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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On July 29, 2016, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice as to 

Defendant Premier Universal, Inc. d.b.a. Premier Auto Sales only. See Doc. No. 10. The notice is 

made pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1). See id.

Rule 41(a)(1), in relevant part, reads:

(A) . . . the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by filing: (i) a 

notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion 

for summary judgment; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who 

have appeared. . . . (B) Unless the notice or stipulation states otherwise, the 

dismissal is without prejudice. 

In Wilson v. City of San Jose, the Ninth Circuit explained:

Under Rule 41(a)(1), a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his 

action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary 

judgment. Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995) (citing Hamilton 

v. Shearson-Lehman American Express, 813 F.2d 1532, 1534 (9th Cir. 1987)). A 

plaintiff may dismiss his action so long as the plaintiff files a notice of dismissal 

prior to the defendant’s service of an answer or motion for summary judgment. 

JOSE TRUJILLO ,

Plaintiff

v.

PREMIER PARTNERS, et al.,

Defendants

CASE NO. 1:16-CV-0705 AWI BAM 

ORDER DISMISSING DEFENDANT 

PREMIER UNIVERSAL, INC.

WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT 

TO RULE 41 NOTICE

(Doc. No. 10)

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The dismissal is effective on filing and no court order is required. Id. . . . The 

filing of a notice of voluntary dismissal with the court automatically terminates the 

action as to the defendants who are the subjects of the notice. Concha, 62 F.2d at 

1506. Unless otherwise stated, the dismissal is ordinarily without prejudice to the 

plaintiff's right to commence another action for the same cause against the same 

defendants. Id. (citing McKenzie v. Davenport-Harris Funeral Home, 834 F.2d 930, 

934-35 (9th Cir. 1987)). Such a dismissal leaves the parties as though no action had 

been brought. Id.

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

No answers to Plaintiff’s complaint and no motions for summary judgment have been filed 

in this case and it appears that no such documents have been served. Because Plaintiff has 

exercised his right to voluntarily dismiss Defendant Premier Universal, Inc. d.b.a. Premier Auto 

Sales under Rule 41(a)(1), this defendant is no longer a party to this action. See Wilson, 111 F.3d 

at 692. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk shall TERMINATE Premier 

Universal, Inc. d.b.a. Premier Auto Sales as a Defendant, as it was dismissed from this case by 

Plaintiff pursuant to the Rule 41(a)(1) voluntary dismissal without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 1, 2016 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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