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CITY OF OAKLAND
O N E 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
Ryan Richardson
City Attorney
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February 18, 2025
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Oakland, California
Subject: Dena Delaviz v. City of Oakland, Christopher Che King, and Does 1-10, inclusive
Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV084224
City Attorney File No. 36917
(Oakland Fire Department - Employment Discrimination and Harassment)
President Gallo 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 compromise and settlement of the above-entitled lawsuit for the sum of Four Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($475,000.00), payable to Dena Delaviz and Delaviz’s attorneys at Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer, APC.
Delaviz was employed as a Program Analyst in the Oakland Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Division from August 2 3, 2021 to January 30, 2024.
Delaviz alleges that former employee Christopher King harassed and discriminated against her. Delaviz sued the City alleging employment discrimination based on sex, sexual harassment, failure to prevent discrimination and harassment, and retaliation.
Delaviz claims Delaviz suffered wage loss and emotional distress.
The approved settlement in the amount of $475,000.00, without admitting fault or liability, resolves all of Delaviz’s claims, avoids further litigation, and is in the City’s best interest.
The City Council authorized settlement of this case in C losed Session on Thursday, February 6, 2025 (moved by Councilmember Carroll Fife and seconded by Councilmember Zac Unger - 7 Ayes, 1 Absent – Council President Kevin Jenkins (serving as Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 303).
Respectfully submitted,
RYAN RICHARDSON
City Attorney
Assigned Attorney:
Courtney O’Brien