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N.D. Cal.OtherFiled Dec. 18, 2025

Hayes v. VWCOM SOLUTIONS

Judge
Susan Illston
Docket
3:25-cv-02502
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
2
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Hayes v. VWCOM Solutions, Judge Illston received the parties’ stipulation to dismiss all claims and counterclaims with prejudice and vacate future dates.

Who this affects

Justin Hayes and VWCOM Solutions, Inc.; the stipulation also refers to claims and counterclaims and lists Does 1 through 100 as defendants.

What happened

In JUSTIN HAYES v. VWCOM SOLUTIONS, INC., Justin Hayes and VWCOM Solutions, Inc. jointly submitted a stipulation concerning dismissal of the case. The document also refers to claims and counterclaims, but it does not describe their underlying subject matter.

The parties agreed that all claims and counterclaims would be dismissed with prejudice. They also asked to vacate all pending dates, including the case-management conference, pretrial conference, and trial. Each party agreed to bear its own attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs, unless otherwise agreed.

Judge Susan Illston is identified as the assigned judge. The parties requested that the court retain jurisdiction for the limited purpose of enforcing any agreement relating to the stipulation. The provided text shows the parties’ stipulation but does not include a separate court order adopting it.

The detailed version

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Case
Hayes v. VWCOM SOLUTIONS · No. 3:25-cv-02502
Judge
Susan Illston
Date
Dec. 18, 2025

Document and posture

The provided document is a stipulation submitted by Justin Hayes and VWCOM Solutions, Inc. under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The parties state that they jointly agree to dismiss the case and vacate future dates. The caption also lists Does 1 through 100 as defendants.

Agreed dismissal

The parties stipulate that the action, including all claims and counterclaims, will be dismissed with prejudice. The document does not describe the claims or counterclaims or state the reasons for dismissal.

Future dates

The parties jointly request that the court vacate all pending dates, including the trial date, pretrial deadlines, motion hearings, and case-management conferences. The specifically identified dates are a further case-management conference on January 9, 2026; a pretrial conference on August 4, 2026; and a trial on August 17, 2026.

Fees and retained jurisdiction

The stipulation provides that each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs, unless the parties otherwise agree. The parties also request that the court retain jurisdiction under Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America for the limited purpose of enforcing any agreement between them relating to the stipulation for dismissal.

What the provided text shows

The document contains the parties’ agreement and requests. It does not include a separate court order stating that the case was dismissed or that the future dates were vacated.

The authoritative version

Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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