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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Sept. 10, 2019

Guerra v. El Toro Group, LLC

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:19-cv-02656
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Judge Cousins ordered Guerra v. El Toro Group dismissed with prejudice after settlement, administratively closed the case, and retained jurisdiction for 45 days.

Who this affects

Sonia Guerra and El Toro Group, LLC; the action and all claims were dismissed with prejudice, the case was administratively closed, and the court retained jurisdiction for 45 days.

What happened

In Guerra v. El Toro Group, LLC, the court was notified that the parties had settled the action and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, meaning they cannot be brought again in this case. The Clerk was directed to administratively close the case, all scheduled dates were vacated, and any party could ask to reopen the case within 45 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins retained jurisdiction for 45 days and entered the conditional dismissal order on September 10, 2019.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Guerra v. El Toro Group, LLC · No. 5:19-cv-02656
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Sept. 10, 2019

Background

The court stated that it had been notified that the action had settled and that no issue remained for the court to determine. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it be dismissed with prejudice. It directed the Clerk of Court to administratively close the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed any party to move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 45 days.

Jurisdiction

The court retained jurisdiction over the case for 45 days and entered the order of conditional dismissal on September 10, 2019.

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