Defendant/Cross-Defendant Archer Building Co., Inc.’s Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement.
Defendant/Cross-Defendant Archer Building Co., Inc. has agreed to pay $9,000 in settlement of plaintiff’s claims. Defendant/Cross-Defendant Archer Building Co., Inc. now moves for a court determination under Code of Civil Procedure, § 877.6 that the settlement is in good faith. The proof of service filed with the court declares that on September 2, 2020 the parties were served notice of the hearing and copies of the moving papers by electronic service through File & Serve Xpress. The motion is not opposed.
Any party to an action in which it is alleged that two or more parties are joint tortfeasors is entitled to a court hearing on the issue of the good faith of a settlement between the plaintiff and one or more of the alleged tortfeasors. (Code of Civil Procedure, § 877.6(a)(1).) The application shall indicate the settling parties, and the basis, terms, and amount of the settlement.