Is section 664.6 of the California Civil Code an expedient and cost effective means of enforcing a settlement agreement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Levy v. Superior Court, 10 Cal.4th 578, 41 Cal.Rptr.2d 878, 896 P.2d 171 (Cal. 1995):
[10 Cal.4th 587] All agree section 664.6 can be "an expedient and cost effective means of enforcing a settlement agreement." (City of Fresno v. Maroot (1987) 189 Cal.App.3d 755, 762, 234 Cal.Rptr. 353. See also Diaz v. May (1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 1268, 1271, 19 Cal.Rptr.2d 409.) Narrowly construing the statute will waste judicial resources, because it will bar expeditious enforcement of authorized attorney-signed settlement agreements, thereby necessitating their enforcement under more cumbersome and wasteful alternative procedures.
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