County of San Mateo - File #: 25-418

• File #: 25-418
• Version: 1
• Type: Memo
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/30/2025
• Departments: COUNTY ATTORNEY
• On agenda: 5/20/2025
• Final action: 5/20/2025
• Title: Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/20/2025	1	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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:
G24-18360	Ana Alvarez de Barahona	10/18/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	while Claimant was a passenger on a SamTrans vehicle.
G24-18373	Keilani Villanueva	10/30/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	when a vehicle collided into Claimant's vehicle.
G25-18400	Cesar R. Navarro	4/9/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for loss of personal property while
	Claimant was incarcerated at Maguire Correctional Facility.
G24-18401	Michael B. Nowak	10/11/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	when Claimant crashed his bicycle due to gravel on King's Mountain
	Road.
G24-18425	Ewan Kay and Alexa Orrico Kay	12/4/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimants seek indemnification by the County for a third-party lawsuit
	against Claimants by Claimant’s downhill neighbors resulting from the
	flooding that caused the neighbors’ property damage.
G24-18447	De Wei He	10/19/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for the death of
	their mother, who was struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Daly City.
G24-184472	Guang Qing He	10/19/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for the death of
	his spouse, who was struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Daly City.
G24-184473	Mei Cai He	10/19/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for the death of
	their mother, who was struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Daly City.
G24-184474	Mei Xin He	10/19/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for the death of
	their mother, who was struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Daly City.
G24-184475	Estate of Li Xia Mai	10/19/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant, estate of decedent, alleges County is responsible for the death
	of decedent, who was struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Daly City.
G24-18448	Sarah Kurtzman	10/19/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for injuries sustained
	when she tripped and fell in Menlo Park.
G25-18449	Jesus Valverde Angulo	3/15/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	when Claimant tripped and fell at Coyote Point Park/Crystal Springs Trail.
G25-18475	Iris Jodel Lett	2/19/2025	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained
	while Claimant was a passenger on a SamTrans vehicle.
G24-18476	Roman Pelka	10/29/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries sustained by
	Claimant, who was struck by a vehicle while walking in San Mateo.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.