Morales v. City of Bakersfield, et al.

Filing 30

ORDER CLOSING CASE, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/27/2016. CASE CLOSED. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ARTURO MORALES,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:15-cv-1652 JLT
ORDER CLOSING THE CASE
(Doc. 29)

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On December 23, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation to dismiss the action. (Doc. 29)

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 41 provides that “the plaintiff may dismiss an action

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without a court order by filing: . . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have

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appeared.”. . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). Once such a notice has been filed, an order of the Court is not

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required to make the dismissal effective. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose,

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111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this

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action in light of the notice of dismissal with prejudice filed and properly signed pursuant to Rule

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41(a).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 27, 2016

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE