Dodge v. Amguard Insurance Company
- Nathanael Cousins
- 5:22-cv-04241
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 1
Dodge v. Amguard Insurance Company: Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled case with prejudice, while allowing reopening within 60 days.
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
- Dodge v. Amguard Insurance Company · No. 5:22-cv-04241
- Nathanael Cousins
- 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.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.