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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

______________________________

FRESNO COUNTY ECONOMIC )Case Number:

OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, )CV 06-CV-542 (AWI/DLB)

Plaintiff, ) 

)STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL

v. )

)Date: None

MICHAEL JOHANNS, Secretary of )

the United States Department )

of Agriculture; ROB )Time: None

PORTMAN, Director )

of the United States Office )

of Management and Budget, )Before: The Honorable

) Anthony W. Ishii

) 

Defendants. )Courtroom: 2

______________________________)

STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(ii),

the parties in the above-captioned action hereby stipulate to

dismissal with prejudice of the above captioned case, as to all

claims against Defendants Michael Johanns, Secretary of the

United States Department of Agriculture, and Rob Portman,

Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Respectfully submitted,

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

JAMES J. GILLIGAN

Assistant Director

____________________ _________________________

JONATHAN E. ZIMMERMAN EDWARD T. WATERS

(MA Bar No. 654255) (DC Bar No. 422461)

United States Department Feldesman Tucker Liefer Fidell LLP

 of Justice 2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 200

Civil Division Washington, DC 20036

Federal Programs Branch Telephone: (202) 466-8960

P.O. Box 883

Washington, D.C. 20044 Attorney for Plaintiff

Telephone: (202) 353-0441

Attorneys for Defendants

ORDER

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 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

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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: November 8, 2006 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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