GS Holistic, LLC v. Sharifi Global Trade Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GS HOLISTIC, LLC, Case No. 22-cv-07640-LJC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO
v. CLOSE THE CASE
SHARIFI GLOBAL TRADE INC, et al., Re: ECF No. 31 Defendants.
12 On June 8, 2023, the parties filed a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice. ECF No. 31. In light of the parties’ stipulation, this action has been terminated and the dismissal was effective on filing without the need for a court order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii); Wilson v. City of San Jose, 111 F.3d 688, 692 (9th Cir. 1997). The parties also purportedly agreed that “the Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the parties’ confidential settlement agreement.” ECF No. 31 at 1. However, neither Rule 41(a)(1)(A) “nor any provision of law provides for jurisdiction of the court over disputes arising out of an agreement that produces the stipulation” of voluntary dismissal. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 378 (1994). The only way…