Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John D. Nibbelin, County Attorney
Subject: Disposition of Claims Filed Against County
RECOMMENDATION:
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Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)
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BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to section 2.10.070 of the Ordinance Code, the County Attorney’s Office works with the County Executive’s Office to receive and process claims filed against the County. Further investigation may indicate justification for payment by the County. If so, payment will be made under the authority of the Risk Manager or will be brought back to the Board.
DISCUSSION:
The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action.
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Claim # |
Claimant |
Incident Date |
Recommended Board Action and Basis |
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Claims recommended for denial: |
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G24-16579 |
Paul James Galligan Cromwel |
4/11/2024 |
Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges County is responsible for loss of wages due to |
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SamTrans bus operator failing to stop and pick up Claimant. |
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G23-16594 |
Indah Hadisurja |
10/19/2024 |
Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges County is responsible for privacy violations |
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when a male custodian entered the women's locker room at the |
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College of San Mateo |
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G24-16615 |
Robert Bergner, Successor to Hunter Bergner |
3/15/2024 |
Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges County is responsible for the death of his son, while |
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he was an incarcerated person at Maguire Correctional Facility. |
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G23-16618 |
Cheryl Simmons |
10/21/2023 |
Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges County is responsible for the death of her son, while |
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he was an incarcerated person at Maguire Correctional Facility. |
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G24-16661 |
Andrew W. Shalaby |
4/3/2024 |
Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges County is responsible for injuries he sustained while |
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he was an incarcerated person at Maguire Correctional Facility. |
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G23-16558 |
Sachin Maharjan |
2/12/2024 |
Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges County is responsible for damages to their vehicle |
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caused by multiple potholes on a street in Montara. |
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G23-16590 |
Araceli Vargas Lucero, on behalf of herself and her grandson, minor J. Vargas |
10/12/2023 |
Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges County is responsible for the death of car occupant |
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after their car drove over a cliff at Pescadero State Beach. |
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FISCAL IMPACT:
None.