Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-2_14-cv-01864/USCOURTS-caed-2_14-cv-01864-3/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

---

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JIMMIE J. ADKINSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

Defendant. 

No. 2:14-cv-1864-EFB 

ORDER 

 On December 2, 2015, counsel for plaintiff filed a request to voluntary dismiss this action 

pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. ECF No. 16. Subject to 

exceptions not applicable here, a plaintiff may voluntarily dismiss an action without prejudice, 

and 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 have appeared. 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Before plaintiff filed the notice of voluntary dismissal, defendant 

filed an answer. ECF No. 10. Therefore, this action cannot be dismissed pursuant to Rule 

41(a)(1)(A)(i). However, a defendant may choose to stipulate to dismissal without prejudice 

Case 2:14-cv-01864-EFB Document 18 Filed 12/17/15 Page 1 of 2
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

2

pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). On December 15, 2015, defendant filed a statement of nonopposition to the request to dismiss. The court construes the parties’ filings (ECF Nos. 16, 17) as 

a stipulation for voluntary dismissal without prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The 

Clerk is directed to close the case. 

DATED: December 16, 2015. 

Case 2:14-cv-01864-EFB Document 18 Filed 12/17/15 Page 2 of 2