Whitaker
Whitaker v. Masarweh Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BRIAN WHITAKER, Case No. 21-cv-03504-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING EX PARTE
v. APPLICATION FOR ENTRY OF
STIPULATED JUDGMENT
MASARWEH GROUP, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 20 Defendant.
Plaintiff Brian Whitaker filed this action on May 11, 2021. He filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(1) on November 10, 2021. [Docket No. 18.] On September 11, 2021, Plaintiff filed an ex parte application for entry of a stipulated judgment for $9,000, asserting that Defendant Masarweh Group, Inc. has defaulted on its obligations under the parties’ settlement agreement. He asks the court to enter a stipulated judgment that the parties executed in October 2021 as part of their settlement. [Docket No. 20.] “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. They possess only that power authorized by Constitution and statute. . . . It is to be presumed that a cause lies…