Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America

993 F.2d 883 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Matt T. KOKKONEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; the Guardian Insurance and Annuity Corporation; the Guardian Investor Services Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-16628. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 18, 1993. Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Matt T. Kokkonen appeals from the district court's order enforcing a settlement agreement between Kokkonen and the Guardian Life Insurance Co. Kokkonen contends that the district court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to issue an order enforcing the settlement agreement because (1) the action was no longer pending before the court at the time it issued the order, (2) the agreement was not incorporated into the order of the court disposing the action, and (3) the court neither explicitly retained jurisdiction nor has an independent basis…