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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

JONESBORO DIVISION

MATTIE WILLIAMS, ET AL. PLAINTIFFS

vs. CASE NO. 3:05CV00013GH

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING

COMPANY, INC., ET AL. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Pending before the Court is the motion of defendant Tenneco Automotive Operating

Company (Tenneco) to enforce the settlement agreement reached between Tenneco and

all plaintiffs, to dismiss the case with prejudice and to order plaintiff Mattie Williams to pay

Tenneco its attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in obtaining enforcement of the Settlement

Agreement. Tenneco states that a settlement was reach between plaintiffs and Tenneco.

Counsel for plaintiffs stated that the settlement agreement had been accepted by all four

plaintiffs and had been executed by all four plaintiffs and himself. Plaintiffs’ counsel never

forwarded a copy of the signed Settlement Agreement to Tenneco as promised, but

advised Tenneco that plaintiff Mattie Williams wanted to withdraw from the settlement. 

A settlement agreement is enforceable if the attorney had actual, implied or

apparent authority to enter into it or express authority to enter into it. Harris v. Arkansas

State Highway and Transp. Dep’t, 2006 WL 305513 (8th Cir. 2006). The Court is

persuaded that a hearing is necessary to resolve any factual disputes. Therefore, a

hearing on the motion to enforce settlement is set for March 29, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. in

Courtroom 2A, Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse, 600 West Capitol

Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas. Tenneco’s motion for leave to file supporting affidavit and

exhibits under seal is granted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of March, 2006.

________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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