Contra Costa — Sample Good Faith Settlement Order

Source: https://contracosta.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/samplegoodfaithorder.pdf

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5 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

6 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA

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8 ___________________________ No. C_________

9 Plaintiff,

10 vs. ORDER DETERMINING 11 ___________________________ SETTLEMENT TO BE 12 Defendants. MADE IN GOOD FAITH 13 _________________________________________/

14 AND RELATED CROSS ACTIONS.

15 _________________________________________/

16 The application of __________________for an Order determining the good 17

faith of such party’s settlement with ____________________having been presented18

19 to this Court, and

20 IT APPEARING TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT THAT: 21 1. The Application is made pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 877.6(a)(2). 22 2. Copies of the said Application, together with Notice of Settlement and a 23 copy of this (proposed) Order were served by certified mail with return24

25 receipt requested on all parties to this action on ______________ and

26 no notice of motion to contest the good faith of the said settlement has

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been served or filed within the time allowed by said § 877.6(a)(2). 1 3. The settlement described appears to have been made in good faith. 2

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4 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court finds that 5 the settlement between said parties is made in good faith, and 6 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all claims against _______________ or any 7 co-obligor, made by any joint tortfeasor or co-obligor for equitable comparative 8

9 contribution, or partial or comparative indemnity, based on comparative negligence or

10 comparative fault is barred.

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12 Dated: __________________ 13 __________________________ 14 Barry P. Goode15

16 Judge of the Superior Court

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