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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 08:1329 Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petition

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PREET SINGH, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of )

Homeland Security, et al., )

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Defendants. )

____________________________________)

CIV- F-0-06-1671 AWI DLB

ORDER CLOSING THE CASE

DUE TO STIPULATION OF

DISMISSAL WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

On January 19, 2007, the Plaintiff filed a notice of stipulation of dismissal of this matter

under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1) without prejudice. The notice is signed by the

attorney who has appeared for Defendants and by Plaintiff’s counsel.

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 in any court of

the United States or of any state an action based on or including the same claim.

A properly filed Rule 41(a)(1) motion is effective immediately and no order of the Court is

necessary to effectuate dismissal. See Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir.

1997); In re Wolf, 842 F.2d 464, 466 (D.C. Cir. 1989); Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1472-73

(9th Cir. 1986). 

Due to the stipulation of dismissal filed by the parties, this case has terminated. See Fed.

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R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1); Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692; In re Wolf, 842 F.2d at 466; Eitel, 782 F.2d at

1472-73. 

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk is ordered to close this case in light

of the parties’s signed Rule 41(a)(1) Notice of Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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