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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CYNTHIA HOPSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

BALWINDER KAUR.,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01477---SAB

ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE (ECF No. 8)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO 

CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET TO 

REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

(ECF No. 9)

Plaintiff filed a complaint in this action on September 29, 2015. (ECF No. 1.) On 

December 15, 2015, Plaintiff filed a notice of settlement. (ECF No. 4.) Plaintiff was ordered to 

file dispositional documents by March 15, 2016. (ECF No. 5.) Plaintiff received an extension of 

time and was ordered to file dispositional documents on or before April 1, 2016. (ECF No. 7.) 

Plaintiff failed to file dispositional documents or otherwise respond to the Court‟s order by April 

1, 2016. On April 8, 2016, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why sanctions should not 

issue for the failure to file dispositive documents in compliance with the March 18, 2016 order. 

(ECF No. 8.) 

On April 21, 2016, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice pursuant 

to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 9.) Plaintiff indicated that 

she did not want to file a dismissal until all settlement payments had been completed. (ECF No. 

9.) Based on Plaintiff‟s response, the April 8, 2016 order to show cause shall be discharged. 

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“[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), „a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his 

action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.‟ ” 

Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999) 

(quoting Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997)). “[A] dismissal under 

Rule 41(a)(1) is effective on filing, no court order is required, the parties are left as though no 

action had been brought, the defendant can‟t complain, and the district court lacks jurisdiction to 

do anything about it.” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc., 193 F.3d at 1078. In this action, 

defendant has not filed an answer or other responsive pleading.

Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is HEREBY ORDERED to CLOSE the file in this 

case and adjust the docket to reflect voluntary dismissal of this action pursuant to Rule 

41(a)(1)(A). The order to show cause issued April 8, 2016, is HEREBY DISCHARGED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 22, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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