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Parties Involved:
Trisha Hines
Plaintiff
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRISHA HINES,

Plaintiff,

v.

WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, 

INC.,

Defendant.

No. 2:14-cv-1386-JAM-KJN PS

ORDER

On July 8, 2015, plaintiff filed a “notice of voluntary dismissal of action with prejudice” 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). (ECF No. 31.) Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(a)(1)(A) provides that “the plaintiff may dismiss an action without a court order by 

filing . . . (i) a notice of dismissal before the opposing party serves either an answer or a motion 

for summary judgment . . . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i); see also United States v. Real 

Property Located at 475 Martin Lane, Beverly Hills, CA, 545 F.3d 1134, 1145 (9th Cir. 2008) 

(noting that dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) requires no action on the part of the court and 

divests the court of jurisdiction once the notice of voluntary dismissal is filed). Plaintiff’s notice 

states that plaintiff seeks to dismiss this case with prejudice “in accordance with the terms of a 

settlement agreement between the parties in June 2015.” (ECF No. 31 at 1-2.)

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Here, because defendant has not yet served an answer or motion for summary judgment in 

this case, plaintiff’s request for dismissal is effective without a court order. Nevertheless, for 

purposes of clarity only, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 31) is granted. 

2. The action is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

41(a)(1)(A)(i).

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 16, 2015

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