1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BENJAMIN I. BALLESTEROS, Case No.: 1:22-cv-01092-CDB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER RE: VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

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14 C/O GARZA, et al., ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF THE COURT TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE 15 Defendants. AND TO CLOSE CASE

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17 Plaintiff Benjamin I. Ballesteros filed a Notice of Dismissal Without Prejudice on March 18 11, 2024.1 (Doc. 12.) Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), a “plaintiff may 19 dismiss an action without a court order by filing … a notice of dismissal before the opposing 20 party serves either an answer or a motion for summary judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). 21 The dismissal is without prejudice. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(B). Once a dismissal under Rule 22 41(a)(1) is properly filed, no order of the court is necessary to effectuate dismissal; the dismissal 23 is effective automatically. Commercial Space Mgmt. Co. v. Boeing Co.,

, 1078 (9th 24 Cir. 1999). 25 // 26 // 27 1 Because Plaintiff has filed a notice of dismissal, and no opposing party has filed an 2 | answer or a motion for summary judgment, this action has terminated. 3 Accordingly, the Court DIRECTS the Clerk of the Court to assign a district judge and 4 | then to close this case. 5 | SO ORDERED. 6 Dated: _ March 12, 2024 | Mnnrd Rr 7 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28