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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Sept. 13, 2021

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. United States

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:21-cv-02414
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureInsurance
In one sentence

In State Farm v. United States, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled case with prejudice and retained jurisdiction for 90 days.

Who this affects

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and the United States; the case and all claims were dismissed with prejudice after settlement.

What happened

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. United States ended 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, directed the clerk to administratively close the case, vacated scheduled dates, and allowed either party to seek reopening within 90 days.

Judge Nathanael Cousins ordered that the court retain jurisdiction for 90 days after the September 13, 2021 order.

The detailed version

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

Case
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. United States · No. 5:21-cv-02414
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Sept. 13, 2021

Background

The court was notified that the parties had settled the action. The opinion states 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. This means the claims were terminated in a manner that bars their refiling. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case, and all scheduled dates were vacated.

The court allowed any party to move to reopen the case, but required that the motion be filed within 90 days. The court also retained jurisdiction for 90 days.

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