Whiteside v. Johnsondiversey, Inc.

Full title: GINGER WHITESIDE, Plaintiff, v. JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC., d/b/a S.C. JOHNSON…

Court: United States District Court, S.D. Illinois

Date published: May 4, 2006

Civil No. 05-207-GPM (S.D. Ill. May. 4, 2006)

Opinion

Civil No. 05-207-GPM.

May 4, 2006

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

G. MURPHY, District Judge

Plaintiff has filed a pleading titled "Dismissal Without Prejudice as to Defendant H.P. Products Corporation" (Doc. 74). Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer or of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs, or (ii) by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action.

FED. R. CIV. P. 41(a)(1).

Defendant H.P. Products Corporation filed an answer to Plaintiff's complaint on May 20, 2005 ( see Doc. 25), and the instant pleading is not signed by all parties. Thus, the Court construes the instant pleading as a motion for voluntary dismissal of Defendant H.P. Products Corporation pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). No response to the motion has been filed.

Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion to dismiss (Doc. 74), and DISMISSES Defendant H.P. Products Corporation without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2).

IT IS SO ORDERED.