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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST J. ESPINOZA,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, a 

government entity; CITY OF 

BAKERSFIELD, a government entity; 

COUNTY OF KERN, a government entity; 

OFFICER MATT A. ASHE, an individual; 

and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

No. 1:16-cv-00193-DAD-JLT

DEFENDANT COUNTY OF KERN HAS 

BEEN DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE

(Doc. No. 20)

On April 13, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation dismissing defendant County of 

Kern without prejudice. (Doc. No. 20.) In light of the parties’ stipulation, defendant County of 

Kern has been terminated from the case, 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 has been dismissed without prejudice. This 

dismissal does not affect the status of the other defendants in the matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 15, 2016 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:16-cv-00193-JLT Document 21 Filed 04/15/16 Page 1 of 1