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

NHK Spring Co., Ltd. v. Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc.

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:17-cv-04685
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In NHK Spring v. Intri-Plex, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action and all claims with prejudice, administratively closing the case while retaining jurisdiction for 30 days.

Who this affects

NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc., and the other parties identified in the case were affected because the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice, the case was administratively closed, and scheduled dates were vacated.

What happened

NHK Spring Co., Ltd. v. Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc. was dismissed after the court was notified that the parties had settled and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, directed the clerk to administratively close the case, and vacated all scheduled dates. A party could ask to reopen the case within 30 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins also retained jurisdiction for 30 days. The order does not describe the settlement’s terms or the claims’ underlying issues.

The detailed version

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Case
NHK Spring Co., Ltd. v. Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc. · No. 5:17-cv-04685
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Sept. 30, 2019

Background

The court stated that it had been notified that the action had settled and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it were dismissed with prejudice. It directed the clerk to administratively close the case and vacated all scheduled dates. The order allowed any party to move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 30 days.

The court retained jurisdiction over the case for 30 days. The opinion does not provide the settlement terms or address the merits of the underlying claims.

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