County of San Mateo - File #: 26-504

• File #: 26-504
• Version: 1
• Type: Memo
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/3/2026
• Departments: COUNTY ATTORNEY
• On agenda: 6/16/2026
• Title: Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

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 for consideration.

DISCUSSION:

The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action.  

Claim #	Claimant	Incident Date	Recommended Board Action and Basis
Claims recommended for denial:
G26-20559	Federico Horny	3/16/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	while incarcerated at a County jail.
G25-20560	Carlos Juan Hernandez	12/29/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	from a vehicle collision in Daly City.
G26-20561	Mick Duckworth	5/18/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for ADA violations from a County
	shelter run by Samaritan House in Redwood City.
G25-20562	UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus	3/8/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for an outstanding invoice for
	services received by a Health Plan of San Mateo member.
G25-20579	Susan Lim	11/5/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for loss of personal property while
	detained at SFO Airport.
G26-20617	Juliana Lui	5/4/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for emotional distress and
	harassment she experienced at two of the South San Francisco Public
	Library locations.
G26-20582	Teresa Moran	2/19/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for property damage incurred
	when Claimant drove over a pothole on Highway 280 in Burlingame.
G26-206172	Juliana Lui	5/21/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for elder retaliatory discrimination
	when SamTrans bus refused to help Claimant board the bus with her
	luggage and belongings in South San Francisco.
G26-206173	Juliana Lui	6/3/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for the failure of SSF police to
	investigate her alleged emotional distress and harassment she
	experienced at two of the South San Francisco Public Library locations.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.