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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)

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Sengthiene Bosavanh, Esq. #249801

Law Offices of Jeffrey Milam

P.O. Box 26360

Fresno, California 93729

(559) 264-2800

Attorney for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LENA BAKER )

) 1:07-CV-754 DLB

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Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION AND ORDER TO DISMISS

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vs. )

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Commissioner of Social )

Security, )

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Defendant. )

________________________)

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties as follows: that the Civil

Action filed on May 23, 2007, on behalf of Plaintiff be dismissed. After thorough review of

the transcript, Plaintiff's counsel comes to the conclusion this claim lacks merit to continue. 

Plaintiff's counsel has conferred with Plaintiff and both are in agreement to dismissal, each

party to bear its own costs.

Dated: March 4, 2008 /s/ Sengthiene Bosavanh

SENGTHIENE BOSAVANH, ESQ.

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: March 6, 2008

MCGREGOR SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Donna Montano

(as authorized via facsimile)

DONNA MONTANO

Assistant Regional Counsel

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ORDER

The parties seek dismissal of this action. Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, 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 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. Because Plaintiff has

filed a stipulation for dismissal as to all parties that is signed by all parties who have made

an appearance, this case has terminated. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii). 

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED and the Clerk

of the Court is DIRECTED to close this case in light of the parties’ filed and signed Rule

41(a)(1)(ii) Stipulation For Dismissal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 23, 2008 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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