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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 26, 2022

Solis v. City of Sunnyvale

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:20-cv-03912
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Solis v. Lockwood, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action with prejudice, closed the case administratively, and allowed reopening within 75 days.

Who this affects

Chad Solis, Joel Lockwood, the other defendants, and all claims asserted in the action.

What happened

In Chad Solis v. Joel Lockwood, et al., the court was notified that the parties had settled the action. The court stated that no issue remained for it to decide.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice. It directed the clerk to administratively close the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed any party to seek reopening within 75 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins ordered the dismissal on January 26, 2022, and retained jurisdiction for 75 days.

The detailed version

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

Case
Solis v. City of Sunnyvale · No. 5:20-cv-03912
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Jan. 26, 2022

Background

The court said it had been notified that the action had settled and 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. This means the dismissal bars those claims from being brought again in the same action. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case, and all scheduled dates were vacated.

The order allowed any party to move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 75 days. The court also retained jurisdiction for 75 days. The order does not address the merits of the claims.

The authoritative version

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