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MAKINS v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 01-7029.

389 F.3d 1303 (2004)

Brenda Elaine MAKINS, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA and Francis J. Henderson, Acting Warden, D.C. Department of Corrections Central Facility, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 3, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory L. Lattimer argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Carl J. Schifferle, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Robert J. Spagnoletti, Attorney General. Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Attorney General, entered an appearance.

Before: HENDERSON, RANDOLPH, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM:

In this appeal from a district court judgment enforcing a settlement agreement, we certified the following question to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals:

Under District of Columbia law, is a client bound by a settlement agreement negotiated by her attorney when the client has not given the attorney actual authority to settle the case on those terms...

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