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Nature of Suit Code: 130
Nature of Suit: Miller Act
Cause of Action: 40:270 Miller Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VETERANS PAINTING CONTRACTORS, 

INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

STRAUB CONSTRUCTION, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00036-DAD-SAB

ORDER STRIKING INCORRECT FILING

ORDER VACATING ALL DATES AND 

DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 

CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET TO 

REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

(ECF Nos. 6, 7) 

On March 6, 2020, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of this action that 

contains an incorrect party name in the body of the filing. (ECF No. 6.) On the same date, 

Plaintiff then filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with the correct name of Plaintiff in the body of the filing. 

(ECF No. 7.)1 

“[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), ‘a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his 

action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.’ ” 

Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) 

(quoting Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997)). The Ninth Circuit has 

held that Rule 41(a) allows a plaintiff to dismiss without a court order any defendant who has yet 

to serve an answer or motion for summary judgment. Pedrina v. Chun, 987 F.2d 608, 609 (9th 

 

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 In the future, counsel may file a notice of errata to notify the Court of the reason for duplicate filings. 

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Cir. 1993). “[A] dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is effective on filing, no court order is required, 

the parties are left as though no action had been brought, the defendant can’t complain, and the 

district court lacks jurisdiction to do anything about it.” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc., 193 

F.3d at 1078. In this action, no defendant has filed an answer or motion for summary judgment.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The notice of voluntary dismissal filed on March 6, 2020 using the incorrect name 

for Plaintiff (ECF No. 6), is STRICKEN FROM THE RECORD;

2. All pending dates are VACATED; and

3. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to CLOSE the file in this case and adjust 

the docket to reflect voluntary dismissal of this action pursuant to Rule 41(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 9, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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