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C. 11

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:	December 20, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of November 1, 2016, through November 30, 2016.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/20/2016

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

ABSENT:

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: December 20, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of November 1, 2016, through November 30, 2016, as recommended by County Counsel.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Settlement amounts are listed below.

BACKGROUND:

One agreement to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, became final during the period of November 1, 2016, through November 30, 2016.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Marcus Hurt, et al., v. Contra Costa County Sergeant David Adams, et al., USDC Case No. C15-05223 JCS (N.D. Cal.). On November 8, 2016, the Board approved settlement of this lawsuit involving a detention and search of a home. Settlement in the amount of $275,000, inclusive of attorneys fees and costs, was authorized in closed session by a 5-0 vote. The settlement agreement was fully executed on November 17, 2016. 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.