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

Heifetz v. Patel

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:20-cv-01519
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Heifetz v. Patel, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action and all claims with prejudice, while retaining jurisdiction for 60 days.

Who this affects

Shelby Gail Heifetz and the defendants, including Kirit Patel; the dismissal applies to the action and all claims asserted in it.

What happened

Heifetz v. Patel was dismissed after the court was notified that the parties had settled the action and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, directed the clerk to close the case administratively, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed any party to seek reopening within 60 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins retained jurisdiction over the case for 60 days, and the order was entered on November 12, 2020.

The detailed version

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

Case
Heifetz v. Patel · No. 5:20-cv-01519
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Nov. 12, 2020

Background

The court stated that it had been notified the action was settled and that no issue remained for the court to decide. The order does not describe the settlement's terms or the underlying claims.

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 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 authoritative version

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