Opinion ID: 1573671
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Defendants' motion to enforce a settlement agreement

Text: The motion to enforce the settlement agreement stated that on August 30, 2004, the Eatons and several others who had similar litigation against the defendants participated in a mediation. The other parties settled their claims, but the Eatons did not. The parties' counsels, continued to discuss the possibility of settlement in the . . . weeks that followed, and on September 27, 2004, [Eatons'] attorney issued a settlement demand to the Defendants on behalf of the . . . [Eatons] for $26,000. Defendants accepted this demand on September 28, 2004. Attached to the motion were counsel affidavits, to the effect that the Eatons' attorney had agreed to the amount, and copies of e-mail communications between the attorneys. The motion continued, saying: [The Eatons] refused to consummate the settlement, their attorney filed to withdraw, and Defendants do not know why the . . . [Eatons] refuse to abide by the agreement.