Rhodes v. California Department of Parks and Recreation
- Nathanael Cousins
- 5:23-cv-00341
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Rhodes v. California Department of Parks and Recreation, Judge Cousins dismissed the settled action and all claims with prejudice.
Shawn Rhodes, the California Department of Parks and Recreation, and the other defendants named in the action.
What happened
Rhodes v. California Department of Parks and Recreation involved Shawn Rhodes’s action against the California Department of Parks and Recreation and others. The court was notified that the parties had settled, and it found that no issue remained for the court to decide.
The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or the claims’ underlying allegations. It states that all scheduled dates were vacated and that the case would be administratively closed.
Judge Nathanael Cousins ordered the action and all claims dismissed with prejudice. The court retained jurisdiction for 60 days, during which any party could move to reopen the case.
The detailed version
- Rhodes v. California Department of Parks and Recreation · No. 5:23-cv-00341
- Nathanael Cousins
- Apr. 17, 2024
Background
The court was notified that the action had settled. The order states that no issue remained for the court’s determination. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or discuss the underlying claims.
Disposition
The court ordered that the action and all claims asserted in it be dismissed with prejudice. This means the claims were dismissed in a way that generally bars refiling them. The Clerk of Court was directed to administratively close the case, all scheduled dates were vacated, and the court retained jurisdiction for 60 days. Any party could move to reopen the case if the motion was filed within that 60-day period.
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