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Parties Involved:
United States Postal Service
Defendant
United States of America
Defendant
Darryl M. White
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DARRYL M. WHITE,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 

and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendants.

No. 1:19-cv-01582-SKO

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO 

TERMINATE DEFENDANT UNITED 

STATES POSTAL SERVICE

(Doc. 17)

On February 7, 2020, Plaintiff filed a “Notice of Dismissal Without Prejudice of Defendant 

United States Postal Service,” dismissing Defendant United States Postal Service without prejudice

pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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 (Doc. 17.)

In relevant part, Rule 41(a)(1)(A) provides as follows:

[A] 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). “The plaintiff may dismiss some or all of the defendants, or some or 

all of his claims, through a Rule 41(a)(1) notice,” and the dismissal “automatically terminates the 

 

1 The filing is titled “Notice of Dismissal” but states that the parties stipulate to the dismissal of Defendant United 

States Postal Service, and the filing is signed by all parties who have appeared. (See Doc. 17.) 

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action as to the defendants who are the subjects of the notice.” Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 

F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997).

Because the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal without prejudice under Rule 

41(a)(1)(A)(ii), this case has automatically terminated as to Defendant United States Postal Service. 

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A). Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is directed to TERMINATE 

Defendant United States Postal Service.

This case shall remain OPEN pending resolution of Plaintiff’s case against the remaining 

defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 7, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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