Johnson v. White, et al.

Filing 42

ORDER Directing Clerk of Court to Close Case Pursuant to Parties' Stipulation for Voluntary Dismissal signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 10/12/2017. CASE CLOSED. (Jessen, A)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 VINCE EDWARD JOHNSON, 12 13 14 15 16 Plaintiff, v. C.O. WHITE, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 1:16-cv-00710-LJO-SAB (PC) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE CASE PURSUANT TO PARTIES’ STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (ECF No. 41) 17 Plaintiff Vince Edward Johnson is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 18 action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s claims for retaliation and 19 conspiracy against Defendants Carr, Wilson and White. 20 21 On October 11, 2017, the parties filed a stipulation to dismiss this action with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 34.) 22 Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) provides in pertinent part that, “the plaintiff may dismiss an action without 23 a court order by filing . . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. A 24 voluntary stipulation to dismiss an action pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) automatically terminates the 25 action without operation of a court order. Black Rock City, LLC v. Pershing Cty. Bd. of Comm’rs, 26 637 F. App’x 488 (9th Cir. 2016) (citing Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 27 1077 (9th Cir. 1999)). Here, Plaintiff and counsel for the sole defendant in this action have signed and 28 dated a stipulation to dismiss this action, and filed it with the Court. 1 Accordingly, this action has been DISMISSED, with prejudice, pursuant to the parties’ 1 2 stipulation. Each party shall bear its own litigation costs and attorney’s fees. The Clerk of the Court is HEREBY ORDERED to CLOSE the file in this case and adjust the 3 4 docket to reflect the dismissal pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). 5 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 Dated: 8 October 12, 2017 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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