Clark v. Mitchell

ORDER

MeAULIFFE, District Judge.

This is an employment discrimination case that appeared to be settled on the eve of trial. However, a dispute subsequently arose as to both the fact of and nature of the “settlement,” prompting defendants to file a Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement. The parties filed memoranda and an eviden-tiary hearing was held. The -issues before the court are: (1) whether plaintiffs attorney agreed to settle the case on her behalf; and (2) if he agreed to a settlement, was plaintiffs attorney authorized to bind his client?

Factual Findings

On June 28, 1994, plaintiff…