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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 8:1446 Petition for Naturalization Hearing

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NASHWAN ALI YAQUOB and KRIKOR

VARTANIAN,

 

 Plaintiffs,

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of 

Homeland Security, EMILIO T. GONZALEZ,

Director of The United States Citizenship

and Immigration Services, DAVID STILL,

District Director of The United States

Citizenship Immigration Services, 

DONALD RIDDING, Officer In Charge of the

Fresno Office of The United States

Citizenship Immigration Services 

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CIVIL No. 06-F-0161 REC DLB 

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF

PLAINTIFF, KRIKOR VARTANIAN AND

PROPOSED ORDER

Rule 41(a)(1) 

CIS No.: A 35966673

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

That PLAINTIFF, KRIKOR VARTANIAN has cleared the background name check

and the only step remaining in the adjudication of his naturalization application is the oath

ceremony. Accordingly, plaintiff KRIKOR VARTANIAN, is hereby dismissed, pursuant to

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

JAMES M. MAKASIAN (SBN 71791)

2300 Tulare Street, Suite 250

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559) 442-4211 Fax: 442-4127

STEVEN P. SIMONIAN, Jr. (SBN 082858) 

2300 Tulare Street, Suite 250

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559) 442-4212

Attorneys for: Plaintiffs

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Dated: December 20, 2006 _____/s/ JAMES M. MAKASIAN______

 JAMES M. MAKASIAN

 Attorney for Plaintiffs

ORDER

The parties seek dismissal of this action as to PLAINTIFF, KRIKOR VARTANIAN

pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 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). Because PLAINTIFF, KRIKOR VARTANIAN has filed a

stipulation for dismissal that is signed by all parties who have made an appearance, this

case has terminated as to PLAINTIFF, KRIKOR VARTANIAN. 

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Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED as to

PLAINTIFF, KRIKOR VARTANIAN. Because the only other named Plaintiff has already

been dismissed from this action, this action has terminated and the Clerk of the Court is

DIRECTED to close this file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 3, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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