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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 31, 2023

Hatefy v. Victory Automotive Group, Inc.

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:22-cv-01093
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Hatefy v. Victory Automotive Group, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled case with prejudice and retained jurisdiction for 30 days.

Who this affects

Anthony Hatefy and Victory Automotive Group, Inc.; the action and all claims were dismissed with prejudice after the court was notified of a settlement.

What happened

In Hatefy v. Victory Automotive Group, Inc., the court was notified 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, directed the clerk to administratively close the case, canceled all scheduled dates, and allowed any party to seek reopening within 30 days.

Judge Nathanael Cousins ordered that the court would retain jurisdiction for 30 days.

The detailed version

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Case
Hatefy v. Victory Automotive Group, Inc. · No. 5:22-cv-01093
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Mar. 31, 2023

Background

The court stated that it had been notified of the settlement of the action and that no issue remained for the court to determine.

Order

The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it were dismissed with prejudice. This means the claims were dismissed in a way that bars their refiling. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case, and all scheduled dates were vacated.

The order permits any party to move to reopen the case if the motion is filed within 30 days. The court also retained jurisdiction for 30 days.

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