San Luis council approves settlement, ends federal suit from Gethsemane Baptist Church

The San Luis City Council on Monday approved Order No. 2025-11, accepting a settlement agreement and the parties’ joint motion for entry of a consent decree in Gethsemane Baptist Church v. City of San Luis (Case No. 2:24-cv-00534, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona). The approval means the lawsuit will not proceed to trial and the court-filed matter will be resolved under the terms the council accepted.
City Attorney Kaye McQuill told the council the agreement was prepared with outside counsel and said, “this settlement will close the matter.” McQuill identified Rick Marl as outside counsel on the phone; Marl assisted in drafting the settlement documents.
Council members did not raise substantive questions during the discussion. A motion to approve the order received a second and carried with council members responding “aye.” The council did not detail conditions attached to the settlement during the public discussion.
The action removes the pending federal case from the court docket and implements the parties’ agreed terms as embodied in the settlement and proposed consent decree. The council record shows approval of the order and the joint filings as presented by city attorneys.