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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Property Damage

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, 

INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SECURITY PAVING COMPANY, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-CV-01940-LJO-JLT

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE 

COURT TO CLOSE THIS CASE

On December 19, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation to dismiss the action. (Doc. 39) 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 41 provides that “the plaintiff may dismiss an action 

without a court order by filing: “the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing 

. . . a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared.”. . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a). 

Once such a notice has been filed, an order of the Court is not required to make the dismissal 

effective. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 

1997). Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this action in light of the notice 

of dismissal with prejudice filed and properly signed pursuant to Rule 41(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 19, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:15-cv-01940-LJO-JLT Document 40 Filed 12/19/16 Page 1 of 1