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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MALEE HER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

AVIVA LIFE AND ANNUITY CO.,

Defendant,

AVIVA LIFE AND ANNUNITY CO.,

 Counter Claimant,

 v.

MALEE HER and TUNG HER-MOUA,

 Counter Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:14-cv-01453-SKO

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF 

COURT TO CLOSE THIS CASE

On January 15, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation for dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(ii) that this action be dismissed with prejudice, including all 

counterclaims, and that each party shall bear their own fees and costs.

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In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) provides as follows:

[A] 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 have 

appeared.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Rule 41 thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily, after 

service of an answer, by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all of the parties who have 

appeared, although an oral stipulation in open court will also suffice. See Eitel v. McCool, 782 

F.2d 1470, 1472-73 (9th Cir. 1986). 

Once the stipulation between the parties who have appeared is properly filed or made in 

open court, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal. Caselaw concerning 

stipulated dismissals under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) is clear that the entry of such a stipulation of 

dismissal is effective automatically and does not require judicial approval. Commercial Space 

Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999). "The plaintiff may dismiss some 

or all of the defendants, or some or all of his claims, through a Rule 41(a)(1) notice," and the 

dismissal "automatically terminates the action as to the defendants who are the subjects of the 

notice." Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997).

Because the parties have filed a stipulation for dismissal of this case with prejudice under 

Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) that is signed by all parties who have made an appearance, this case has 

terminated. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii).

Accordingly IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 19, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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