 a consent decree is an agreement or settlement to resolve a dispute between two parties without admission of guilt and most often refers to such a type of settlement in the united states."consent decree." west's encyclopedia of american law. ed. shirelle phelps and jeffrey lehman. 2nd ed. vol. 3. detroit: gale, 2005. 103-104. gale virtual reference library. web. 7 apr. 2014.dabney, seth m. "consent without consent decrees." columbia law review 63.6 (1963): 1053-064. jstor. web. 13 mar. 2014. . the plaintiff and the defendant ask the court to enter into their agreement, and the court maintains supervision over the implementation of the decree in monetary exchanges or restructured interactions between parties.karst, kenneth l. "consent decree." encyclopedia of the american constitution. ed. leonard w. levy and kenneth l. karst. 2nd ed. vol. 2. detroit: macmillan reference usa, 2000. 507. gale virtual reference library. web. 7 apr. 2014.dabney "consent without"baradaran-robison, shima. "kaleidoscopic consent decrees: school desegregation and prison reform consent decrees after the prison litigation reform act and freeman-dowell." brigham young university law review 2003.4 (2003): 1333-370. byu law review. web. 13 mar. 2014. .resnik, judith. "judging consent." the university of chicago legal forum (1987). it is similar to and sometimes referred to as an antitrust decree, stipulated judgement, settlement agreements or consent judgment.mengler, thomas m. 1988. "consent decree paradigms: models without meaning." boston college law review 29.resnik "judging consent" consent decrees are frequently used by federal courts to ensure that businesses and industries adhere to regulatory laws in areas such as antitrust law, employment discrimination, and environmental regulation.karstwest's encyclopediashane, peter m. "federal policy making by consent decree: an analysis of agency and judicial discretion." university of chicago legal forum (1987): 241. ==legal process== the process of introducing a consent decree begins with negotiation.resnik "judging consent." one of the three happens: a lawsuit is filed and the parties concerned reach an agreement prior to adjudication of the contested issues; a lawsuit is filed and actively contested, and the parties reach an agreement after the court has ruled on some issues; or the parties settle their dispute prior to the filing of a lawsuit and they simultaneously file a lawsuit and request that the court agree to the entry of judgment.resnik "judging consent."isenbergh, maxwell s., and seymour j. rubin. "antitrust enforcement through consent decrees." harvard law review (1940): 386-414.kane, mary kay. 1996. civil procedure in a nutshell. 4th ed. st. paul, minn.: west .kane, mary kay. 1996. civil 
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