County of San Mateo - File #: 26-449

• File #: 26-449
• Version: 1
• Type: Memo
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/5/2026
• Departments: COUNTY ATTORNEY
• On agenda: 6/9/2026
• 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:
G26-20528	Victor Aenlle	4/3/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County will be responsible for monetary damages
	incurred because County is expected to refuse to defend or indemnify
	Claimant.
G25-20529	Cheyenne Miles Johnson	11/11/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained by
	Claimant when she tripped and fell on the sidewalk on Woodside Rd in
	Redwood City.
G25-205292	Masai Miles Johnson	11/11/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for damages sustained by
	Claimant witnessing his mother trip and fall on the sidewalk on
	Woodside Road in Redwood City.
G25-205293	Meraj Jamie Johnson	11/11/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for damages sustained by
	Claimant witnessing his mother trip and fall on the sidewalk on
	Woodside Road in Redwood City.
G25-205294	Minkah Otis Lee	11/11/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for damages sustained by
	Claimant witnessing his mother trip and fall on the sidewalk on
	Woodside Road in Redwood City.
G26-20530	Megan Anderson	3/27/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for property damage incurred
	when Claimant drove over a raised manhole cover in Portola Valley.
G26-20531	Marlene M. Stevenson and Robert P. Hunt	3/13/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	due to a walkway hazard in San Mateo.
G26-20532	Brenna J. Gano McNab	4/3/2026	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for misconduct, in a family
	law matter.
G25-20533	Shawna Roxanne Myers	11/13/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	when Claimant's vehicle was struck by a West Bay Sanitary District
	vehicle in Menlo Park.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.