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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALISE MALIKYAR,

Plaintiff,

 v.

JOHN SRAMEK, BERNADETTE SRAMEK,

HAROLD M. JAFFE, John S. Sramek, Jr. and

Bernadette D. Sramek Revocable Living Trust,

and DOES 1–100, 

Defendants. /

No. C 07-03533 WHA

FURTHER ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE

Dismissals are usually with prejudice when there is an adjudication on the merits. 

Dismissals without prejudice are typically granted when there has been no adjudication on the

merits. Even in the latter case, however, when a plaintiff seeks to voluntarily dismiss a case

after considerable time and resources have been expended by the defense, the Court must decide

whether the action should be dismissed with prejudice. The reason being that once the plaintiff

has chosen a time and place to litigate and the defense has invested time and resources, it is

unfair for a plaintiff to change her mind with leave to fight another day. In this case, defendants

have expended considerable time and effort (not to mention the considerable time and effort

expended by this Court). Therefore, the equities require dismissal with prejudice. Because

dismissal will be with prejudice, the Court will give plaintiff one last opportunity to think of the

consequences of such dismissal. Plaintiff will be given until JANUARY 31, 2008, AT NOON to

file an amended complaint adding all indispensable parties to this action, namely her husband

Robert Jacobsen. If plaintiff fails to file an amended complaint, this action will be dismissed

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United States District Court

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with prejudice. Any such dismissal would be without prejudice to defendants’ request for fees

and expenses. Alternatively, if plaintiff will reimburse defendants for their reasonable expenses

in the case, the Court will consider dismissing this action without prejudice. If so, any such

commitment must be firm, unequivocal, and received by JANUARY 31, 2008 AT NOON.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 24, 2008. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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