Surety Insurance Company of California v. Lee Williams and Betty Williams

ORDER OF REMAND

Appellants Lee and Betty Williams appeal from the district court’s 1 order denying their motion to vacate an adverse judgment which the district court entered pursuant to a settlement agreement. The Williamses contend that the judgment should have been set aside under rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure because their attorney lacked authority to agree to the settlement. We vacate the district court’s order denying the rule 60(b) motion and remand this case to the district court for further proceedings.

We briefly review the underlying facts and proceedings in this…