ezra kohavi, Plaintiff, v. nahid abouzar, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: 19STCV44776

Hearing Date: September 17, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

Defendant’s Motion to Enforce settlement Agreement

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Nahid Abouzar (“Abouzar”) moves to enforce a settlement agreement with Ezra Kohavi (“Kohavi”). Kohavi opposes the motion. At the prior hearing, Kohavi’s counsel indicated that his client would rather oppose the motion, as opposed to stipulating to the motion and then arguing that the related case should be dismissed. The Court denies the motion and voids the settlement agreement.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Kohavi filed this action (Case No. 19STCV44776) against Abouzar following a motor vehicle collision. The collision occurred on May 10, 2018, in Los Angeles, California, and the complaint was filed on December 16, 2019.

On April 18, 2020, the parties agreed to settle the matter for $29,000. (Declaration of Amber D. Esposito, ¶ 2.) Specifically, Abouzar’s counsel sent an emai