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Parties Involved:
FCA US LLC
Defendant
Thalia Ramos-Arredondo
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On January 2, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation to dismiss this case with prejudice, but 

with a request for the Court to retain jurisdiction. See Doc. No. 11. The stipulation cites Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), which deals with dismissals by court order. See id. However, 

because the stipulation is signed by all parties, the Court interprets the stipulation as governed by 

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

Rule 41(a)(1), in relevant part, reads:

(A) . . . 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; or (ii) a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who 

have appeared. . . . (B) Unless the notice or stipulation states otherwise, the 

dismissal is without prejudice. 

Dismissals under Rule 41(a)(1)(A), when properly filed, are effective immediately and do not 

require a court order/court approval. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1); Yesh Music v. Lakewood 

Church, 727 F.3d 356, 362 (5th Cir. 2013); Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co., 193 F.3d 

THALIA RAMOS-ARREDONDO,

Plaintiff

v.

FCA US LLC and DOES 1-10 inclusive,

Defendants

CASE NO. 1:19-CV-1130 AWI BAM 

ORDER CLOSING CASE IN LIGHT OF 

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE

(Doc. No. 11)

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1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997); In re 

Wolf, 842 F.2d 464, 466 (D.C. Cir. 1989). 

Here, again all parties who have appeared in this case have signed the stipulated dismissal. 

See Doc. No. 49. Because all appearing parties have signed the stipulated dismissal with 

prejudice, this case has terminated automatically. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A); Yesh Music, 

727 F.3d at 362; Commercial Space, 193 F.3d at 1077.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk is to CLOSE this case in light of the 

parties’ filed and properly signed Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) Stipulation Of Dismissal with prejudice, but 

as stipulated by the parties, the Court will retain jurisdiction in order to enforce, if necessary, the 

terms of the settlement agreement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 3, 2020 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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