Hale et al v. Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc. et al

Filing 31

ORDER DISMISSING Defendant Ensign Energy Services, Inc. only signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/19/2016. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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STEPHEN HALE; and O’BRIAN
RANGEL, individually, on behalf of
themselves, and all others similarly
situated,
Plaintiffs,

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DEFENDANT ENSIGN ENERGY
SERVICES, INC. HAS BEEN DISMISSED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE

v.

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No. 1:15-cv-01042-DAD-JLT

(Doc. No. 30)
ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING
(CALIFORNIA) INC.; ENSIGN ENERGY
SERVICES, INC.; and ENSIGN UNITED
STATES DRILLING, INC.,

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Defendants.

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On April 18, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation dismissing defendant Ensign Energy

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Services, Inc. without prejudice and with each party to bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees.

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(Doc. No. 30.) In light of the parties’ stipulation, defendant Ensign Energy Services, Inc. has

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been terminated from the case, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111

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F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997), and has been dismissed without prejudice and without an award of

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attorneys’ fees and costs to either party. This dismissal does not affect the status of the other

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defendants in the matter.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

April 19, 2016
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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