Legal Opinion
Matos v. Ortiz
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 12, 2016No. AC36895PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGruendel, J.
It is well established that a court may summarily enforce-within the framework of existing litigation-a clear and unambiguous settlement agreement reached during that litigation. Audubon Parking Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Barclay & Stubbs, Inc., 225 Conn. 804 , 812, 626 A.2d 729 (1993) ( Audubon ). We are now called upon to decide whether that power extends to the summary enforcement of agreements reached both outside the framework of and before the start of the litigation in which enforcement is sought.
The self-represented plaintiff, former teacher Samuel da Silva Matos, appeals from the…
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