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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 12:635 Breach of Insurance Contract

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ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION AND DISMISSING

ACTION

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 WALTER LAW GROUP

a Professional Corporation

Riley C. Walter #91839

Justin D. Harris #199112

7110 North Fresno Street, Ste. 400

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone: (559) 435-9800

Facsimile: (559) 435-9868

E-mail: jharris@walterlawgroup.com

Attorneys for Defendants Patrick Mauldin

and Alan Dorfmeier

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

MAULDIN-DORFMEIER

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., et

al.,

Defendants.

CASE 1:05-CV-00063-AWI-LJO

COURTROOM: #6 (1st Floor)

ANTHONY ISHII

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

and related counterclaims.

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION

AND DISMISSING ACTION

The parties to the above-referenced action have resolved their dispute, and entered into

a Stipulation for Dismissal of Action (the “Stipulation”). The parties seek dismissal of this

action pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 41(a)(1), in

relevant part, reads:

an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing

a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an

answer or of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs, or (ii)

by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in

the action. Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the

dismissal is without prejudice, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an

adjudication upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has once dismissed

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in any court of the United States or of any state an action based on or including

the same claim.

Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) 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. Carter v. Beverly Hills

Sav. & Loan Asso., 884 F.2d 1186, 1191 (9th Cir. 1989); 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.

Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); Eitel, 782 F.2d at 1473 n.4. Because Plaintiff has filed a

stipulation for dismissal with prejudice as to all parties under Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) that is signed

by all parties who have made an appearance, this case has terminated. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro.

41(a)(1)(ii); In re Wolf, 842 F.2d at 466; Gardiner, 747 F.2d at 1189; see also Gambale, 377

F.3d at 139; Commercial Space Mgmt, 193 F.3d at 1077; cf. Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692. 

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED and the Clerk

of the Court is DIRECTED to close this case in light of the parties’ filed and signed Rule

41(a)(1)(ii) Stipulation For Dismissal With Prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2006 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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