Ventura — Remote Civil Case Settlement Form, CCP § 664.6

Source: https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/msc_settlement_form_for_judge_in_zoom_msc.pdf

1 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 2 COUNTY OF VENTURA 3 4 REMOTE MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 5 Case Number_______________ 6 7 _____________________________________, Plaintiff(s), SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 8 (CCP § 664.6). v. 9 Status Hearing: Date: ___________ 10 _____________________________________, Time: ___________ Defendant(s). Dept: ___________ 11 12 13 1. IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES, that the above 14 entitled matter is settled on the following terms and conditions: 15 _______________________________________________________________________ 16 _______________________________________________________________________ 17 _______________________________________________________________________ 18 _______________________________________________________________________ 19 _______________________________________________________________________ 20 _______________________________________________________________________ 21 _______________________________________________________________________ 22 _______________________________________________________________________ 23 _______________________________________________________________________ 24 _______________________________________________________________________ 25 _______________________________________________________________________ 26 _______________________________________________________________________ 27 _______________________________________________________________________ 28 _______________________________________________________________________

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1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 ___________________________________________________ Continuation of Item 1 is attached. 7 2. The _______________________________agree(s) to accept said sum as 8 payment in full of all of their claims, known or unknown, arising from the events described 9 in the complaint and/or cross-complaint with the knowledge that they will be barred from 10 proceeding against the _________________________________ in the future. 11 3. Each side hereby expressly waives any and all rights under Civil Code section 12 1542, which provides as follows: Section 1542. General Release. A general release does not extend to13 claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist 14 in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the15 debtor or released party. 16 4. Each party will bear their own costs and attorney fees. Plaintiff(s) to be responsible 17 for the payment of any outstanding medical bills and liens. 18 5. The parties and counsel request that the court retain jurisdiction over this 19 settlement to enforce it and agree that this settlement will be enforceable pursuant to 20 Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6 which provides as follows: 21 22 (a) If parties to pending litigation stipulate, in a writing signed by the parties outside of the presence of the court or orally23 before the court, for settlement of the case, or part thereof, 24 the court, upon motion, may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement. If requested by the parties, the court 25 may retain jurisdiction over the parties to enforce the settlement until performance in full of the terms of the26 settlement. 27 (b) For purposes of this section, a writing is signed by a party if it is signed by any of the following:28 (1) The party.

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(2) An attorney who represents the party. 1 (3) If the party is an insurer, an agent who is authorized in 2 writing by the insurer to sign on the insurer’s behalf. (c) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) do not apply in 3 a civil harassment action, an action brought pursuant to the Family Code, an action brought pursuant to the Probate 4 Code, or a matter that is being adjudicated in a juvenile court 5 or a dependency court. (d) In addition to any available civil remedies, an attorney 6 who signs a writing on behalf of a party pursuant to subdivision (b) without the party’s express authorization 7 shall, absent good cause, be subject to professional 8 discipline. 9 (Code of Civil Procedure § 664.6) 10 11 In the event any party fails to comply with the terms of this settlement, to compel 12 compliance, a motion to enforce this settlement agreement must be filed with the trial 13 court. The party obtaining enforcement of this settlement pursuant to Code of Civil 14 Procedure section 664.6 shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees. The parties 15 further agree that this settlement agreement may be introduced into evidence in any 16 subsequent proceeding to enforce its terms. The parties acknowledge that this 17 agreement is exempt from the confidentiality provisions of Evidence Code section 18 1152(a). 19 6. This is the sole settlement agreement between the parties. There are no other 20 representations or warranties by the parties. Any verbal discussions between the parties 21 are not part of this settlement unless incorporated in writing herein. 22 7. The parties acknowledge that they requested and consented to conduct the 23 Mandatory Settlement Conference remotely by way of Zoom and agree to be bound by 24 the settlement that was reached to the same extent as if the settlement were placed on 25 the record, in person, in open court. The “REMOTE MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 26 CONFERENCE PROCEDURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT & 27 STIPULATION” form signed by the parties and counsel is incorporated by reference 28 herein.

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1 8. Counsel for plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) represent that they verbally explained the 2 terms of this settlement to their clients and are satisfied that they understand and accept 3 such terms. 4 9. As a result of the settlement in this case, counsel for _________________ will 5 File a Notice of Settlement; File a Dismissal with or without prejudice. 6 10. The parties, counsel, and insurance adjusters or guardians if any, agree that this 7 settlement agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, that electronic 8 and/or digital signatures and dates can be used and will be binding on the signatories 9 thereto. These signatures will be treated in all respects as having the same force and 10 effect as original signatures. 11 12 DATED: ______________

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14 _______________________________________ ______________________________________________ (Print Name) (Signature of PLAINTIFF) 15 16 SIGN _______________________________________ ________________________________________________ 17 (Print Name) (Signature of Attorney for PLAINTIFF)

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_______________________________________ ________________________________________________19 (Print Name) (Signature of DEFENDANT)

20 SIGN 21 _______________________________________ ________________________________________________ (Print Name) (Signature of Attorney for DEFENDANT) 22 SIGN 23 _______________________________________ ________________________________________________ (Print Name) (Signature of ___________________________________)24 SIGN 25 _______________________________________ ________________________________________________ (Print Name) (Signature of ___________________________________) 26 SIGN _______________________________________ ________________________________________________ 27 (Print Name) (Signature of ___________________________________) 28

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1 Judicial Certification: 2 As the Superior Court Judge who presided over the remote MSC in this case by way of 3 Zoom, I certify that I have verbally verified that each counsel and party above signed this document and verbally affirmed that they agreed to the terms stated herein and that this 4 is a judicially enforceable settlement pursuant to CCP section 664.6. The court verbally discussed the terms of this settlement by way of Zoom with the signatories to this 5 agreement and was satisfied that they understood the terms stated herein and agreed to 6 be bound by said terms.

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Dated: ___________ ____________________________________ 8
Judge Kevin G. DeNoce

9 10 Item 1. [Continued] 11 _______________________________________________________________________ 12 _______________________________________________________________________ 13 _______________________________________________________________________ 14 _______________________________________________________________________ 15 _______________________________________________________________________ 16 _______________________________________________________________________ 17 _______________________________________________________________________ 18 _______________________________________________________________________ 19 _______________________________________________________________________ 20 _______________________________________________________________________ 21 _______________________________________________________________________ 22 _______________________________________________________________________ 23 _______________________________________________________________________ 24 _______________________________________________________________________ 25 _______________________________________________________________________ 26 _______________________________________________________________________ 27 _______________________________________________________________________ 28 _______________________________________________________________________

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1 _______________________________________________________________________ 2 _______________________________________________________________________ 3 _______________________________________________________________________ 4 _______________________________________________________________________ 5 _______________________________________________________________________ 6 _______________________________________________________________________ 7 _______________________________________________________________________ 8 _______________________________________________________________________ 9 _______________________________________________________________________ 10 _______________________________________________________________________ 11 _______________________________________________________________________ 12 _______________________________________________________________________ 13 _______________________________________________________________________ 14 _______________________________________________________________________ 15 _______________________________________________________________________ 16 _______________________________________________________________________ 17 _______________________________________________________________________ 18 _______________________________________________________________________ 19 _______________________________________________________________________ 20 _______________________________________________________________________ 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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