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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KRISTA JONES,

Plaintiff,

v.

KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT,

FRANCISCO GONZALEZ, JAIME

QUINONEZ, CONNIE SACK, BRUCE

HILL, PATRICK BLAKE, ABELARDO

SIBECAS, MARY ALEMAN, KATY

RODRIQUEZ, DENNIS STEWARD, PABLO

REYES, PATTY LEIBLE, DIRK

McJUNKIN, VICKI SHOENHAIR, MATT

GODBEHERE, TERRY LEWIS, MR.

GUTIERREZ, JAMES HUDSON, DOES 1

through 200, inclusive,

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1:07-cv-1628 OWW TAG

ORDER SETTING ASIDE

DISMISSAL OF ENTIRE ACTION

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Application to Set Aside

Dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a)(b) to

correct the dismissal of the entire action arising from a

clerical mistake. 

On December 11, 2007, Plaintiff, through counsel, filed a

“Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of Defendant Adrianna Reyna

Without Prejudice,” in which Plaintiff Krista Jones voluntarily

“dismisses the above-captioned action against Defendant Adrianna

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Reyna without prejudice.” 

As counsel’s Declaration in support of the Application to

Set Aside establishes, Plaintiff did not intend to dismiss the

entire action as to the remaining Defendants. 

By inadvertence and clerical error, the entire action was

dismissed. Because Plaintiff was authorized to dismiss some or

all of the Defendants, through a Rule 41(a)(1) notice, the entire

action should not have been dismissed. Dismissal of one of

several Co-Defendants terminates the action only as to the one

dismissed, the case continues as to the other Defendants. Concha

v. London, 82 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995); cert. dismissed,

517 U.S. 1183 (1996). 

Under the further authority of Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 60(b)(1)

and (6) this action is reinstated as to all Defendants except

Adrianna Reyna. 

Further, the dismissal without prejudice of Defendant

Adrianna Reyna remains unaffected by this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 21, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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