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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Insurance Contract

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Northern District of California 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DENNIS F., CAROL F., GRACE F., 

MARK P., KESTREL P., MAURA T., 

EDWARD T., EMILY T., ED L., 

MINDY L., KIM B., ALISON B., 

WILLIAM B., LLOYD B., TALYA B., 

TIM B., BENJAMIN B., ALAN C., 

BROOKE C., ROBIN C., JAMES D., 

TIFFANY D., MARK E., MELISSA E., 

KEVIN F., ANDREW G., DANIEL G., 

MARGARET K., TREVOR K., MARK L., 

ELAINE L., LEONARD L., WILLIAM 

L., N.M., M.M., PERRY P., EVAN 

P., BRENDA R., BRANDON R., 

TIFFANY B., GABRIELLE R., 

RICHARD R., WILLIAM R., WAWRENCE 

S., DAGMAR W., SAMANTHA W., 

SHERMAN W., ELEAZAR W., CHERYL 

N., RODNEY K., BRIAN K., HARRY 

T., CHRISTOPHER T., ALEX T. 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 12-CV-02819

ORDER DENYING JOINT STIPULATION 

OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

Now before the Court is the parties' stipulation of dismissal 

with prejudice of named plaintiffs Brenda R. and Brandon R.. ECF 

No. 122 ("Stip"). For the reasons provided below, the parties' 

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United 

States District 

Court

For the Northern District of California 

stipulation is DENIED. 

Parties' stipulation states that "Plaintiffs' counsel have 

been unable to contact Brenda R. and Brandon R. for many months and 

have notified them via email and first-class U.S. mail that unless 

they contact counsel their action against Defendant Aetna Life 

Insurance Company . . . will be dismissed." Stip. at 1. The 

parties cite Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), which 

states that voluntary dismissal can be achieved without a court 

order upon a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who 

have appeared. Brenda R. and Brandon R., however, have not 

stipulated to their dismissal. If they fail to respond to 

Defendant's discovery requests, Defendant may file a motion for the 

sanction of dismissal pursuant to Rule 37. 

 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 Dated: July 28, 2015 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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