Nathaniel S. Shapo v. Clyde Wm. Engle v. Foley & Lardner, LLP

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• no supplemental jurisdiction to enforce attorney-client master fee agreement after district court approved settlement and dismissed case
• describ- ing test for finality as whether the judge has finished with the case
• “[A] district court does not have jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement merely because the agreement was the premise of the court’s dismissal of the [federal] suit that the agreement settled.”
• while criticizing the No. 08‐2801 Page 3 practice of dismissing suits before settlements are implemented, acknowledging that courts can retain jurisdiction to enforce settlements in cases that are dismissed without prejudice

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