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Parties Involved:
Efrain Jimenez
Defendant
Chris Lancaster
Defendant
David Romero
Plaintiff
Javier Ruvalcaba
Defendant
James Yates
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID ROMERO,

Plaintiff,

v.

JAMES YATES; CALIFORNIA 

HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER CHRIS 

LANCASTER; CALIFORNIA 

HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER EFRAIN 

JIMENEZ; AND CALIFORNIA 

HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER JAVIER 

RUVALCABA,

Defendants.

No. 1:14-cv-01062-SKO

ORDER DISMISSING WITH PREJUDICE 

PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 

1983 FOR VIOLATION S OF HIS FIRST, 

FIFTH, AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT 

RIGHTS, AND DIRECTING THE CLERK TO 

TERMINATE DEFENDANTS CHRIS 

LANCASTER AND JAVIER RUVALCABA

(Doc. No. 45)

On March 15, 2017, Plaintiff David Romero and Defendants James Yates, and California 

Highway Patrol Officers Efrain Jimenez, Chris Lancaster, and Javier Ruvalcaba filed their

“Stipulation for Dismissal of Defendants California Highway Patrol Officers Chris Lancaster and 

Javier Ruvalcaba and Certain Claims with Prejudice” (the “Stipulation”). (Doc. No. 45.) In view 

of the Stipulation, Plaintiff’s claim arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of his First, Fifth 

and Fourteenth Amendment rights is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(a)(1)(A)(ii).

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Furthermore, pursuant to the Stipulation, this action has been terminated as to Defendants

Chris Lancaster and Javier Ruvalcaba, see id.; Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th 

Cir. 1997), and has been DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE as to those defendants. Accordingly, 

the Clerk of the Court is directed to TERMINATE Defendants Chris Lancaster and Javier 

Ruvalcaba.

The case shall remain OPEN pending resolution of Plaintiff’s case against the remaining 

defendants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2017 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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