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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 26, 2021

Nevada Deanza Family Limited Partnership v. Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company…

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Nevada Deanza Family Limited Partnership v. Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:19-cv-03773
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Nevada Deanza Family v. Tesoro, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action with prejudice, closed it administratively, and retained jurisdiction for 45 days.

Who this affects

Nevada Deanza Family Limited Partnership, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, the other defendants, and all claims in the action were affected by the dismissal with prejudice. Any party could move to reopen within 45 days.

What happened

Nevada Deanza Family Limited Partnership sued Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC and other defendants. The court was notified that the parties had settled, and it stated that no issue remained for decision.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, meaning they cannot be brought again in this case. The Clerk was directed to close the case administratively, all scheduled dates were canceled, and any party could ask to reopen the case within 45 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins retained jurisdiction for 45 days after the August 26, 2021 order. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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Case
Nevada Deanza Family Limited Partnership v. Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company… · No. 5:19-cv-03773
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Aug. 26, 2021

Background

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

Ruling

The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it be dismissed with prejudice. It directed the Clerk of Court 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 over the case for 45 days. The order does not address the merits of the underlying claims.

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