UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION

Sara Batton, Case No. 3:21-cv-1771

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

Sandusky County, Ohio, et al,

Defendants.

On January 27, 2023, Defendant Peggy Defibaugh filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings seeking judgment in her favor of all claims asserted against her in this action. (Doc. No. 53). In response, Plaintiff Sara Batton filed a motion to dismiss those claims and Defibaugh as a Defendant to this action, without prejudice. (Doc. No. 57). No Defendant opposed this motion. After reviewing the motions, I grant Batton’s motion and dismiss all claims against Defibaugh without prejudice pursuant to Rule 21 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See, e.g., Sheet Metal Workers’ Nat’l Pension Fund Bd. of Trs. v. Courtad, Inc., No. 5:12-cv-2738,

, at *4 (N.D. Ohio July 26, 2013) (“A plaintiff seeking to dismiss only one defendant from an action must move the Court to do so under Rule 21.”). In turn, I deny Defibaugh’s motion as moot.

So Ordered.

s/ Jeffrey J. Helmick United States District Judge