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:
G25-20352
Komir Inc. c/o Amir Shahmirza
10/15/2025
Non-culpable
Claimant alleges County is responsible for property damage that occurred
after the County's work on an adjacent property caused discharge of
water.
G25-20354
Christina Corpus
10/14/2025
Untimely/Non-culpable
Claimant alleges that she incurred damages as a result of allegedly false
and defamatory statements made and republished by County officials and
agents between November 12, 2024 and October 15, 2025, and
thereafter; Claimant asserted many of the allegations included in the
instant claim against the County in a previous claim dated December 19,
2024 that the Board rejected on January 28, 2025.
G26-20384
Maurice Atkinson
3/30/2026
Non-culpable
Claimant alleges County has failed to perform its legal duties, resulting in
Claimant being homeless and suffering hardships.
G25-20392
Pedro Joaquin Juarez
10/23/2025
Non-culpable
Claimant alleges County is responsible for violations of his Constitutional
rights while he was incarcerated in at a County jail.
M25-20393
Patrick Lewis, as pe...
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