MCI Communications Services, Inc. et al v. Security Paving Company, Inc.
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ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE THIS CASE, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 12/19/2016. CASE CLOSED. (Hall, S)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES,
INC., et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
Case No. 1:15-CV-01940-LJO-JLT
ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE
COURT TO CLOSE THIS CASE
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v.
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SECURITY PAVING COMPANY, INC.,
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Defendant.
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On December 19, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation to dismiss the action. (Doc. 39)
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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: “the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing
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. . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared.”. . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a).
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Once such a notice has been filed, an order of the Court is not required to make the dismissal
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effective. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir.
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1997). Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this action in light of the notice
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of dismissal with prejudice filed and properly signed pursuant to Rule 41(a).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
December 19, 2016
/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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