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

Call v. Morelli

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:20-cv-03231
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Call v. Morelli: Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action with prejudice, administratively closed it, and retained jurisdiction for 30 days.

Who this affects

Michael Call and Leonard James Morelli; the action and all claims were dismissed with prejudice after the court was notified of a settlement.

What happened

In Call v. Morelli, 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 also administratively closed the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed either party to seek reopening within 30 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins ordered the dismissal on October 26, 2021, and retained jurisdiction for 30 days. The opinion does not describe the settlement terms or the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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

Case
Call v. Morelli · No. 5:20-cv-03231
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Oct. 26, 2021

Background

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

Ruling

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 allowed either party to move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 30 days. The court retained jurisdiction over the case for 30 days.

The authoritative version

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