Opinion
1:20-cv-01069-ADA-SAB
04-27-2023
TERRANCE FRAZIER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF FRESNO, et al., Defendants.
ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO TERMINATE LISA SMITTCMAP AS DEFENDANT IN THIS ACTION (ECF No. 68)
On April 26, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a notice of dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) as to the dismissal of Defendant Lisa Smittcmap. (ECF No. 68.) The dismissal of this Defendant is with prejudice. (Id. at 1.) The claims against the other named Defendants are not subject to the notice of dismissal and will remain active.
Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a party to dismiss some or all of the defendants in an action through a Rule 41(a) notice. Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997); see also Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995) (“The plaintiff may dismiss either some or all of the defendants or some or all of his claims through a Rule 41(a)(1) notice.”)); Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 687 (9th Cir. 2005) (The Ninth Circuit has “only extended the rule to allow the dismissal of all claims against one defendant, so that a defendant may be dismissed from the entire action.”). “Filing a notice of voluntary dismissal with the court automatically terminates the action as to the defendants who are the subjects of the notice.” Concha, 62 F.3d at 1506.
Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to terminate Defendant Lisa Smittcamp as defendant in this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.