MSC21-00569
CASE NAME: LOPEZ/KEI VS FREEMAN
*HEARING ON MOTION IN RE: TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT
FILED BY: MANUEL G. LOPEZ, AND HELEN J. KEI, TRUSTEES OF THE KEI LOPEZ FAMILY TRUST DATED
JULY 9, 2019
*TENTATIVE RULING:*
Before the Court is Plaintiffs Manuel G. Lopez and Helen J. Kei, Trustees of the Kei Lopez Family Trust
dated July 9, 2019 (“Plaintiffs”) Motion to Enforce Settlement (“Motion”). Plaintiffs bring this motion
pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §664.6.
For the following reasons, Plaintiffs’ Motion is granted.
Procedural Background
On October 11, 2022, the Parties attended a settlement conference before court appointed mediator
Jessica Braverman. After exhaustive negotiations, the parties came to an agreement to settle the
case. That same day, all four Parties, i.e. Plaintiffs Manuel Lopez and Helen Kei and Defendants
Gregory and Dana Freeman, signed a Settlement Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of
the settlement.
In material part, the Settleme