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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1391 Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

EASTERN DIVISION

LUMBERMAN’S UNDERWRITING )

ALLIANCE, as Subrogee of TRANSPORT )

LEASING/CONTRACT, INC.; HANSEN & )

ADKINS AUTO TRANSPORT, )

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PLAINTIFF, )

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v. ) CASE NO. 3:06-cv-645-MEF-TFM

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EMORY LEE YOUNG, et al., )

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DEFENDANTS. )

FINAL JUDGMENT

This cause is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice (Doc.

# 28) filed on August 3, 2007. By this motion, Plaintiff seeks to unilaterally dismiss this

action with prejudice because it has settled. Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure, a plaintiff may only voluntarily and unilaterally dismiss an action against

a defendant prior to the time that defendant files an answer or motion for summary judgment,

whichever first occurs. After a defendant files an answer or motion for summary judgment,

a plaintiff seeking to dismiss claims against a defendant must file either: a stipulation of

dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action or a proper motion which may

be granted absent objection from the defendant. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(ii) & Fed. R.

Civ. P. 41(a)(2). Here, one of the defendants has filed an answer. In such circumstances, the

Court prefers the parties to file a joint stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have

appeared. Instead of filing a proper joint stipulation of dismissal, Plaintiff has instead opted

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 The Court notes that normally dismissals pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) are WITHOUT 1

PREJUDICE, but Plaintiff asks for the dismissal in this case to be with prejudice.

to file a motion to dismiss. Because the procedural history of the case precludes the

application of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), the Court presumes that this motion

is made pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2). Plaintiff has indicated that 1

this matter has been settled to the satisfaction of all parties. To date, no other party has

contradicted this representation. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:

1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice (Doc. # 28) is GRANTED.

2. All claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, each party to bear his or its own

costs and expenses.

3. All other pending motions are DENIED as MOOT. 

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter this document on the civil docket as a

Final Judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and close this

file.

 DONE this the 9 day of August, 2007. th

 /s/ Mark E. Fuller 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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