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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 43:1349 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

SOUTHERN DIVISION

MARY HANCOCK, as Personal ) 

Representative of the Estate of James Hancock, ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) 

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v. ) CIV. ACT. NO. 1:23-cv-172-TFM-MU

 ) 

BP EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC, ) 

et al., ) 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

ORDER 

 Pending before the Court is the Rule 41(a) Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice (Doc. 

22, filed 2/6/24) in which the parties jointly agree to dismiss all claims with prejudice. The Rules 

of Civil Procedure permit a plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss the action without an order of the court 

“by filing a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion for 

summary judgment” or “a stipulation signed by all parties who have appeared.” FED. R. CIV. P. 

41(a)(1)(A). 

Here, the joint stipulation is signed by all parties. Consequently, by operation of Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), this action has been dismissed in accordance with the joint notice. 

Therefore, this case is dismissed with prejudice with each party to bear their own attorneys’ fees 

and costs. 

The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close this case. 

DONE and ORDERED this 29th day of February, 2024. 

 /s/ Terry F. Moorer 

 TERRY F. MOORER 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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