(PC) Cato v. Denning ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JAMES CATO, JR., ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-00951-SAB (PC) ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 13 v. ) CLOSE ACTION PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS 14 M. DENNING, et al., ) ) (ECF No. 36) 15 Defendants. ) ) 16 ) ) 17 ) 18 Plaintiff James Cato, Jr. is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action 19 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 20 On July 8, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation to dismiss this action with prejudice pursuant to 21 Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as the case has been resolved in its entirety. 22 (ECF No. 209.) 23 Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) provides in pertinent part that, “the plaintiff may dismiss an action without 24 a court order by filing . . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. A voluntary 25 stipulation to dismiss an action pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) automatically terminates the action 26 without operation of a court order.” Black Rock City, LLC v. Pershing Cty. Bd. of Comm’rs, 637 F. 27 App’x 488 (9th Cir. 2016) (citing Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 28 wOoOe 4:20 VV YY EIN PAD MVOC POO Ie Ay ev 1 {| (9th Cir. 1999)). Here, Plaintiff and counsel for Defendants have signed and dated a stipulation 2 || dismiss this action, and filed it with the Court. 3 In light of parties’ stipulation for voluntary dismissal, this action is terminated by □□□□□□□□□ 4 || law without further order from the Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)Gi). Each party is to bear its ow 5 || litigation costs and attorney’s fees. 6 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. A (Fe 8 || Dated: _ July 9, 2020 OF 9 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28