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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD ALLEN WISLER, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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CITY OF FRESNO, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1:06-CV-1694 AWI SMS

ORDER DISMISSING WITH

PREJUDICE DEFENDANTS OFFICER

JEFFREY LOGUE AND RESERVE

SERGEANT GEORGE JONES IN

LIGHT OF THE PARTIES’ RULE

41(a)(1)(ii) VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

(Document #32)

On April 21, 2008, the parties filed a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice as to

Defendants Officer Jeffrey Logue and Reserve Sergeant George Jones pursuant to Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(ii). The notice is signed by each party who has appeared in, and is

currently a party to, this case.

Rule 41(a)(1), in relevant part, reads:

an action may be dismissed by the 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

of 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.

Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the dismissal is

without prejudice, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication

upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has once dismissed in any court of

the United States or of any state an action based on or including the same claim.

Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily, after service of an

answer, by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all of the parties who have appeared,

although an oral stipulation in open court will also suffice. Carter v. Beverly Hills Sav. & Loan

Asso., 884 F.2d 1186, 1191 (9th Cir. 1989); Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1472-73 (9th Cir.

1986). Once the stipulation between the parties who have appeared is properly filed or made in

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open court, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal. Fed. R. Civ. Pro.

41(a)(1)(ii); Eitel, 782 F.2d at 1473 n.4. “Caselaw concerning stipulated dismissals under Rule

41(a)(1)(ii) is clear that the entry of such a stipulation of dismissal is effective automatically and

does not require judicial approval.” In re Wolf, 842 F.2d 464, 466 (D.C. Cir. 1989); Gardiner v.

A.H. Robins Co., 747 F.2d 1180, 1189 (8th Cir. 1984); see also Gambale v. Deutsche Bank AG,

377 F.3d 133, 139 (2d Cir. 2004); Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 1074,

1077 (9th Cir. 1999) cf. Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997)

(addressing Rule 41(a)(1)(I) dismissals). “The plaintiff may dismiss some or all of the

defendants, or some or all of his claims, through a Rule 41(a)(1) notice,” and the dismissal

“automatically terminates the action as to the defendants who are the subjects of the notice.” 

Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692; Concha v. London, 62 F.3d 1493, 1506 (9th Cir. 1995). 

Because the parties have filed a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice under Rule

41(a)(1)(ii) that is signed by all parties who have made an appearance and are currently parties in

the action, this case has terminated as to Defendants Officer Jeffrey Logue and Reserve Sergeant

George Jones. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii).

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Officer Jeffrey Logue and

Reserve Sergeant George Jones are DISMISSED from this case in light of the parties’s filed and

properly signed Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) Stipulation For Dismissal With Prejudice. Each party to this

dismissal is to bear their own costs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 22, 2008 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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