Columbus University v. Prabhakar Tummala

Opinion

Case 2:13-cv-05745-SVW-PLA Document 195 Filed 02/25/22 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:2174

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 COLUMBUS UNIVERSITY; GRUPO ) Case No. 2:13-cv-05745-SVW (PLAx) VIGAMAR, INC.; CONSEJO ) 13 ASOCIADO EDUCATIVO-CULTURAL ) ORDER GRANTING JOINT 14 COLUMBUS, S.A.; and JOAQUIN ) STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH 15 VILLAR-GARCIA, ) PREJUDICE ) 16 Plaintiffs. ) Courtroom: 10A 17 ) vs. ) 18 ) 19 PRABHAKAR TUMMALA; ) RAMACHANDRA RAO ) 20 YALAMANCHILI; BIPIN MORARI; and ) Judge: Hon. Stephen V. Wilson 21 COLUMBUS UNIVERSITY HEALTH ) SCIENCES U.S.A., INC., ) Complaint filed: August 9, 2013 22 ) Pretrial Conference: March 7, 2022 23 Defendants. ) Trial date: March 15, 2022 24 25 26 27 28 1 ORDER GRANTING JOINT STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL 2:13-cv-05745-SVW (PLAx) WITH PREJUDICE Case 2:13-cv-05745-SVW-PLA Document 195 Filed 02/25/22 Page2of2 Page !ID#:2175

1 ORDER 2 After reviewing the Parties’ Joint Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice, the 3 || Court hereby GRANTS the dismissal of this matter with prejudice as to all Parties. 4 || The Court declines to retain jurisdiction over this matter, as retention of jurisdiction 5 over an action to enforce a settlement agreement is not a decision that lies in the 6 || parties’ hands. Rather, it is a matter that lies solely within the Court’s discretion. See 7 || Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 381-82 (1994) (explaining g |{ retention of jurisdiction lies within courts discretion and absent an “independent basis 9 || for federal jurisdiction” or a “dismissal order . . . retain[ing] jurisdiction over the io || settlement agreement... enforcement of the settlement agreement is for state courts” i || by means of breach of contract action); see also Davis v. Brown, 706 F. App’x 49, {| 50-51 (2d Cir. 2017) (Rule 41(a)(1)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure does 13 || not enable parties to obligate a court to retain [] jurisdiction [to enforce a settlement 4 || agreement].”) 15 16 17 IT IS SO ORDERED. Long pjpne 20 Date: February 25, 2022 >< fGen, Mee y 44 Hon. Stephen V. Wilson United States District Judge

23 24 25 26 27 28 ‘ORDER GRANTING JOINT STIPULATION FOR □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ 13 -cv-05745-SVW (PLAX) WITH PREJUDICE