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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION

LAURA A. THOMPSON

Plaintiff,

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GENERALI WORLDWIDE 

INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 3:18-cv-1126-LCB

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

On June 7, 2019, this Court granted the Defendant’s motion to compel 

arbitration and stayed the case pending arbitration. (Doc. 19). On January 7, 2020, 

this Court held a status conference in which the Plaintiff informed the Court that she 

could not afford arbitration and wished to dismiss the case in order to appeal this 

Court’s order compelling arbitration. 

On January 8, 2020, the parties filed a joint stipulation of dismissal pursuant 

to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), Fed. R. Civ. P. (Doc. 21). In the filing, the parties moved 

to lift the stay and dismiss the case with prejudice.1

 Parties may dismiss a lawsuit 

voluntarily by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have 

appeared, except in suits involving class or derivative actions, unincorporated 

 1 In the same filing, the parties also stated: “In making this motion, Plaintiff expressly reserves 

the right to seek appeal of the Court’s order of June 7, 2019 compelling arbitration.” (Doc. 21). 

FILED

 2020 Jan-13 PM 04:15

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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associations, and receiverships. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). None of these 

exceptions apply in this case. Because the parties have filed a joint stipulation of 

dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared, the case was dismissed with 

prejudice immediately upon filing of the stipulation. Love v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 

865 F.3d 1322, 1325 (11th Cir. 2017) (holding that a joint stipulation of dismissal is 

“self-executing” and dismisses the case upon proper filing). 

Accordingly, the stay in this case is LIFTED, and all claims embraced herein

are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk is directed to close this file. 

Costs are taxed as paid.

DONE and ORDERED January 13, 2020.

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 LILES C. BURKE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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