CLOSED SESSION
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: October 7, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Albert Maldonado, City Attorney
Department: City Attorney
Subject: CLOSED SESSION
Recommendation:
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Initiation of litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)): 1 Case B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – Significant Exposure to Litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(5)): 1 Item
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and (d)(1)):
i. Erin Marie Cowser v. City of San Bernardino, et al., San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2610208
ii. Goodman v. City of San Bernardino, Treasure Ortiz, et al., California Superior Court of the County of San Bernardino, Case No. CIVSB2627946 D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – Significant Exposure to Litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3))
i. Notice of Claim, Jose Loera, dated February 3, 2026, Claim No. GHC0093814 ii. Notice of Claim, Darren Goodman, dated February 10, 2026, Claim No.
HC00993811
E. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - Significant Exposure to Litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1)): 1 Item