Santillan v. Zenco Collections, LLC

Filing 11

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE COURT TO CLOSE this Action Pursuant to Plaintiff's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 11/20/2017. CASE CLOSED. (Hall, S)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MARTIN SANTILLAN, Plaintiff, 12 v. 13 14 ZENCO COLLECTIONS, LLC Defendant. 15 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-01255 - DAD - JLT ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE COURT TO CLOSE THIS ACTION PURSUANT TO PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (Doc. 10) 16 17 On November 17, 2017, Martin Santillan filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal, indicating he 18 “voluntarily dismisses this case, with prejudice, against Defendant Zenco Collections, LLC.” (Doc. 10 19 at 1, emphasis omitted). Pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, “the plaintiff 20 may dismiss an action without a court order by filing: (i) a notice of dismissal before the opposing 21 party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal 22 signed by all parties who have appeared.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). 23 Once such a notice has been filed, an order of the Court is not required to effectuate the 24 dismissal. Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). 25 Because the defendant has not yet filed responsive pleadings, Plaintiff was able to file a notice of 26 dismissal, which “automatically terminate[d] the action.” Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692. 27 /// 28 /// 1 Based upon the foregoing, the Court ORDERS: The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close 1 2 this action in light of the notice of dismissal with prejudice filed and properly signed pursuant to Rule 3 41(a). 4 5 6 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: November 20, 2017 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 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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