Walker, et al v. United States of America et al

Filing 35

ORDER CLOSING CASE; Joint Stipulation, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 07/31/17. CASE CLOSED (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ELIZABETH AGNES WALKER, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:15-cv-01597 DAD JLT
ORDER CLOSING THE CASE
(Doc. 34)

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On July 27, 2017, the plaintiffs, the United States of America and Janssen Pharmaceuticals

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Inc., fka Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals Inc., jointly filed a request to dismiss the action. (Doc. 34)

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The stipulation relies upon Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which permits the

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plaintiff to dismiss an action without a court order “by filing . . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by

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all parties who have appeared.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Because all parties who have

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appeared in the action signed the stipulation (Doc. 20), it “automatically terminate[d] the action.”

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Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is

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DIRECTED to close this action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

July 31, 2017

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE