De Souza v. Pulte Home Corporation, et al.

Filing 109

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 11/2/2011 DENYING 108 Stipulation without prejudice subjection to its renewal as a proper Stipulation "signed by all parties who have appeared". (Marciel, M)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 11 12 STEWART A. DALIE, III; REENA L. DALIE; CHARLES DEFRENZO; LOUISE DEFRENZO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, NO. CIV. S-08-337 LKK/GGH 13 14 Plaintiffs, v. O R D E R 15 16 17 PULTE HOME CORPORATION, PULTE HOMES, INC.; DEL WEBB HOMES; DEL WEBB CALIFORNIA CORP.; MARQUETTE TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, and DOES 4-1,000, inclusive, 18 Defendants. 19 / 20 Plaintiff's "Stipulation" for voluntary dismissal, with "each 21 party ... to bear its own fees and costs" (Dkt No. 108), and 22 purportedly filed pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), is signed 23 only by counsel for plaintiffs. 24 have filed an answer to the original complaint, a motion to strike 25 the class allegations of the third amended complaint, and have 26 otherwise appeared and litigated this action. The court notes that defendants 1 1 Accordingly, the "stipulation" is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to 2 its renewal as a proper stipulation, "signed by all parties who 3 have appeared." 4 does not doubt plaintiffs' representation that "[a]ll parties" have 5 agreed to the stipulation. 6 agreement however, is by including the signature(s) of defendants' 7 counsel on the stipulation. 8 IT IS SO ORDERED. 9 DATED: See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The court The proper way to signify this November 2, 2011. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2

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