Lee et al v. PMC Bancorp et al

Filing 24

ORDER DISMISSING CASE, ***Civil Case Terminated. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 11/17/09. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/17/2009)

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Kaiser U. Khan, Esq. (139929) Law Offices of Kaiser U. Khan 1255 Post Street, Suite 1025 San Francisco, California 94109 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone] Attorney for Plaintiffs, SANG IN LEE AND OK KEE LEE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

SANG IN LEE AND OK KEE LEE Plaintiffs, vs. PMC BANCORP, a corporation; QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORP., a corporation; CAPITAL MORTGAGE GROUP, a corporation; and AURORA LOAN SERVICES, a corporation; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.

CASE NO. CV-09-4484

NOTICE OF DISMISSAL OF ENTIRE ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO RULE 41(a) or (c) F.R.Civ.P. AND ORDER

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT this action is dismissed by Plaintiffs SANG IN LEE AND OK KEE LEE in its entirety without prejudice. This dismissal is made pursuant to Rule 41(a) or (c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs have the absolute right to dismiss the action by filing a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment. Fed. Rules Civ. Pro. §41(a)(1) (A)(i); see, Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc., 193 Fed. 3d. 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) ("A court has no discretion to exercise once a Rule 41 (a)(1) dismissal is filed.").

Voluntary dismissal presumed "without" prejudice unless plaintiff's notice of dismissal states otherwise. Fed. Rules Civ. Pro. §41 (a)(1)(A), see Pedrina v. Chun, 987 Fed. 2d 608, 610, fn. 3 (9th Cir. 1993). Plaintiff's absolute right to dismiss before an answer or a summary judgment motion is not affected by the amount of effort expended by defendant or how far the lawsuit has advanced. See 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 American Soccer Co., Inc. v. Score First Enterprise, 187 Fed. 3d 1108, 1110-1112 (9th Cir. 1999). DATED: November 4, 2009

Date: November 9, 2009

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