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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 21, 2020

Kumar v. Wells Fargo Bank

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:19-cv-05778
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Kumar v. Wells Fargo Bank, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled case with prejudice, while allowing a motion to reopen within 45 days.

Who this affects

Rajan Kumar and Wells Fargo Bank; the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice after settlement.

What happened

Kumar v. Wells Fargo Bank was dismissed after the court was notified that the parties had settled the action and no issues remained for the court to decide.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, administratively closed the case, canceled scheduled dates, and allowed either party to ask to reopen the case within 45 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins retained jurisdiction for 45 days and entered the order on January 21, 2020.

The detailed version

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

Case
Kumar v. Wells Fargo Bank · No. 5:19-cv-05778
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Jan. 21, 2020

Background

The court stated that it had been notified that the action had settled and that no issue remained for the court to decide. 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, meaning they were barred from being brought again. 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 45 days. The court retained jurisdiction for those 45 days. Judge Nathanael M. Cousins entered the order on January 21, 2020.

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