Denton v. City of S.F.

*781Plaintiff Richard Denton filed a lawsuit against defendants City and County of San Francisco, his employer, and John Doyle, his supervisor (when referred to collectively, defendants). Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, and in the weeks leading up to the hearing on the motion the parties engaged in settlement discussions. That led to a *782settlement-for $250,000-and Denton's then-counsel filed a notice of conditional settlement. A week later, after Denton had discharged his attorney, defendants' counsel successfully applied ex parte to have the settlement set aside-this, despite…