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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 25, 2021

Johnson v. Patisserie JSH LLC

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:20-cv-07945
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Johnson v. Patisserie JSH LLC: Judge Cousins dismissed the settled case with prejudice while allowing reopening within 75 days.

Who this affects

Richard Johnson and Patisserie JSH LLC and the other defendants were affected by the dismissal of the action and all asserted claims.

What happened

In Johnson v. Patisserie JSH LLC, 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, meaning they cannot be brought again in this case. It administratively closed the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed any party to request reopening within 75 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins ordered that the court would retain jurisdiction for 75 days.

The detailed version

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

Case
Johnson v. Patisserie JSH LLC · No. 5:20-cv-07945
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Feb. 25, 2021

Background

The court stated that it had been notified the parties settled the action and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

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 allowed any party to move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 75 days. The court also retained jurisdiction for 75 days.

Effect

The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms. The dismissal ended the action on the court's docket, subject to the stated 75-day reopening provision.

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