PEO Experts CA, Inc v. Engstrom ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 PEO EXPERTS CA, INC., dba BIXBY No. 2:17-cv-00318-KJM-CKD ZANE INSURANCE SERVICES, 11 Plaintiff, 12 ORDER v. 13 MICHAEL CRAIG ENGSTROM, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 AND ALL CROSS-RELATED ACTIONS 17 18 Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 19 This action, including all complaints and cross-complaints, is dismissed with 20 prejudice, as to the above-captioned action in its entirety, with each party to bear its own 21 attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses. 22 The court in its discretion declines to maintain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of 23 the parties’ settlement agreement. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 381 24 (1994); cf. Collins v. Thompson, 8 F.3d 657, 659 (9th Cir. 1993). Unless there is some 25 independent basis for federal jurisdiction, enforcement of the agreement is for state courts. 26 Kokkonen, 511 U.S. at 382. 27 DATED: February 4, 2020. 28