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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

HERTA CARTAGENA,

Plaintiff,

v.

DANNY ARUNN RETH, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:17-cv-00136-LJO-SAB

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 

TO CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET 

TO REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

(ECF No. 4)

This action was filed on January 31, 2017. (ECF No. 1.) On February 9, 2017, Plaintiff 

filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure. 

“[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), ‘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.’ ” 

Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) 

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

held that Rule 41(a) allows a plaintiff to dismiss without a court order any defendant who has yet 

to serve an answer or motion for summary judgment. Pedrina v. Chun, 987 F.2d 608, 609 (9th 

Cir. 1993). “[A] dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is effective on filing, no court order is required, 

the parties are left as though no action had been brought, the defendant can’t complain, and the 

district court lacks jurisdiction to do anything about it.” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc., 193 

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F.3d at 1078. In this action, no defendant has filed an answer or other responsive pleading.

Accordingly, this action has been dismissed with prejudice, and the Clerk of the Court is 

HEREBY ORDERED to CLOSE the file in this case and adjust the docket to reflect voluntary 

dismissal of this action pursuant to Rule 41(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 10, 2017 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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