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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Auto Negligence

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

TEXARKANA DIVISION 

DENNIS HIGGINS PLAINTIFF

v. Case No. 4:23-cv-04108

VINITA EXPRESS INC.; GSC

TRANSHOLDING LLC; CRT EXPRESS 

INC.; CRST MALONE, INC.; STATE 

FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE 

INSURANCE COMPANY; JOHN 

DOES (1, 2, 3, etc.) DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss Separate Defendant CRST Malone, Inc. ECF 

No. 33. The Court finds the matter ripe for consideration. 

On June 27, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant Motion. Id. “[P]ursuant to Rule 41(a) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” Plaintiff “moves to dismiss the Separate Defendant, CRST Malone, 

Inc.” Id. No party has responded to the motion and the time to do so has passed. See Local Rule 7.2. 

“[A]n action may be dismissed at the plaintiff's request only by court order.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2).0F

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Upon consideration, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss Separate Defendant 

CRST Malone, Inc., (ECF No. 33) should be and hereby is GRANTED. All claims against Defendant 

CRST Malone, Inc., are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 17th day of July, 2024.

/s/ Susan O. Hickey 

Susan O. Hickey

Chief United States District Judge

1 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (a)(2) further provides as follows: “If a defendant has pleaded a counterclaim before 

being served with the plaintiff's motion to dismiss, the action may be dismissed over the defendant's objection only if 

the counterclaim can remain pending for independent adjudication. Unless the order states otherwise, a dismissal 

under this paragraph (2) is without prejudice.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2). Defendant CRST Malone, Inc., has not 

pleaded a counterclaim. See ECF No. 12. 

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