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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 22, 2023

Vasconcelos v. General Motors LLC

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:23-cv-03136
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Vasconcelos v. General Motors LLC, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action and all claims with prejudice, retaining jurisdiction for 75 days.

Who this affects

Marcelo Vasconcelos and General Motors LLC; the action and all asserted claims were dismissed with prejudice.

What happened

Vasconcelos v. General Motors LLC ended after 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 administratively close the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed either party to seek reopening within 75 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins issued the conditional dismissal order on August 22, 2023, and retained jurisdiction for 75 days.

The detailed version

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

Case
Vasconcelos v. General Motors LLC · No. 5:23-cv-03136
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Aug. 22, 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 settlement’s terms or the claims’ underlying facts.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it be dismissed with prejudice, meaning they cannot be brought again in this case. The clerk was directed to administratively close the case. Any party may move to reopen the case if the motion is filed within 75 days. The court vacated all scheduled dates and retained jurisdiction for 75 days.

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