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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 30, 2021

Chang v. US ER America Center 2, LLC

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:19-cv-08362
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Chang v. US ER America Center 2, LLC, Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled action with prejudice, closed the case, and retained jurisdiction for 45 days.

Who this affects

The plaintiffs, including Tina F. Lim Chang, and US ER America Center 2, LLC were affected because the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice, the case was administratively closed, and the court retained jurisdiction for 45 days.

What happened

In Chang v. US ER America Center 2, 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, directed the clerk to administratively close the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed a party to seek reopening within 45 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins ordered that the court retain jurisdiction for 45 days.

The detailed version

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Case
Chang v. US ER America Center 2, LLC · No. 5:19-cv-08362
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Mar. 30, 2021

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

Ruling The court entered an order of conditional dismissal. It dismissed the action and all claims asserted in it with prejudice. It directed the clerk to administratively close the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed any party to move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 45 days. The court retained jurisdiction for 45 days.

Effect The order ended the action based on the reported settlement and barred refiling the dismissed claims in this action. The opinion does not state whether any party challenged the settlement or identify additional obligations under it. Judge Nathanael M. Cousins signed the order as a United States Magistrate Judge.

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