Brodeur v. Grace Digital, Inc.
- Proceeding
- district
- Area
- civil
- Panel
- Cynthia Ann Bashant (author)
Analysis
The parties filed a joint motion to voluntarily dismiss the action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) and local rules. The court granted the motion and dismissed the action with prejudice.
| What the court decided | The model |
|---|---|
Grant of Joint Motion to Dismiss“Having considered the parties’ submission, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion. (ECF No. 11.)” | agree with court The court correctly applied the local rule requiring a joint motion for voluntary dismissal by stipulation and granted the motion as requested by the parties. |
Dismissal of Action with Prejudice“Thus, the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE the action against Defendant.” | agree with court While Rule 41(a)(1)(B) provides that dismissal is without prejudice unless the parties stipulate otherwise, the parties' joint motion and the court's order indicate a stipulation to dismiss with prejudice. The court's order reflects the parties' agreement. |
The order itself: sound — The order correctly identifies the applicable federal rule and local rule, cites the correct authorities for the right to voluntary dismissal and the procedural requirement for a joint motion, and grants the motion as requested by the parties. The dismissal with prejudice is consistent with the parties' stipulation as reflected in the joint motion.
Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TERRI-JO BRODEUR, Case No. 25-cv-00493-BAS-MMP 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’ 13 v. JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS 14 GRACE DIGITAL, INC., (ECF No. 11) 15 Defendant.
16 17 18 Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion pursuant to Federal Rule of 19 Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) to dismiss the instant action. (ECF No. 11.) 20 Under Rule 41(a)(1), a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss its action 21 by (1) filing a notice of voluntary dismissal before a defendant has filed an answer or 22 moved for summary judgment or (2) filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties 23 who have appeared. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A); see also Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 24 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). Dismissal is effective upon the filing of a notice or 25 stipulation, as described in Rule 41(a)(1)(A), and no court order is required. Stone v. 26 Woodford, No. CIV-F-05-845 AWI-DLB, 2007 WL 527766 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 16, 2007). A 27 dismissal is without prejudice unless the parties stipulate otherwise. Fed. R. Civ. P. 28 41(a)(1)(B). However, the local civil rules of this district require that where, as here, 1 || litigants seek voluntary dismissal pursuant to stipulation, in accordance with Rule 2 41(a)(1)(A)(a1), the stipulation of dismissal must be filed as a joint motion. See CivLR 7.2. 3 Having considered the parties’ submission, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion. 4 ||(ECF No. 11.) Thus, the Court DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE the action against 5 || Defendant. Each party shall bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees. The Clerk of Court is 6 || directed to close the case. 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. 8 ~ 9 || DATED: July 29, 2025 ( Lili (Diyphan A 10 H n. Cynthia Bashant, Chief Judge United States District Court 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28