Cuyahoga Valley Railway Co. v. U.S. Bank Trust National Ass'n

OPINION

BERTELSMAN, District Judge:

Defendant-Appellant, U.S. Bank Trust (“U.S.Bank”), appeals the District Court’s order enforcing a settlement agreement.

Because the District Court failed to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the factual disputes surrounding the purported settlement agreement, the District Court’s order enforcing the settlement is VACATED, and the case is REMANDED.

I

Plaintiffs-Appellees are corporations that formerly operated as railroads in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Illinois. R. 47 at p. 1. Each was wholly-owned by LTV Steel Company, Inc. (“LTV”). Id. On December 29, 2000, LTV and…