The following excerpt is from Steffen v. United Airlines, Inc., 928 F.2d 1137 (9th Cir. 1990):
We also reject appellant's claim that the district court erred in holding an evidentiary hearing in the absence of a jury to determine the existence of the settlement agreement. See Adams v. Johns-Manville, 876 F.2d 702, 708 (9th Cir.1989).
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