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C. 7

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:	November 17, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of October 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/17/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Thomas Geiger, 925 335-1800
cc:	Thomas Geiger, Assistant County Counsel Sharon Hymes-Offord, Risk Manager

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 17, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of October 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015, as recommended by County Counsel.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Settlement amounts are listed below.

BACKGROUND:

Two agreements to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, became final during the period of October 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Hasan Arda Aksu v. County of Contra Costa, et al., USDC Case No. C12-4268 CRB (ND Cal.). On September 22, 2015, the Board approved settlement of this lawsuit arising out of the plaintiff’s arrest. Settlement in the amount of $260,000 was authorized in closed session by a 4-0 vote, Supervisor Gioia absent. The settlement agreement was fully executed on October 7, 2015. The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.





Mitchell Katz v. County of Contra Costa, et al., USDC Case No. C11-05771 CRB (ND Cal.). On September 22, 2015, the Board approved settlement of this lawsuit arising out of the plaintiff’s arrest. Settlement in the amount of $340,000 was authorized in closed session by a 4-0 vote, Supervisor Gioia absent. The settlement agreement was fully executed on October 7, 2015. The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.

This report includes final settlements of litigation matters handled by the Office of the County Counsel. This report does not include litigation settlements that were reported by the Risk Management Division of the County Administrator’s Office as a consent item on the Board’s open session agenda.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The report would not be accepted.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

N.A.