Jefferson v. MEC Development, LLC ( 2019 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTONIO JEFFERSON, et al., ) Case No.: 1:17-cv-01394 AWI JLT ) 12 Plaintiffs, ) ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO CLOSE ) THE ACTION 13 v. ) 14 MEC DEVELOPMENT, et al., ) (Doc. 32) ) 15 Defendants. ) ) 16 17 On December 3, 2019 the parties filed a stipulation indicating the action should be dismissed 18 without prejudice. (Doc. 32) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) allows that “the plaintiff 19 may dismiss an action without a court order by filing . . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties 20 who have appeared.” Because all parties who have appeared signed the stipulation, it “automatically 21 terminate[d] the action.” Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997); Fed.R.Civ.P. 22 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Accordingly, based upon the stipulation of the parties, the Clerk of Court is 23 DIRECTED to close this action. 24 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 Dated: December 4, 2019 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 27 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 28