A federal judge in Washington, D.C., formally pulled the plug on an age discrimination suit against Stoel Rives this week, giving the Oregon-based firm the outcome it desired all along.

The litigation, brought by former Stoel Rives partner and current Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partner Roger Rosendahl, endured approximately nine months. It floundered in both state and federal court before Stoel Rives’ motion to dismiss was rendered moot and U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton ordered the case closed on Monday.