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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Account Receivable

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ORDER – No. 18-cv-00373-LB

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

San Francisco Division

STEEP HILL LABORATORIES, INC, et 

al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DAVID HAROLD MOORE,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-00373-LB

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

The parties had a settlement conference with the court and agreed to a settlement, with the 

material terms on the record, on April 4, 2019.1 The court retained jurisdiction to enforce the terms 

of the settlement.2 On October 15, 2019, the court asked the parties to provide a status update by 

December 5, 2019.3 None of the parties provided an update.4 On December 8, 2019, the court 

reminded the parties that a settlement agreement reached on the record is a complete, enforceable 

agreement even if the parties did not reduce it to writing, that the court has the inherent power 

summarily to enforce a settlement agreement involving an action pending before it, and that the 

 

1 Minute Entry – ECF No. 111; Tr. – ECF No. 101. Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case 

File (“ECF”); pinpoint citations are to the ECF-generated page numbers at the top of documents.

2 Tr. – ECF No. 101 at 9–10.

3 Clerk’s Notice – ECF No. 109.

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ORDER – No. 18-cv-00373-LB 2

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court was inclined to dismiss this case in light of the settlement.5 The court asked the parties to 

provide a status update by December 10, 2019.6 None of the parties provided an update.7

In light of the fact that the parties reached a complete settlement on the record and that none of 

the parties has shown cause why this case should remain open, the court dismisses and closes this 

case. The court retains jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the settlement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 11, 2019

______________________________________

LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge

 

5 Order – ECF No. 112.

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