Vacate: Settlement Recommendation

07F-M2061-ROC · Registrar of Contractors · 2008-06-24

IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

The hearing of this matter convened on June 24, 2008. Complainant Vivian Guiton appeared on her own behalf. Steven Taylor appeared on behalf of Respondent Taylor Repair and Construction, L.L.C. Based upon the entire record in this matter, the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order are submitted to the Director of the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. During a recess in the hearing, outside the presence of the Administrative Law Judge, the parties concluded a settlement agreement, the terms of which were read upon the record. 2. The terms of the aforementioned settlement agreement are as follows: a. Respondent will pay the sum of $5,000.00 to Complainant in the form of a certified check, sent via certified mail and return receipt, by 5:00 p.m. on June 27, 2008; and b. Complainant releases Respondent from any and all claims arising from the contract/project giving rise to the complaint.

3. The Administrative Law Judge finds the terms of the foregoing settlement to be the product of knowing and voluntary action on the part of each party. 4. Based on the settlement agreement between the parties, the hearing was vacated. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. The policy of the law favors settlements of disputes and adverse parties should be free to adjust their differences by entry into agreements or stipulations of settlement which should be recognized and given effect by all tribunals. 2. The settlement reached and submitted during the hearing of this matter, having been found to be voluntarily made, warrants the termination of the instant hearing. ORDER In view of the foregoing, the hearing in this matter is vacated and the matter is hereby remanded to the Registrar of Contractors for appropriate disposition.

Done this day, June 24, 2008.

_________________________________ Sondra J. Vanella Administrative Law Judge

Copy transmitted by mail this _____ day of June, 2008 to:

Fidelis V. Garcia, Director Registrar of Contractors 3838 North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85012

By _______________________________

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