Opinion
24-cv-00319-BAS-JLB
10-23-2024
BERT RIDDICK, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SONY ELECTRONICS, INC., et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PARTIES' JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS (ECF No. 46)
Hon. Cynthia Bashant United States District Judge.
Pending before the Court is the parties' joint motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) to dismiss the above-captioned action. (ECF No. 46.)
Under Rule 41(a)(1), a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss its action by (1) filing a notice of voluntary dismissal before a defendant has filed an answer or moved for summary judgment or (2) filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared. Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(A); see also Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). Dismissal is effective upon the filing of a notice or stipulation, as described in Rule 41(a)(1)(A), and no court order is required. Stone v. Woodford, No. CIV-F-05-845 AWI-DLB, 2007 WL 527766 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2007). A dismissal is without prejudice unless the parties stipulate otherwise. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(B). However, the local civil rules of this district require that where, as here, litigants seek voluntary dismissal pursuant to stipulation, in accordance with Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), the stipulation of dismissal must be filed as a joint motion. See CivLR 7.2.
Having considered the parties' submission, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion. (ECF No. 46.) Thus, the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE the action against Defendants. Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.