Opinion
NO. CIV. S-05-1363 LKK/JFM.
February 28, 2006
ORDER
The court is in receipt of the settlement agreement and stipulation of dismissal. Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41 (a)(1), the stipulation must be signed by all parties who have appeared in the action. Here, only plaintiffs and federal defendants have signed the stipulation. The defendant intervenors did not sign the stipulation and therefore the stipulation does not comply with Rule 41.
The stipulation of dismissal is denied without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.