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Parties Involved:
Barbra Barba
Plaintiff
Tye Barba
Plaintiff
Mike E. Barba
Plaintiff
City of Shafter
Defendant
Randy Milligan
Defendant
Joshua Stephens
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On January 25, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation for dismissal of this case with prejudice 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1). See Doc. No. 64. 

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 

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). 

MIKE E. BARBA, BARBRA BARBA, and 

TYE BARBA,

Plaintiffs

v.

CITY OF SHAFTER, RANDY 

MILLIGAN, JOSHUA STEPHENS, and 

DOES 1 through 20,

Defendants

CASE NO. 1:12-CV-0195 AWI JLT 

ORDER CLOSING CASE IN LIGHT OF 

STIPULATED DISMISSAL

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

all parties have signed the stipulated dismissal with prejudice, this case has terminated 

automatically. See id. 

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

parties’ properly filed and signed Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) Stipulation Of Dismissal With Prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 4, 2016 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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