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CITY OF OAKLAND
ONE F R A N K H. O G A W A P L A Z A • 6 TH F L O O R • O A K L A N D , C A L I F O R N I A 94612 Office of the City Attorney
Barbara Parker
City Attorney
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May 2, 2023
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Oakland, California
Subject: Karen Saucedo v. City of Oakland, Paulista, LLC, Jesse Brod Madway, John Knowles, and DOES 1 to 100
Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG20074972
City Attorney File No. 33825
(Department of Transportation – Dangerous Condition of Public Property)
Dear President Fortunato Bas and Members of the City Council:
Pursuant to Section 401 of the Charter, the City Attorney has prepared and requests your approval of a resolution authorizing the compromise and settlement of the above-entitled claim for the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($ 50,000.00), payable to Plaintiff Karen Saucedo, through Saucedo’s attorneys at Cheasty, Cheasty and Malek, LLP.
Plaintiff Karen Saucedo (“Saucedo”) alleges that on August 3, 2019, Saucedo tripped and fell on broken sidewalk concrete while walking on Wellington Street towards the intersection with Park Boulevard in Oakland. Saucedo was diagnosed with multiple fractures in the left wrist , a torn scapholunate ligament in the left wris t, and post-concussive symptoms due to this incident .
The City has determined that settlement in the amount of $50,000.00 to Saucedo, without admitting liability and to avoid further litigation, is in the best interest of the City.
The City Council authorized settlement of this case in Closed Session on Thursday, April 20, 2023 (moved by Councilmember Janani R amachandran and seconded by Councilmember Carroll Fife - 7 Ayes, 1 Absent – Councilmember Noel Gallo).
Respectfully submitted,
BARBARA J. PARKER
City Attorney
Assigned Attorney:
Han Tran