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

Stanford Health Care v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:20-cv-07309
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureInsurance
In one sentence

In Stanford Health Care v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Judge Cousins dismissed all claims with prejudice after settlement.

Who this affects

Stanford Health Care and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.; the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice after the reported settlement.

What happened

Stanford Health Care v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. was dismissed after the court was notified that the parties had settled and 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. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case, and all scheduled dates were canceled.

Judge Nathanael Cousins retained jurisdiction for 60 days. During that period, either party may ask to reopen the case, but the request must be filed within 60 days of the order.

The detailed version

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

Case
Stanford Health Care v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. · No. 5:20-cv-07309
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
June 30, 2021

Background

The court stated that it had been notified that the parties settled the action and that no issue remained for the court to determine. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms.

Order

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, vacated all scheduled dates, and retained jurisdiction for 60 days. Either party may move to reopen the case if the motion is filed within 60 days.

Disposition

Judge Nathanael Cousins entered an order of conditional dismissal based on the reported settlement. The order does not decide the underlying claims on their merits.

The authoritative version

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