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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARTHUR SHERIDAN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SIRIUS XM RADIO, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-04081-VC 

ORDER REJECTING NOTICE OF 

DISMISSAL

Re: Dkt. No. 50

Typically, a plaintiff may dismiss a case without court approval prior to the defendant’s 

filing of an answer or a motion for summary judgment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Because 

this case was filed as a putative class action, however, the parties must submit a request for 

dismissal that explains why dismissal will not prejudice the unnamed class members whose 

claims are not being resolved. See, e.g., Tombline v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 13-cv-04567-

JD, 2014 WL 5140048, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2014). Accordingly, the Court rejects the 

plaintiff’s notice of dismissal. The parties are directed to consult ¶ 48 of the Court’s Civil 

Standing Order and submit a request for dismissal by Tuesday, December 17, 2019.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 13, 2019

______________________________________

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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