Mehan v. FCA US LLC
- Nathanael Cousins
- 5:19-cv-03404
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Mehan v. FCA US LLC, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action with prejudice while retaining jurisdiction for 60 days.
Santokh Mehan and the other plaintiffs, and FCA US LLC. The action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice; the case was administratively closed, scheduled dates were vacated, and the court retained jurisdiction for 60 days.
What happened
Mehan v. FCA US LLC was settled, and the court said no issue remained for it to decide.
The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, administratively closed the case, vacated scheduled dates, and allowed a party to seek reopening within 60 days.
Judge Nathanael M. Cousins retained jurisdiction for 60 days after the September 13, 2019 order.
The detailed version
- Mehan v. FCA US LLC · No. 5:19-cv-03404
- Nathanael Cousins
- Sept. 13, 2019
Background
The court was notified that the action had settled. It stated that no issue remained for the court to decide.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it be dismissed with prejudice, meaning they were dismissed in a way that bars their refiling. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case, and all scheduled dates were vacated.
The order allowed any party to move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 60 days. The court also retained jurisdiction over the case for 60 days.
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