Mercardo et al v. The United States of America et al

Filing 75

ORDER GRANTING 74 Stipulation to Close the Matter as to Plaintiffs Andrade, Portillo Mayorga, Rivera-Vallejo, Prado Castaneda, Cisneros Reyes, Palomares and Bazan, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 4/19/2017. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAMUEL MERCARDO,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

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Case No. 1:13-cv-01535-AWI-JLT
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO
CLOSE THE MATTER AS TO
PLAINTIFFS ANDRADE, PORTILLO
MAYORGA, RIVERA-VALLEJO, PRADO
CASTANEDA, CISNERSO REYES,
PALOMARES AND BAZAN

Defendants.
(Doc. 74)

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The parties have stipulated to dismiss the matter with prejudice as to plaintiffs Jesus

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Andrade, Jose Portillo Mayorga, Jorge Rivera-Vallejo, Edgar Prado Castaneda, Gonzalo Cisneros

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Reyes, Lucio Palomares and Hector Bazan. (Doc. 74) They agree that the parties involved will

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bear their own costs and fees. Id. at 2. The stipulation relies on Fed. R. Civ.P. 41(a)(1) which

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provides, “the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing: . . . a stipulation of

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dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared.”. . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). Once such a notice

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has been filed, an order of the Court is not required to make the dismissal effective. Fed. R. Civ.

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P. 41(a)(1)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997).

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Thus, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this action as to these specific plaintiffs,
in light of the stipulation signed pursuant to Rule 41(a).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 19, 2017

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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LA #4826-3348-1501 v1

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JOINT STIPUALTION
1:13-CV-00967-AWI-JLT