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Parties Involved:
Allegiant Air, Inc.
Plaintiff
Terri Ross
Defendant

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Thornton Davidson #166487 

Scott C. Hawkins #207236

THORNTON DAVISON & ASSOCIATES

2055 San Joaquin Street

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 256-9800

Facsimile: (559) 256-9791

Attorney for Defendant/Cross-Complainant Terri Ross 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

* * * * *

ALLEGIANT AIR, INC., CV F 03-6140 AWI 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

THORNTON DAVIDSON, TERRI ROSS, 

and DOES 1-10

 Defendants. 

_______________________________/

AND RELATED CROSS ACTIONS

_______________________________/

Cross-Complainant, Terri Ross and Cross-Defendant,

Allegiant Air, Inc., have agreed to dismiss this matter in its

entirety with prejudice, pursuant to F.R.C.P. 41(a). Each party

shall bear its own fees and costs. 

The parties seek the Court’s approval of dismissal of this

action with prejudice.

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Dated: October 25, 2005 //S// Thornton Davidson

THORNTON DAVIDSON

Attorney for Cross-Complainant, 

TERRI ROSS

Dated: October 25, 2005 //S// Greg Smith 

GREG SMITH

Attorney for Cross-Defendant, 

ALLEGIANT AIR, INC. 

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 Asso., 884 F.2d

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1186, 1191 (9th Cir. 1989); Eitel v. McCool, 782 F.2d 1470,

1472-73 (9th Cir. 1986). Once the stipulation between the

parties who have appeared is properly filed or made in open

court, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate

dismissal. Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(a)(1)(ii); Eitel, 782 F.2d at

1473 n.4. 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. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 26, 2005 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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