Lotenero v. Everett Financial Inc., dba Supreme Lending, a Texas Corporation et al
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ORDER DISMISSING with Prejudice Everett Financial Inc., DBA Supreme Lending and Great American Insurance Co. in light of Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal, signed by Chief Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 11/09/2011. (Martin-Gill, S)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DOROTHY LOTENERO,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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EVERETT FINANCIAL INC, et al.,
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Defendants.
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NO. 1:11-CV-200 AWI BAM
ORDER DISMISSING
EVERETTE FINANCIAL, INC.,
DBA SUPREME LENDING,
AND GREAT AMERICAN
INSURANCE CO., IN LIGHT OF
STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL
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On November 4, 2011, the parties filed a joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice of
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Everett Financial, Inc., dba Supreme Lending, a Texas Corporation, and Great American
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Insurance Co., only, with prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(ii). The stipulation is signed by all
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parties who have appeared in this case.
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Rule 41(a)(1), in relevant part, reads:
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an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing a
notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or
of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs, or (ii) by filing a
stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action.
Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the dismissal is
without prejudice, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication
upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has once dismissed in any court of
the United States or of any state an action based on or including the same claim.
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Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily after service of an
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answer by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all of the parties who have made an
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appearance in this case, although an oral stipulation in open court will also suffice. Carter v.
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Beverly Hills Sav. & Loan Asso., 884 F.2d 1186, 1191 (9th Cir. 1989); Eitel v. McCool, 782
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F.2d 1470, 1472-73 (9th Cir. 1986). Once the stipulation between the parties who have appeared
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is properly filed or made in open court, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal.
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Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); Eitel, 782 F.2d at 1473 n.4. “Caselaw concerning stipulated
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dismissals under Rule 41(a) (1) (ii) is clear that the entry of such a stipulation of dismissal is
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effective automatically and does not require judicial approval.” In re Wolf, 842 F.2d 464, 466
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(D.C. Cir. 1989); Gardiner v. A.H. Robins Co., 747 F.2d 1180, 1189 (8th Cir. 1984); see also
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Gambale v. Deutsche Bank AG, 377 F.3d 133, 139 (2d Cir. 2004); Commercial Space Mgmt.
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Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) cf. Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d
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688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997) (addressing 41(a)(1)(i)). “The plaintiff may dismiss some or all of the
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defendants, or some or all of his claims, through a Rule 41(a)(1) notice,” and the dismissal
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“automatically terminates the action as to the defendants who are the subjects of the notice.”
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Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692; Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995).
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Because the parties have filed a voluntary dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) as to only
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Everett Financial, Inc., dba Supreme Lending, a Texas Corporation, and Great American
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Insurance Co., that is signed by all parties who have made an appearance, this case has
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terminated as to Everett Financial, Inc., dba Supreme Lending, a Texas Corporation, and Great
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American Insurance Co., only. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); In re Wolf, 842 F.2d at 466;
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Gardiner, 747 F.2d at 1189; see also Gambale, 377 F.3d at 139; Commercial Space Mgmt, 193
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F.3d at 1077; cf. Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692.
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Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Everett Financial, Inc., dba Supreme
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Lending, a Texas Corporation, and Great American Insurance Co., are DISMISSED from this
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case with prejudice in light of the parties’ filed and properly signed Rule 41(a)(1) voluntary
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dismissal.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
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November 9, 2011
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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