1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 || VAN DARRIN RICHARDSON, JR., ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00966-A WI-BAK (EPG) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER CLOSING THE CASE ) 13 v. ) (ECF No. 20) 14 || RICHARD ORTIZ, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 ) 17 The parties have stipulated to the action being dismissed with prejudice. (ECF No. 20). The 18 || Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 41 makes such stipulations effective immediately without 19 || further order of the Court. Wilson v. City of San Jose,

(9th Cir. 1997). 20 || Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this action. 21 22 IT IS SO ORDERED. * Dated: _-March 22, 2022 [spe ey 24 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 25 26 27 28