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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH SCHULTZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:11-cv-0988-DAD-MJS (PC)

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION AND 

CLOSING CASE

(Doc. No. 97)

Plaintiff Kenneth Schultz is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. Nos. 1, 6.) On February 4, 2016, the assigned 

Magistrate Judge presided over a settlement conference in this action at which time a settlement 

was reached. Thereafter, on February 29, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation dismissing this

action with prejudice, with each party to bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees. (Doc. No. 97.) In 

light of the parties’ stipulation, this case has been terminated, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii); 

Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997), and is hereby DISMISSED with 

prejudice and without an award of attorneys’ fees and costs to either party. As indicated in the 

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parties’ stipulation and consent, and pursuant thereto, the assigned Magistrate Judge shall retain 

jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement reached in this case.

Accordingly, the court directs the Clerk of Court to close the case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 9, 2016 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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