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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 21, 2023

Che v. Bohannon

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:22-cv-04421
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

After settlement, Che v. Webster was dismissed with prejudice by Judge Cousins, with reopening allowed within 60 days.

Who this affects

Ngoc Lam Che and the defendants, including Robert L. Webster, were affected because the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice. Any party could move to reopen the case within 60 days.

What happened

In Che v. Webster, 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, directed the clerk to close the case administratively, vacated scheduled dates, and allowed a party to seek reopening within 60 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins retained jurisdiction for 60 days and entered the order on August 21, 2023.

The detailed version

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

Case
Che v. Bohannon · No. 5:22-cv-04421
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Aug. 21, 2023

Background

The court stated that it had been notified that the action had settled and that no issue remained for the court to decide. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it were dismissed with prejudice, meaning they 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. This was a dismissal based on settlement rather than a decision on the underlying claims.

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