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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; 

OFFICER MATT A. ASHE, an individual; 

and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

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

DEFENDANT CITY OF BAKERSFIELD HAS 

BEEN DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE

(Doc. No. 22)

On April 15, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation dismissing defendant City of 

Bakersfield without prejudice. (Doc. No. 22.) In light of the parties’ stipulation, defendant City 

of Bakersfield 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 18, 2016 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:16-cv-00193-JLT Document 24 Filed 04/19/16 Page 1 of 1