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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EVERETT GALINDO GONZALEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

GUIRBINO, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:14-cv-00173-AWI-SKO (PC)

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION 

PER AGREEMENT OF PARTIES 

UNDER FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL 

PROCEDURE 41 AND ORDER DENYING 

MOTION TO DISMISSA ND MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS MOOT

(Doc. Nos. 23, 33, 39, 43)

Plaintiff, Everett Galindo Gonzalez, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on February 3, 2014. On

October 6, 2016, Plaintiff filed a motion seeking to voluntarily dismiss this action without 

prejudice. (Doc. 36.) The Court construed Plaintiff’s notice as an attempt to voluntarily dismiss 

this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41 (ARule 41@) and ordered Defendants to

file a response. (Doc. 37.) Defendants responded that they stipulate to dismissal of this action 

without prejudice and agree to waive any costs to which they might be entitled as a result of the 

dismissal. (Doc. 39.) Plaintiff thereafter filed his stipulation to dismissal of the action under those 

terms. (Doc. 43.)

Rule 41(a)(1), in relevant part, reads:

(A) . . . the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing: (i) a 

notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion 

for summary judgment; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who 

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have appeared. . . . (B) Unless the notice or stipulation states otherwise, the 

dismissal is without prejudice. 

Dismissals under Rule 41(a)(1)(A), when properly filed, are effective immediately and do not 

require a court order/court approval. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1); Yesh Music v. Lakewood 

Church, 727 F.3d 356, 362 (5th Cir. 2013); Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 

1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999); Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2 1470, 1472-73 (9th Cir. 1986). 

Here, the Plaintiff and the Defendants who have either filed an answer or summary 

judgment motion have stipulated to the dismissal of this entire case. See Doc. No. 35, 39, 43. In 

light of the stipulation to dismiss without prejudice, this case has terminated automatically. See

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A); Yesh Music, 727 F.3d at 362; Commercial Space, 193 F.3d at 1077; 

Eitel, 782 F.2d at 1472-73.

ORDER

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk shall CLOSE this case in light of the parties’ Rule 41(a)(1)(A) stipulated

dismissal without prejudice; 

2. Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 33) is DENIED as moot; and

3. Defendants’ motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 23) is DENIED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 14, 2016 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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