1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL EUGENE SCOTT, Case No. 1:18-cv-01480-NONE-JLT

12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE CASE 13 v. 14 D. ALBRIGHT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 The parties filed a joint stipulation that this action be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to 18 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1). (Doc. 63.) Rule 41(a)(1) provides that a “plaintiff may 19 dismiss an action without a court order by filing … a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties 20 who have appeared.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Once a dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is 21 properly filed, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal; the dismissal is effective 22 automatically. Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co.,

, 1078 (9th Cir. 1999). 23 Thus, the Court DIRECTS the Clerk of the Court to close this case. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25

26 Dated: February 27, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27

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