RAY RANGEL v. VSI INC. D/B/A/ VALLARTA SUPERMARKETS

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAY RANGEL, Case No. 1:26-cv-01972-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE CASE AND ADJUST DOCKET v. TO REFLECT VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

VSI INC. D/B/A/ VALLARTA (ECF No. 15) SUPERMARKETS, Defendant. On July 27, 2026, Plaintiff a notice of voluntary dismissal of the entire action, with prejudice as to Plaintiff’s individual claims and without prejudice as to putative class members’ claims, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. “[U]nder Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), ‘a plaintiff has an absolute right to voluntarily dismiss his action prior to service by the defendant of an answer or a motion for summary judgment.’” Commercial Space Mgmt. Co., Inc. v. Boeing Co., Inc., 193 F.3d 1074, 1077 (9th Cir. 1999), quoting Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). “[A] dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is effective on filing, no court order is required, the parties are left as though no action had been brought, the defendant can’t complain, and the district court lacks jurisdiction to do anything about it.” Id. at 1078; see also Pedrina v. Chun, 987 F.2d 608, 609 (9th Cir. 1993). In this action, no defendant has filed an answer or a motion for summary judgment. ] Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is HEREBY ORDERED to CLOSE the file in this case and adjust the docket to reflect voluntary dismissal of this action pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i). rts so onneneD DFA (Be Dated: _ July 27, 2026 : STANLEY A. BOONE United States Magistrate Judge 1]