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Parties Involved:
Jeff Haworth
Plaintiff
Inter-link Investments, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

1:06-CV-342-AWI-SMS 1

THOMAS N. STEWART, III - #88128

ATTORNEY AT LAW

369 BLUE OAK LANE, 2 FLOOR nd

CLAYTON, CA 94517

TELEPHONE (925) 672-8452

TELEFAX (925) 673-1729

Attorneys for Jeff Haworth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFF HAWORTH, Case No. 1:06-CV-342-AWI-SMS

Plaintiff, STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL; ORDER

v.

INTER-LINK INVESTMENTS, INC.,

Defendant.

__________________________________/ 

The parties hereto stipulate as follows:

The parties have reached a full and final settlement of all issues in this action. A

Settlement Agreement between the parties has been fully executed. 

Some parts of the Settlement Agreement are to be performed in the future. The parties

shall comply with their Settlement Agreement, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as if

fully set forth. The parties request the Court to retain jurisdiction for one year from the date

hereof in order to enforce the terms of the Settlement Agreement under the authority of

Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. Of America, 511 U.S. 375, 381-82 (1994).

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Although the parties are hereby dismissing this action with prejudice, they agree that the

Court will retain jurisdiction over this action and the parties hereto in order to be able to enforce

the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties to this action through their

designated counsel that this action be and hereby is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to FRCP

41(a)(2), and the Court retains jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the Settlement Agreement for

one year after the date hereof.

Date: July 25, 2006 Date: August 3, 2006

S/Jennifer D. Barrera, S/Thomas N. Stewart, III, 

Attorney for Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

The parties seek dismissal of this action pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of

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

an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing a

notice of dismissal at any time before service by the adverse party of an answer

or of a motion for summary judgment, whichever first occurs, or (ii) by filing a

stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared in the action.

Unless otherwise stated in the notice of dismissal or stipulation, the dismissal is

without prejudice, except that a notice of dismissal operates as an adjudication

upon the merits when filed by a plaintiff who has once dismissed in any court of

the United States or of any state an action based on or including the same claim.

Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) thus allows the parties to dismiss an action voluntarily, after service of an

answer, by filing a written stipulation to dismiss signed by all of the parties who have appeared,

although an oral stipulation in open court will also suffice. Carter v. Beverly Hills Sav. & Loan

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Asso., 884 F.2d 1186, 1191 (9th Cir. 1989); Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470, 1472-73 (9th Cir.

1986). Because Plaintiff has filed a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice as to all parties

under Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) that is signed by all parties who have made an appearance, this case has

terminated. See Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); In re Wolf, 842 F.2d at 466; Gardiner, 747 F.2d

at 1189; see also Gambale, 377 F.3d at 139; Commercial Space Mgmt, 193 F.3d at 1077; cf.

Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692. 

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED and the Clerk of

the Court is DIRECTED to close this case in light of the parties’ filed and signed Rule

41(a)(1)(ii) Stipulation For Dismissal With Prejudice. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court

retains jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 15, 2006 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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