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N.D. Cal.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 9, 2024

Graham v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.

Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Docket
5:23-cv-06566
Court
U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureEmployment
In one sentence

In Graham v. Wal-Mart Associates, Judge Cousins conditionally dismissed the settled action with prejudice and retained jurisdiction for 60 days.

Who this affects

Brian Graham and Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.; the action and all claims were dismissed with prejudice, and the case was administratively closed.

What happened

Graham v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. ended after the court was notified that the action had settled and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

The order dismissed the action and all claims with prejudice, meaning they cannot be brought again in this case. It also administratively closed the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and allowed either party to seek reopening within 60 days.

Judge Nathanael M. Cousins issued the order on February 9, 2024, and retained jurisdiction over the case for 60 days.

The detailed version

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

Case
Graham v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. · No. 5:23-cv-06566
Judge
Nathanael Cousins
Date
Feb. 9, 2024

Background

The court stated that it had been notified that the action had settled and that no issue remained for the court to decide.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it be dismissed with prejudice. It directed the Clerk of Court to administratively close the case, vacated all scheduled dates, and 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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