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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 WILLIE
WILSON V. CITY OF OAKLAND AND DOES 1 to 10, ALAMEDA
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CASE NO. 24CV105163, CITY ATTORNEY FILE NO. 37308, IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($230,000.00)
(DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - DANGEROUS CONDITION
OF PUBLIC PROPERTY)
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Willie Wilson alleges that on the evening of January 30, 2024, Wilson fell off a motorcycle while riding in front of 8470 Pardee Drive and suffered injury; and WHEREAS, Wilson attributes the fall to a defect in the street and alleges that this defect was a dangerous condition of public property of which the City had notice; and WHEREAS, Wilson seeks damages for past and future medical expenses, lost wages, damage to the motorcycle, and pain and suffering; and
WHEREAS, Wilson filed a lawsuit against the City of Oakland alleging a claim for dangerous condition of public property; and
WHEREAS, the City has considered all of the evidence and litigation risk in this case, and determined that it is in the City’s best interest to settle this lawsuit, without admitting fault or wrongdoing and to avoid further litigation; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is authorized and directed to compromise and settle the case of Willie Wilson v. City of Oakland and Does 1 to 10, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV105163, for the sum of Two Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($230,000.00); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney is further authorized and directed to take whatever steps may be necessary to effect said settlement.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES – BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE