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Facts

• The case involves a dispute between the Board of Education of the Jemez Mountain School District (Plaintiff) and Heidi Walker (Defendant) regarding the enforcement of a settlement agreement reached on September 28, 2017. The disagreement centered on a term related to the Defendant's ability to present evidence to the Public Education Department (PED).

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that the settlement agreement was validly entered into and that the Defendant was not restricted from presenting evidence to the PED as per the agreement terms.
• Defendant: Contended that there was no mutual assent on a critical term of the settlement agreement concerning her ability to present evidence to the PED, arguing that Plaintiff's subsequent attempts to narrow this term indicated a lack of agreement.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in determining that the parties had entered into a settlement agreement on September 28, 2017.
• Whether the settlement agreement restricted the Defendant's ability to present evidence to the Public Education Department.

Disposition

• The district court's order enforcing the settlement agreement between the parties was affirmed.

Reasons

• VARGAS, Judge (ZAMORA, Chief Judge, and IVES, Judge, concurring): The Court found that the district court did not err in its determination that a settlement agreement was reached and that the Defendant had authorized her attorney to agree to the terms on her behalf (para 2). The Court was unpersuaded by the Defendant's arguments regarding the lack of mutual assent on the term about presenting evidence to the PED, noting clear evidence that both parties agreed to this term on September 28, 2017 (para 3). The Court also noted that despite the Defendant's claims, the Plaintiff's attempts to modify the language in draft agreements did not indicate a revocation of the initial acceptance of the term, as Plaintiff consistently recognized its agreement that the Defendant would not be limited in presenting evidence to the PED (para 3). The Court concluded that the Defendant failed to present any new facts, law, or arguments that would persuade the Court to alter its proposed disposition, affirming the district court's order (paras 4-5).