APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHO RIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO COMPROMISE AND SETTLE THE CLAIMS OF
PLAINTIFF WILSON RILES, JR. IN THE CASE OF WILSON RILES, JR.
V. CITY OF OAKLAND, OFFICER JORGE YAUGER, OFFICER
BRYANT OCAMPO, MICHAEL [SIC] LEGAULT, RICHARD FIELDING,
TRACI CAMPB ELL BLOCK, CECILIA SEVILLA, OFFICER
JONATHAN LOW, OFFICER ALEXANDRA LOWE, AND DOES 5
THROUGH 10, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN
DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, CASE NO. 3:20 -CV-06869-JCS, CITY ATTORNEY’S FILE NO. 33973, IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS
($360,000.00) (OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PLANNING
AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT – CIVIL RIGHTS)
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Wilson Riles, Jr. went to the offices of the City of Oakland’s Planning and Building Department (“PBD”) on October 17, 2019 to dispute issues relating to a property inspection, refused to leave a restricted employees -only area, and was subsequently arrested by officers of the Oakland Police Department (“OPD”);
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Riles, who identifies as a Black man , filed a lawsuit that is pending in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:20 -cv- 06869-JCS, against the City of Oakland, former OPD officer Jorge Yauger, OPD officers Bryant Ocampo, Jonathan Lowe, and Alexandra Lowe, PBD employee Traci Campbell Block, and former PBD employees Richard Fielding, Michae Legault, and Cecilia Sevilla, alleging causes of action, including racial discrimination, retaliation, excessive force, and unlawful arrest;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Riles has agreed to resolve his claims against the City of Oakland and the individual defendants for a settlement payment of $360,000.00;
WHEREAS, the City does not admit any wrongdoing, liability, or any of Plaintiff Riles’ allegations and has considered all the evidence, litigation costs, and litigation risks in this case; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is authorized and directed to compromise and settle the claims of Plaintiff Riles against the City and the individual co-defendants in the case of Wilson Riles, Jr. v. City of Oakland, Officer Jorge Yauger, Officer Bryant Ocampo, Michael [sic] Legault, Richard Fielding, Traci Campbell Block, Cecilia Sevilla, Officer Jonathan Low, 2 Officer Alexandra Lowe, and DOES 5 through 10, United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 3:20 -cv-06869-JCS, City Attorney Matter No. 33973 for the sum of Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($360,000.00); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is further authorized and directed to take whatever steps as may be necessary to effect said settlement.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND PRESIDENT
FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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