Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company v. Richardson

Opinion

1 EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON Dec 12, 2024 2 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 7 ALLSTATE VEHICLE AND PROPERTY INSRUANCE No. 2:24-CV-00308-MKD 8 COMPANY, ORDER DISMISSING MINOR 9 Plaintiff, DEFEDANT D.R.

10 v. ECF No. 34

11 JEREMY RICHARDSON, individually and as Guardian of D.R., a 12 minor; ANDY LOUIE and CHERYL LOUIE, a married couple, each 13 individually and their marital community comprised thereof, 14 Defendants. 15 Before the Court is the parties’ Amended Stipulation of Partial Dismissal of 16 D.R. ECF No. 34. The parties stipulate to the dismissal of Minor D.R. from this 17 action, with prejudice and without an award of attorneys’ fees or costs to any party. 18 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), a plaintiff may dismiss an action 19 without court order by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who 20 have appeared. See also Van Leeuwen v. Bank of Am., N.A., 304 F.R.D. 691, 697 1 (D. Utah 2015) ( “Rule 41(a) ‘allow[s] the dismissal of all claims 2 against one defendant, so that a defendant may be dismissed from the entire

3 action[.]’” (quoting Hells Canyon Pres. Council v. United States Forest Serv., 403 4 F.3d 683, 687 (9th Cir. 2005))). The stipulation is signed by all parties who have 5 appeared.

6 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED: 7 1. The parties’ Stipulation of Partial Dismissal of D.R., ECF No. 34, is 8 GRANTED. 9 2. Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) and the parties’ stipulation, all claims

10 against Minor D.R. are DISMISSED with prejudice, without an award of 11 fees or costs. 12 IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is directed to enter this

13 Order, provide copies to the parties. 14 DATED December 12, 2024.

15 s/Mary K. Dimke MARY K. DIMKE 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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