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FROM Victor J. Westman, County Counsel Contra
By: Edward Lane Jr. , Deputy
DATE: April 121 1988 Costa
SUBJECT: Litigation Walker v. Contra Costa County Fire Prot ction
Dist. et al. Superior Ct. No. 304576
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION S) a BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve '•Amendment to contract with the law firm. of Whitmore, Kay
and Stevens for legaldefense of the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District and employees thereof in connection with the
above-referenced case and authorize the Chairman to execute the,
Amendment on behalf of the District.
REASONS FOR-RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The Fire Protection District and certain of its employees were
sued. in the Federal District Court.. Plaintiff alleged civil
rights -violations. The law firm of Whitmore, Kay and Stevens was
retained to defend the District and its employees in that action.
The current contract only provides for defense in . the Federal
Case. Plaintiff has filed a similar action in the Superior
Court. Since the factual and legal issues in both cases are
similar, the Chief of the District and County Counsel believe
that it would be more economical to have a firm familiar with
those issues represent . the District and its employees. in both
cases.
CONSEQUENCES OF. FAILURE TO FOLLOW RECOMMENDATION: .
Other counsel will need .to be retained to continue representation
in this case. This will result in a duplication of effort and
result in higherdefense costs to the District.
CONTINUED ON. ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION. OF. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF OARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER'
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON pry f - APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 'XOTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
x
i HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS ABSENT -_-
_ ( ) 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* ATTESTED April 20 , 1988
County Administrator
. County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CCC FPD SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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