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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DORIS ANDERSON, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF FRESNO, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01134-NODJ-SAB

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE 

COURT TO TERMINATE HIG CAPITAL 

LLC AS A PARTY IN THIS ACTION 

(ECF No. 102)

On December 8, 2023, Plaintiffs and Defendant HIG Capital, LLC,1filed a stipulated 

notice of dismissal of Defendant HIG Capital, LLC, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

41(a)(1)(A)(ii). (ECF No. 102.) 

Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a party to dismiss some or all 

of the defendants in an action through a Rule 41(a) notice. Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 

688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997); see also Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995) (“The 

plaintiff may dismiss either some or all of the defendants—or some or all of his claims—through 

a Rule 41(a)(1) notice.”)). 

However, the Court notes that Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) provides that a “plaintiff may dismiss 

an action without a court order by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have 

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 The Court notes that following adjudication of a motion to dismiss, Defendant HIG Capital, LLC, was not named 

in the operative complaint. (See ECF No. 97.) 

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appeared.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The stipulation is not signed by all parties who have 

appeared in this action.

Nonetheless, Defendant HIG Capital, LLC, has not filed an answer or a motion for 

summary judgment. Under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) 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.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). 

Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to terminate Defendant HIG Capital, 

LLC, as a defendant in this action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2023 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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