the dismissal “automatically terminates the action as to the defendants 8 who are the subjects of the notice.” Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692; Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 9 1506 (9th Cir. 1995). 10 Because Plaintiff has filed a voluntary dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) as to only 11 Defendant J & R Lending, Inc., this case has terminated as to this Defendant only. See Fed. R. 12 Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); In re Wolf, 842 F.2d at 466; Gardiner, 747 F.2d at 1189; see also Gambale, 13 377 F.3d at 139; Commercial Space Mgmt, 193 F.3d at 1077; cf. Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692. 14 Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant J & R Lending, Inc., is 15 DISMISSED from this case without prejudice in light of the parties’s filed and properly signed 16 Rule 41(a)(1) voluntary dismissal. 17 IT IS SO ORDERED. 18 19 Dated: 0m8i78 December 22, 2011 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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