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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: December 20, 1988 Colu'
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SUBJECT: Settlement of Litigation - Estate of Alton Smith vs.
County of Contra Costa - U. S. District Court C85 0074
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Receive this report concerning subject settlement and payment from the
General Liability Trust Fund.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
James Fitzgerald, III . , defense counsel for the County, has advised the
County Administrator that within authorization an agreement has been
reached settling the civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit of the estate
of Alton Smith vs. County of Contra Costa, U. S. District Court
No. C 85 0074.
The attorneys representing the estate of Alton Smith have agreed to execute
a Full Release and Receipt in favor of the County of Contra Costa and to
dismiss the above-mentioned claim in return for -the payment of the
settlement amount.
In consideration of the settlement, the Board authorized payment of
$195, 000 .
This action should be taken so that terms of this settlement are known
publicly.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE, O"rL
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN A ION gF O RD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): p
ACTION OF BOARD ON December 20 , 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IV AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: CAO Risk Management ATTESTED December- 20 . 1988
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Sheriff
James Fitzgerald, TTT. -'
BY - ,DEPUTY
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