Can a plaintiff dismiss fewer than all of the named defendants in a personal injury case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ochoa v. Fletcher, No. 2:19-cv-1431 DB P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) is "designed to permit a disengagement of the parties at the behest of the plaintiff . . . in the early stages of a suit. . . . Permitting a plaintiff to dismiss fewer than all of the named defendants is consistent with that purpose." Pedrina v. Chun,
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