HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 2, 1988 (44)C O U N C I L
TO = THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
C O M M U N I C A T I O N
COUNCIL MEETING DATE
NOVEMBER 2, 1988
SUBJECT'; PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF LITIGATION, HEGWER v. CITY OF LOO I, e t a I.
PREPARED BY: City Attorney
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That tha City Council, by motion action, approve
settlement of l itigation as specified below.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: An offer has been made to settle the lawsuit entitled
„ He wer v. Citv of Lodi et al. filed August 4,
1988 in the U. S. District Court, Sacramento, for the
amount of $18,500.00. This lawsuit alleges arrest for drunk driving without
:_,.....probable;.cause, occurring November 11, 1987.
Such proposed settlement would in no way be deemed an admission of wrongdoing
by the City or any of the City's employees, but a compromise reached to avoid
the inconvenience and expense of trial. if approved by the Council, the
settlement will also dispose of a pending Workers' Compensation claim filed by
the Plaintiff.
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