The opinion
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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 SUZANNE NUNN, an individual, Case No.: 21-CV-1473 JLS (MSB)
12 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF
13 v. AND DEFENDANT NATIONWIDE
MUTUAL INSURANCE
14 UNITED STATES LIABILITY
COMPANY’S JOINT MOTION TO
INSURANCE COMPANY, a
15 DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE
Pennsylvania corporation;
16 NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE
(ECF No. 111)
COMPANY, an Ohio corporation; and
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DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,
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Defendants.
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20 Presently before the Court is the Joint Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice (“Joint
21 Mot.,” ECF No. 108) filed by Plaintiff Suzanne Nunn and Defendant Nationwide Mutual
22 Insurance Company (“Nationwide”). Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the Joint
23 Motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) and DISMISSES this action as
24 to Nationwide WITH PREJUDICE. As agreed by and between Plaintiff and Nationwide,
25 each side will bear its own attorney’s fees and costs. Further, as requested in the Joint
26 Motion, the Court will retain jurisdiction over Plaintiff and Nationwide to enforce the terms
27 of their settlement agreement for a period not to exceed one year from the date of this
28 Order. See Seldon v. George Brown Sports Club - Palm, LLC, No. 1:17-cv-01421-DAD-
1 || SAB, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1246, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 2, 2019) (“Federal courts may,
2 || within their discretion, retain jurisdiction over settlement agreements reached out of court.”
3 || (citing Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 381 (1994))).
4 As this concludes the litigation in this matter, the Clerk of the Court SHALL
5 || CLOSE the file.
6 IT IS SO ORDERED.
7 ||Dated: August 5, 2024 jae L. Lo memeaite-
g on. Janis L. Sammartino
9 United States District Judge
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