POOLE, Circuit Judge:
Defendant appeals from an order of the district court entering judgment on a disputed settlement agreement. Because the district court erred in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing on defendant's challenge to the settlement agreement, we reverse.
On August 24, 1982, while working as a seaman aboard a tug owned by defendants, plaintiff Russell was struck in the left arm by a "pee-vee," or wooden lever. Russell sued under the Jones Act...
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