Dickson v. Navient Solutions, LLC et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ELIZABETH DICKSON, )
Plaintiff, )
)
v. ) CIVIL ACTION No. 24-00145-KD-M
)
NAVIENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, EQUIFAX )
INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC, )
EXPERIAN INFORMATION )
SOLUTIONS, INC., and TRANS UNION, )
LLC, )
Defendants. )
ORDER
This action is before the Court on the Joint Motion to Dismiss, With Prejudice, Claims
Against Navient Solutions, LLC. (Doc. 65). Upon consideration, and for the reasons below, the
motion is GRANTED.1
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), an action may be dismissed at the
plaintiff’s request “by court order, on terms that the court considers proper.” Fed. R. Civ. P.
41(a)(2). “A district court enjoys broad discretion in determining whether to allow a voluntary
dismissal under Rule 41(a)(2).” Arias v. Cameron, 776 F.3d 1262, 1268 (11th Cir. 2015).
“Generally speaking, a motion for voluntary dismissal should be granted unless the defendant will
suffer clear legal prejudice other than the mere prospect of a second lawsuit.” Id.
Here, Dickson and Navient Solutions, LLC (“NSL”) reached a settlement, and Dickson
moves to dismiss all claims against NSL with prejudice. (Doc. 65). This means that NSL will not
face future litigation of Dickson’s present claims. Dickson’s motion also provides that each party
bear its own attorney’s fees and costs. (Id.). It does not appear that NSL will suffer legal prejudice
1 The claims against Equifax Information Services, LLC; Experian Information Solutions, Inc.;
and Trans Union, LLC have previously been dismissed with prejudice. (Docs. 51, 52, 57).
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from this dismissal. Therefore, the Motion to Dismiss, With Prejudice, Claims Against Defendant
Navient Solutions, LLC, (Doc. 65), is GRANTED. Dickson’s claims against Navient Solutions,
LLC are dismissed with prejudice, with each party to bear its own attorney’s fees and costs.
DONE and ORDERED this 2nd day of June 2025.
/s/ Kristi K. DuBose
KRISTI K. DuBOSE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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