Monterey Peninsula Horticulture v. Employee Benefit Management Services
Monterey Peninsula Horticulture, Inc. v. Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc.
- Nathanael Cousins
- 5:20-cv-01660
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Monterey Peninsula Horticulture v. Employee Benefit Management Services, Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled action with prejudice and retained jurisdiction until January 20, 2021.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the action were affected: the case and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice, the case was administratively closed, and any party could seek reopening by January 20, 2021.
What happened
Monterey Peninsula Horticulture, Inc. v. Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. was settled, and the court was notified that no issue remained for it to decide.
The court dismissed the action and all asserted claims with prejudice, directed the clerk to close the case administratively, and vacated all scheduled dates. A party could ask to reopen the case by January 20, 2021.
Judge Nathanael M. Cousins ordered the dismissal and retained jurisdiction through January 20, 2021.
The detailed version
- Monterey Peninsula Horticulture v. Employee Benefit Management Services · No. 5:20-cv-01660
- Nathanael Cousins
- Oct. 7, 2020
Background
The court stated that it had been notified that the parties settled the action and that no issue remained for the court to determine.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it be 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 by January 20, 2021. The court retained jurisdiction over the case until that date. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.
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