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Parties Involved:
Pablo Hurtado
Plaintiff
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On March 4, 2015 Plaintiff Pablo Hurtado filed a request that he be permitted to “withdraw 

[his] case” from the District Court “without prejudice.” (Doc. 10 at 2.) Under the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure, “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.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Once 

such a notice has been filed, an order of the Court is not required to effectuate the dismissal. Fed. R. 

Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). 

Given the nature of request from Plaintiff, the Court construes the document to be a notice of 

dismissal pursuant to Rule 41. Because the defendant had not yet been served, Plaintiff was able to 

file a notice of dismissal, which “automatically terminate[d] the action.” Wilson, 111 F.3d at 692.

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PABLO HURTADO,

 Plaintiff,

v.

WALMART STORES, INC., Store #5134, 

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01706 - --- - JLT 

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE COURT 

TO CLOSE THIS ACTION PURSUANT TO 

PLAINTIFF’S RULE 41(a) REQUEST

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Based upon the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this action in light of the notice of dismissal 

without prejudice filed and properly signed pursuant to Rule 41(a). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 9, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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