. To dismiss fewer than all claims or parties in an action, a plaintiff must move to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21. Taylor, 286 F.2d at 785; Metron Nutraceuticals, LLC v. Cook, No. 1:20-cv-01803, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124529, at *43 (N.D. Ohio July 18, 2023); Bernard v. City of Cleveland, No. 1:21-cv-1103, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171048, at *3-4 (N.D. Ohio Sep. 21, 2022). Because Plaintiff seeks to dismiss a single Defendant and not the entire case, the Court construes the notice of withdrawal as a Rule 21 motion to dismiss.
. To dismiss fewer than all claims or parties in an action, a plaintiff must move to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21. Taylor, 286 F.2d at 785; Metron Nutraceuticals, LLC v. Cook, No. 1:20-cv-01803, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124529, at *43 (N.D. Ohio July 18, 2023); Bernard v. City of Cleveland, No. 1:21-cv-1103, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171048, at *3-4 (N.D. Ohio Sep. 21, 2022). Because the parties seek to dismiss a single defendant from this action, the Court construes the Joint Stipulation as a Rule 21 motion to dismiss.
To dismiss fewer than all claims in an action, a plaintiff must move to dismiss those claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21. Philip Carey Mfg. Co. v. Taylor, 286 F.2d 782, 785 (6th Cir. 1961); Metron Nutraceuticals, LLC v. Cook, No. 1:20-cv-01803, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124529, at *43 (N.D. Ohio July 18, 2023); Bernard v. City of Cleveland, No. 1:21-cv-1103, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171048, at *3-4 (N.D. Ohio Sep. 21, 2022). Under Rule 21, “[o]n motion or on its own, the court may at any time, on just terms, add or drop a party.