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Parties Involved:
Catholic Healthcare West
Defendant
Amber T. Howell
Plaintiff

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522966.2 NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

Elizabeth J. Cabraser, SBN 83151 

Kelly M. Dermody, SBN 171716 

Caryn Becker, SBN 196947 

Nirej S. Sekhon, SBN 213358 

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 30th floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-3339 

Telephone: (415) 956-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AMBER T. HOWELL, on behalf of herself 

and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST; and 

DOES 1-50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 05-CV-5340 CRB 

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), Plaintiff hereby presents 

notice of the following: 

1. Plaintiff filed this action on December 23, 2005. 

2. Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1), Plaintiff hereby voluntarily dismisses her claims, 

without prejudice to either herself or to any proposed absent class member. 

3. Rule 41(a)(1) provides that a Plaintiff may voluntarily dismiss her 

complaint without order of the court provided that she files a notice of dismissal prior to the 

Defendant filing an answer or motion for summary judgment. Defendant Catholic Healthcare 

West (“CHW”) has not filed an answer or a motion for summary judgment in this case. 

4. Cases alleging identical claims to those brought in the present suit have 

been filed in California state courts. The Judicial Council of California recently ordered the 

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522966.2 - 3 - NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

 Don Barrett 

BARRETT LAW OFFICE, P.A. 

404 Court Square North 

Lexington, MS 390095 

Telephone: (662) 834-2376 

Facsimile: (662) 834-2628 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Class

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

March 17, 2006

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