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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 4, 2022

Brooke v. Reneson Hotels Inc.

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:22-cv-00794
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Brooke v. Reneson Hotels Inc., Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled action with prejudice, closed the case administratively, and retained jurisdiction for 60 days.

Who this affects

Theresa Brooke and Reneson Hotels Inc.; the action and all claims were dismissed with prejudice, and the case was administratively closed.

What happened

In Theresa Brooke v. Reneson Hotels Inc., the court was notified that the action had been settled and stated that no issue remained for it to decide.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, directed the clerk to close the case administratively, vacated scheduled dates, and allowed a party to seek reopening within 60 days.

Judge Cousins ordered the conditional dismissal and retained jurisdiction over the case for 60 days.

The detailed version

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Case
Brooke v. Reneson Hotels Inc. · No. 5:22-cv-00794
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Mar. 4, 2022

Background

The court was notified that the action had been settled. The order states that no issue remained for the court’s determination.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it be dismissed with prejudice, meaning the claims could not be brought again in that action. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case. Any party could move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 60 days. All scheduled dates were vacated.

The court retained jurisdiction over the case for 60 days. The order was signed by United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins.

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