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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 9, 2022

Munoz v. Nissan North America Inc.

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:21-cv-09406
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Munoz v. Nissan North America Inc., Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled action with prejudice, allowing reopening within 60 days.

Who this affects

Jose DeJesus Munoz and Nissan North America Inc.; the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice, subject to a possible motion to reopen filed within 60 days.

What happened

Jose DeJesus Munoz v. Nissan North America Inc. ended after the court was notified that the parties had settled and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

The court dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, administratively closed the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed either party to seek reopening within 60 days. The court retained jurisdiction during that period.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins entered the conditional dismissal on November 9, 2022.

The detailed version

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

Case
Munoz v. Nissan North America Inc. · No. 5:21-cv-09406
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Nov. 9, 2022

Background

The court stated that 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. It directed the clerk to administratively close the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and retained jurisdiction for 60 days. Either party could move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within that 60-day period.

Effect

The order ended the action based on the reported settlement and barred refiling the dismissed claims. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement's terms.

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