Legal Opinion
Makins v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 2003No. 02-SP-241PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge:
Pursuant to D.C.Code § 11-723 (1995), the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“Circuit”) has certified the following question to this court:
Under District of Columbia law, is a client bound by a settlement agreement negotiated by her attorney when the client has not given the attorney actual authority to settle the case on those terms but has authorized the attorney to attend a settlement conference before a magistrate judge and to negotiate on her behalf and when the attorney leads the opposing party to believe that the client has agreed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Louis Fennell v. Tlb Kent Company and Joseph PietrykaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Makins v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Sigal Construction Corp. v. StanburyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Kenneth D. Auvil v. Grafton Homes, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Feltman v. SarbovDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Makins v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- Johnson v. VenemanDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2008
- Andrews v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Makins v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- Makins v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
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