San Leandro City Council
November 21, 2022

Scope of Work for LSA for Castillo, Moriarty, Tran & Robinson The City hires Attorney to represent it in litigation. Litigation as used in this Agreement shall mean all work as follows:
(1) after a notice or summons has been served regarding tort claim litigation (2) a decision to initiate litigation, is approved by the City Council (3) meet and confer with clients on options for litigation strategy and receive approval for City's preferred course of action
(4) prepare responsive pleadings for federal court including appropriate motions to dismiss or answer
(5) meet with defendant officers, investigate case and explain proceedings (6) prepare for, meet and confer with opposing counsel on preparation of joint case management conference (CMC) statement and appear in Court for initial CMC (7) prepare discovery plan, propound written discovery, respond to plaintiffs’ discovery, analyze plaintiffs’ discovery responses
(8) prepare clients and attend alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as ordered by federal court (9) prepare clients and defend clients’ depositions, prepare for and depose plaintiffs and depose other witnesses as necessary and relevant
(10) prepare Motion for Summary Judgment (MSJ) after meet and confer with clients on options and preferred strategy
(11) Prepare for settlement conference, meet and confer with clients and attend MSC with clients
(12) if case is not resolved by MSJ or settlement prepare for and attend jury trial of the case (13) review with clients appellate strategy and options following verdict, post verdict motions, if necessary.