Johnson v. Robinson Oil Corporation
- Nathanael Cousins
- 5:21-cv-04011
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Johnson v. Robinson Oil Corporation, Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled action with prejudice while allowing reopening within 45 days.
Richard Johnson and Robinson Oil Corporation; the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice, with a 45-day period for either party to seek reopening.
What happened
Johnson v. Robinson Oil Corporation ended after the court was notified that the parties had settled, and the court found that no issue remained for it 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 scheduled dates, and allowed either party to ask to reopen the case within 45 days.
Judge Nathanael Cousins ordered the dismissal on January 3, 2022, and retained jurisdiction for 45 days.
The detailed version
- Johnson v. Robinson Oil Corporation · No. 5:21-cv-04011
- Nathanael Cousins
- Jan. 3, 2022
Background
The court was notified that the action had settled. The opinion states that no issue remained for the court to determine.
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 any party to move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 45 days. The court retained jurisdiction for 45 days.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.