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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Sept. 17, 2019

Scianna v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:18-cv-03145
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Scianna v. Costco, Judge Cousins, dismissed the settled action with prejudice and retained jurisdiction for 30 days.

Who this affects

The plaintiffs and Costco Wholesale Corporation; the action and all claims asserted in it were dismissed with prejudice, and the case was administratively closed.

What happened

In Scianna v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, 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 asserted claims with prejudice, administratively closed the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed any party to seek reopening within 30 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins retained jurisdiction over the case for 30 days after entering the dismissal.

The detailed version

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

Case
Scianna v. Costco Wholesale Corporation · No. 5:18-cv-03145
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Sept. 17, 2019

Background

The court stated that it had been notified of a settlement and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

Ruling

The court entered a conditional dismissal. It dismissed the action and all claims asserted in it with prejudice, meaning those claims were barred from being brought again in the same form. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case, all scheduled dates were vacated, and any party could move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 30 days. The court retained jurisdiction over the case for 30 days.

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