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FROM: Victor J. Wes tman, County Counsel Contra
Costa
DATE: May 2, 1991 Camey
SUBJECT: Employment of Special Counsel for Land Waste Management v. C.C.C.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve and authorize Board Chair to execute agreement
with Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May for representation of the County sued in Superior Court
Action No. C 91-01581 (Land Waste Management v. C.C.C.).
II. FISCAL IMPACT: Costs for the defense of the County in this legal action will be
funded through Liability Trust Funds as part of the self-insurance program.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION: The County has been sued in this lawsuit
for alleged civil rights and inverse condemnation liability claims. Crosby, Heafey, Roach &
May is a law firm competent and experienced in the legal defense of such claims. The firm
successfully defended the County and the Board of Supervisors in two similar lawsuits
brought by Land Waste Management.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOAKD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): Y
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED /� OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 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: Auditor-Controllet ATTESTED MAY 7 1991
Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Community Development SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY-- ,DEPUTY