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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 11, 2019

Hernandez v. Nazar

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:19-cv-02395
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Hernandez v. Nazar, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action with prejudice, administratively closed it, and retained jurisdiction for 30 days.

Who this affects

Gerardo Hernandez and Abdol Nazar, et al.; the action and all claims asserted in it were dismissed with prejudice after the court was notified of a settlement.

What happened

In Gerardo Hernandez v. Abdol Nazar, et al., the court was notified that the parties had settled the action and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

The court directed the Clerk to administratively close the case and vacated all scheduled dates. Either party could ask to reopen the case within 30 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins dismissed the action and all asserted claims with prejudice and retained jurisdiction for 30 days.

The detailed version

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

Case
Hernandez v. Nazar · No. 5:19-cv-02395
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Oct. 11, 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 stated that 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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