UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARTHUR SHERIDAN, et al., Case No. 15-cv-04081-VC Plaintiffs, ORDER REJECTING NOTICE OF Vv. DISMISSAL SIRIUS XM RADIO, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 50 Defendants.

Typically, a plaintiff may dismiss a case without court approval prior to the defendant’s filing of an answer or a motion for summary judgment. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)G). Because this case was filed as a putative class action, however, the parties must submit a request for dismissal that explains why dismissal will not preyudice the unnamed class members whose claims are not being resolved. See, e.g., Tombline v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 13-cv-04567- JD,

, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2014). Accordingly, the Court rejects the plaintiffs notice of dismissal. The parties are directed to consult 48 of the Court’s Civil Standing Order and submit a request for dismissal by Tuesday, December 17, 2019. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 13, 2019 = VINCE CHHABRIA United States District Judge