Opinion
21-CV-1473 JLS (MSB)
08-05-2024
SUZANNE NUNN, an individual, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation; NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio corporation; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive, Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY'S JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE
(ECF NO. 111)
Hon. Janis L. Sammartino, United States District Judge
Presently before the Court is the Joint Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice (“Joint Mot.,” ECF No. 108) filed by Plaintiff Suzanne Nunn and Defendant Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwide”). Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the Joint Motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) and DISMISSES this action as to Nationwide WITH PREJUDICE. As agreed by and between Plaintiff and Nationwide, each side will bear its own attorney's fees and costs. Further, as requested in the Joint Motion, the Court will retain jurisdiction over Plaintiff and Nationwide to enforce the terms of their settlement agreement for a period not to exceed one year from the date of this Order. See Seldon v. George Brown Sports Club - Palm, LLC, No. 1:17-cv-01421-DAD-SAB, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1246, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 2, 2019) (“Federal courts may, within their discretion, retain jurisdiction over settlement agreements reached out of court.” (citing Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 381 (1994))).
As this concludes the litigation in this matter, the Clerk of the Court SHALL CLOSE the file.
IT IS SO ORDERED.