Nolley v. The County of Erie et al

Filing 23

DECISION AND ORDER DISMISSING Plaintiff's claims against each defendant pursuant to the terms of the parties 22 Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal and, as to Defendants Lawson and Brown, pursuant to the terms of the court's June 17, 2014 3 Decision and Order; DIRECTING the Clerk of the Court to close this case. Issued by William M. Skretny, Chief Judge on 1/27/2015. (MEAL) - CLERK TO FOLLOW UP -

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
LOUISE K. NOLLEY,
Plaintiff,
DECISION and ORDER
13-CV-989S

v.
MARGRET LAWSON,
SGT. FRANKLIN,
SANDRA BROWN,
DEPUTY D. MILLER,
DEPUTY STEVENS
LT. BOTELLO
SGT. DEE,
Defendants.

The parties have filed a Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal (Docket No. 22) pursuant
to Rule 41 (a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, wherein they agree that “all of
Plaintiff’s claims and causes of actions are hereby discontinued as against all Defendants,
with prejudice, on the merits, without costs to any party as against the other.” Accordingly,
Plaintiff’s claims against all Defendants are dismissed and the Clerk of Court will be
directed to close this case.1

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The parties’ stipulation provides that the case is discontinued against all defendants. It does not
appear as though Plaintiff ever served Defendants Margret Lawson and Sandra Brown. The record reflects,
however, that on June 17, 2014, the court deferred directing service of the complaint on Lawson and Brown
until Plaintiff clarified in writing whether they were the two female Buffalo police officers that Plaintiff alleges
sexually assaulted her. (Decision and Order, Docket No. 3, p. 5-6.) The court further ordered that Plaintiff’s
claims against Lawson and Brown be dismissed if Plaintiff failed to advise the court as directed. (Id. at 6.)
The record reflects no such written clarification by Plaintiff, despite the court granting her an extension of time
to file it. (Order, Docket No. 5.) Consequently, the complaint is dismissed as against Lawson and Brown
based on both the Stipulation of Dismissal and the terms of the court’s June 17, 2014 Decision and Order.

IT HEREBY IS ORDERED, that Plaintiff’s claims against each defendant are
DISMISSED pursuant to the terms of the parties’ Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal (Docket
No. 22) and, as to Defendants Lawson and Brown, pursuant to the terms of the court’s
June 17, 2014 Decision and Order.
FURTHER, that the Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.
SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 27, 2015
Buffalo, New York

/s/William M. Skretny
WILLIAM M. SKRETNY
Chief Judge
United States District Court

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