APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO COMPROMISE AND SETTLE THE CASE OF CAROLYN LEVY V. CITY OF OAKLAND, AND DOES 1 -100 INCLUSIVE , ALAMEDA SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO. RG18913570, CITY ATTORNEY FILE NO. 32579, IN THE
AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS
($200,000.00) (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – DANGEROUS
CONDITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY)
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Carolyn Levy alleges that Plaintiff tripped and fell on an uplifted portion of sidewalk while walking on 3rd Street between Clay Street and Washington St.; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG18913570 against the City alleging a claim for dangerous condition of public property and seeking general and economic damages for injuries Plaintiff sustained; and
WHEREAS, the City has considered all the evidence, litigation costs, and litigation risks in this case; and
WHEREAS, without admitting wrongdoing or liability , the City has determined to compromise Carolyn Levy’s claim against it for the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($200,000.00); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is authorized and directed to compromise and settle the case of Carolyn Levy v. City of Oakland and DOES 1 -100, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG18913570, for the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and no Cents ($200,000.00); 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, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, 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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