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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Sept. 30, 2019

Lo v. City of Santa Clara

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:18-cv-03153
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Lo v. City of Santa Clara, Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled action with prejudice and retained jurisdiction for 60 days.

Who this affects

Lawrence Lo and the other plaintiffs, the City of Santa Clara and the other defendants, and all claims asserted in the action were affected by the dismissal.

What happened

In Lo v. City of Santa Clara, the court was notified that the parties had settled the action and found that no issue remained for it to decide.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, directed the clerk to close the case administratively, and vacated all scheduled dates. A party could ask to reopen the case within 60 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins ordered that the court retain jurisdiction for 60 days after the September 30, 2019 order.

The detailed version

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

Case
Lo v. City of Santa Clara · No. 5:18-cv-03153
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Sept. 30, 2019

Background

The court was notified that the parties had settled the action. The court stated that no issue remained for it to determine.

Ruling

The court entered an order of conditional dismissal. It dismissed the action and all claims asserted in it with prejudice. 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 retained jurisdiction over the case for 60 days.

The authoritative version

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