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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 28, 2023

Dodge v. Amguard Insurance Company

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:22-cv-04241
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureInsurance
In one sentence

Dodge v. Amguard Insurance Company: Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled case with prejudice, while allowing reopening within 60 days.

Who this affects

Ruth Dodge, Amguard Insurance Company, and the other defendants. The action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice, subject to a motion to reopen filed within 60 days.

What happened

In Dodge v. Amguard Insurance Company, 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, administratively closed the case, vacated scheduled dates, and allowed any party to seek reopening within 60 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins retained jurisdiction for 60 days, and the order was entered on April 28, 2023.

The detailed version

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

Case
Dodge v. Amguard Insurance Company · No. 5:22-cv-04241
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Apr. 28, 2023

Background

The court was notified that Ruth Dodge's action against Amguard Insurance Company and the other defendants had settled. The court stated that no issue remained for it to decide.

Ruling

The court entered an order of conditional dismissal. It dismissed the action and all claims asserted in it with prejudice, meaning the claims were terminated and could not be refiled. 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 60 days. The court retained jurisdiction for 60 days.

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