Civil Litigation
Apr. 9, 2019
An object lesson on CCP 664.6
Litigants themselves must request the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement under CCP 664.6
Steven H. Kruis
ADR Services, Inc.Email: skruis@adrservices.org
Steven has been a full-time mediator since 2002, and mediated well over 2,000 matters throughout Southern California. He is with the San Diego Office of ADR Services.
Litigants reach a settlement in mediation and reduce it to writing. The settlement agreement provides the court will retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6. Plaintiff's counsel then signs and files a request for dismissal on Judicial Council form CIV-110, which states: "Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce settlement per C.C.P. § 664.6." A deputy clerk entered the dismissal "as requested" on the same day. ...
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