1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 10 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 KARANDEEP SINGH, Case No. 1:24-cv-01275-KES-SAB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT 13 TO CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET v. TO REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL 14 EMILIA BARDINI, et al., (ECF No. 13) 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff commenced this action on October 18, 2024. (ECF No. 1). On March 12, 2025, 18 Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of the entire action pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) 19 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 13.) 20 “[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), ‘a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his 21 action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.’” 22 Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc.,

(9th Cir. 1999), 23 quoting Wilson v. City of San Jose,

(9th Cir. 1997). “[A] dismissal under 24 Rule 41(a)(1) is effective on filing, no court order is required, the parties are left as though no 25 action had been brought, the defendant can’t complain, and the district court lacks jurisdiction to 26 do anything about it.” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc.,

; see also Pedrina v. 27 Chun,

, 609 (9th Cir. 1993). In this action, no defendant has filed an answer, other responsive pleading, or motion for summary judgment. 1 Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is HEREBY ORDERED to CLOSE the file in this 2 | case and adjust the docket to reflect voluntary dismissal of this action pursuant to Rule 41(a). 3 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. ee 5 | Dated: _ March 12, 2025 STANLEY A. BOONE 6 United States Magistrate Judge 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28