Thomas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Darryl Dunsmore, No. 2:17-cev-2355-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. M. Thomas, 1S Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Darryl Dunsmore moves to enforce the settlement agreement entered into with defendant. See Mot., ECF No. 53.! The parties settled Dunsmore’s claims in June 2024, following a court-convened 20 settlement conference. See Mins. Settlement Conference (Mins.), ECF No. 49. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) entered into the agreement on behalf of defendant Thomas. /d. The court retained jurisdiction to enforce the settlement. /d. Dunsmore now asserts CDCR has breached the terms of the settlement agreement and moves this court to 24 enforce the settlement.

' Dunsmore filed his motion as a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). Enforcement of a “settlement agreement essentially is an action to specifically enforce a contract,” Adams v.…