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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 12, 2020

Minden Pictures, Inc. v. Zazzle Inc.

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:20-cv-01740
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Minden Pictures v. Zazzle, Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled case with prejudice, administratively closed it, and retained jurisdiction for 60 days.

Who this affects

Minden Pictures, Inc. and Zazzle Inc.; the action and all claims asserted in it were dismissed with prejudice.

What happened

Minden Pictures, Inc. v. Zazzle Inc. was dismissed after the court was notified that the parties had settled. The court stated that no issue remained for it 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 may move to reopen the case within 60 days, and the court retained jurisdiction for that period.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins issued the conditional dismissal order on November 12, 2020.

The detailed version

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Case
Minden Pictures, Inc. v. Zazzle Inc. · No. 5:20-cv-01740
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Nov. 12, 2020

Background

The court stated that it had been notified of the settlement of the action and that no issue remained for the court’s determination. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or the underlying claims.

Ruling

The court entered an order of conditional dismissal. It dismissed the action and all claims asserted in it with prejudice. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case, and all scheduled dates were vacated.

The order allows any party to move to reopen the case if the motion is filed within 60 days. The court retained jurisdiction over the case for 60 days. The order was issued by United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins.

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