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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Victor J, Restman,, County Counsel
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By: Phillip S. Althoff, Deputy
C4sta
DATE'. March 19, 1990 C4DLJ*
SUBJECT: Litigation - Walker v. Contra Costa County Fire Protection Dist. , et al .
USDC No. C 86-N-M—JPV, Sd-pe-r�ioT—CodFt-No. 304576
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECO)MNDATION:
Approve contract with the law firm of Whitmore, Kay and Stevens
for legal defense of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection
District and employees thereof in connection with the above-
referenced cases and authorize the Chairman to execute the
agreement on behalf of the District.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONIRACKGROUND:
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,
but that contract has expired and a new contract is needed.
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO FOLLOW RECOMMENDATION:
Other counsel will need to be retained to continue representation
in these cases . This will result in a duplication of effort and
result in higher cost to the District to prepare the defense of
these cases .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT! YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OP BOARD/COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE IISI:
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER .—
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X 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, County Administrator-Ripk Mgmt ATTESTED APR 3 1990
Auditor-Con'troller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County .CounFel-- SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contractor
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