Elliott v. Dollar Tree Stores Inc

• Court: District Court, N.D. Alabama
• Decided: March 31, 2025
• Docket: 5:24-cv-00628
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

ROBBIE ELLIOTT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No: 5:24-cv-628-LCB ) DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC., ) ) Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM

The parties have filed a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal. Doc. 23. Parties may dismiss a lawsuit voluntarily by filing a stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties who have appeared, except in suits involving class or derivative actions, unincorporated associations, and receiverships. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). None of these exceptions apply here. A joint stipulation of dismissal is “self-executing” upon proper filing. Love v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 865 F.3d 1322, 1325 (11th Cir. 2017). Because the parties have filed a joint stipulation of dismissal signed by all parties, the case was dismissed immediately upon filing of the stipulation. Per the joint stipulation, Elliott’s claims against the Defendant are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Doc. 23. Because the case has been dismissed, the Court also DENIES AS MOOT the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Doc. 20. The Clerk of Court is therefore DIRECTED to close this case. DONE and ORDERED March 31, 2025. JAI LILES C. BURKE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE