Disposition notice
On November 4, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone of the Eastern District of California ordered the Clerk of Court to terminate defendant Juan Cisneros in Kevin Kirchenberg v. California Water Services, et al., No. 1:26-cv-06225-JLT-SAB. Kirchenberg had filed a notice of voluntary dismissal as to Cisneros on November 3, 2026. The court explained that dismissal under Rule 41(a)(1) is effective upon filing when the defendant has not served an answer or summary-judgment motion, and it found that Cisneros had filed no answer, other responsive pleading, or summary-judgment motion. The order terminated only Cisneros and did not dismiss the remaining defendants or the entire action.
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