Espinoza v. California Highway Patrol et al

Filing 21

Defendant County of Kern Has Been Dismissed Without Prejudice, signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/15/16. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ERNEST J. ESPINOZA,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 1:16-cv-00193-DAD-JLT

v.

DEFENDANT COUNTY OF KERN HAS
BEEN DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, a
government entity; CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD, a government entity;
COUNTY OF KERN, a government entity;
OFFICER MATT A. ASHE, an individual;
and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,

(Doc. No. 20)

Defendants.

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On April 13, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation dismissing defendant County of

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Kern without prejudice. (Doc. No. 20.) In light of the parties’ stipulation, defendant County of

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

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Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997), and has been dismissed without prejudice. This

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dismissal does not affect the status of the other defendants in the matter.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

April 15, 2016
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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