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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 12, 2023

Lipstein v. Intercontinental Hotels Group Resources, LLC

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:21-cv-07382
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

Lipstein v. Intercontinental Hotels Group Resources: Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action with prejudice, closed the case, and retained jurisdiction for 60 days.

Who this affects

Vanessa Lipstein and the defendants are affected by the dismissal of the action and all asserted claims with prejudice. The case was administratively closed, scheduled dates were vacated, and any party may seek reopening within 60 days.

What happened

In Lipstein v. Intercontinental Hotels Group Resources, the court was told 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, administratively closed the case, canceled all scheduled dates, and allowed any party to ask to reopen the case within 60 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins issued the order and retained jurisdiction over the case for 60 days.

The detailed version

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Case
Lipstein v. Intercontinental Hotels Group Resources, LLC · No. 5:21-cv-07382
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Jan. 12, 2023

Background

The court stated that it had been notified of a settlement and that no issue remained for the court to determine. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or describe 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 stated that any party could move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within 60 days. The court retained jurisdiction for 60 days.

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