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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 14, 2020

Strojnik v. Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:19-cv-03082
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Strojnik v. Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled case with prejudice and allowed reopening within 30 days.

Who this affects

Peter Strojnik and Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice, subject to a possible motion to reopen filed within 30 days.

What happened

Strojnik v. Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. was dismissed after the court was notified that the parties had settled the action. The order states 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. Either party could ask to reopen the case within 30 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins stated that the court would retain jurisdiction over the case for 30 days. The order did not address the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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Case
Strojnik v. Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · No. 5:19-cv-03082
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Oct. 14, 2020

Background

The court was notified that the parties had settled the action. The order states that no issue remained for the court’s determination.

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. Either party could move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 30 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins also ordered that the court retain jurisdiction over the case for 30 days. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement’s terms.

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