Graham et al v. A.W. Chesterton Company et al

Filing 166

ORDER re 163 Stipulation of Dismissal, filed by Rosemary Graham, Donald Graham, 165 Stipulation of Dismissal filed by Rosemary Graham, Donald Graham, 164 Stipulation of Dismissal filed by Rosemary Graham, Donald Graham, CBS Corporat ion (A Delaware Corporation, f/k/a Viacom Inc, successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation) Industrial Holdings Corporation, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company are dismissed from this action without prejudice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Williams on 4/24/14. (amv)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
DONALD GRAHAM and ROSEMARY
GRAHAM

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Plaintiffs,
vs.
A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY et. al.,

Case No. 13–cv–1219–SCW

ORDER
WILLIAMS, Magistrate Judge:
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Stipulation of Dismissal of Defendants CBS Corporation,
(Doc. 163), Industrial Holdings Corporation (Doc. 164), and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (Doc.
165).
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permit a plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss claims without
a court order by filing a stipulation for dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. Fed. R.
Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). The parties have entered such stipulations, and further indicated that the
dismissal will be without prejudice. (Doc. 163) (Doc. 164) (Doc. 165). The case against CBS Corp.,
Industrial Holdings Corp., and Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. is therefore DISMISSED without
prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule 41(a)(1). All parties shall bear their own costs.
For the foregoing reasons, the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to DISMISS CBS Corp.,
Industrial Holdings Corp., and Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. without prejudice pursuant to Doc. 163,
Doc. 164, and Doc. 165 Stipulations for Dismissal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE: April 24, 2014

/s/ Stephen C. Williams
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STEPHEN C. WILLIAMS
United States Magistrate Judge

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