Opinion ID: 608804
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Heading: jurisdiction

Text: 27 The jurisdictional issue need not long detain us. Appellants claim that ALPA, as trustee, breached its fiduciary duty in connection with the trust purportedly created by the Consent Decree. This claim constitutes, in essence, an action to enforce that Consent Decree. The District Court therefore had jurisdiction over appellants' trust claim pursuant to the well-established principle that a trial court retains jurisdiction to enforce consent decrees and settlement agreements. See, e.g., Hook v. State of Arizona, Dep't of Corrections, 972 F.2d 1012, 1014 (9th Cir.1992); Picon v. Morris, 933 F.2d 660, 662 (8th Cir.1991); Aro Corp. v. Allied Witan Co., 531 F.2d 1368, 1371 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 862, 97 S.Ct. 165, 50 L.Ed.2d 140 (1976). 3 Indeed, the parties to the Fagerland Consent Decree acknowledged this principle. In the Consent Decree approving the settlement, the District Court expressly retained jurisdiction over the action in order to provide for enforcement, if necessary. See Consent Decree at 14 (The Court will retain jurisd[ ]iction over this case to enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree....). And, because the District Court granted summary judgment against appellants as to all claims, this court has jurisdiction over the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). 28