Legal Opinion
Makins v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 18, 2002No. 01-7029PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from a district court order enforcing a settlement agreement presents an issue much litigated in the other circuits but not yet decided by this court— namely, under what circumstances, if any, may an attorney without actual authority from his client bind the client to a settlement agreement. We must also decide whether to look to state or federal law in answering this question.
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In November 1998, Brenda Makins brought an action against the District of…
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