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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Fair Credit Reporting Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAURIE SUE DRAKE,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-06-1956 DFL DAD PS

vs.

WOLPOFF & ABRAMSON, L.L.P., ORDER

Defendant.

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Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, has filed a document titled “Notice to Dismiss Case.” 

Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that

an action may be dismissed by a plaintiff without order of court 

(i) by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by the

adverse party of an answer or a motion for summary judgment,

whichever first occurs, or (ii) by filing a stipulation of dismissal

signed by all parties who have appeared in the action.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1) (emphasis added). The adverse party in this action filed an answer on

September 1, 2006. Plaintiff did not file her notice to dismiss prior to September 1, 2006, and

cannot dismiss this action without order of court.

The court will construe plaintiff’s notice as a request for dismissal of this action

by order of court pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), and defendant will be provided with an opportunity

to respond to the request.

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IT IS ORDERED that defendant shall respond in writing, within ten days from the

date of service of this order, to plaintiff’s February 27, 2007 notice to dismiss, construed as a

request for dismissal of this action by order of court pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure.

DATED: March 16, 2007.

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