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File #: 25-619    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Memo Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/10/2025 Departments: COUNTY ATTORNEY
On agenda: 6/24/2025 Final action:
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:


G25-18544
Isabel Arrospide
1/6/2025
Non-culpable



Claimant alleges County is responsible for injuries sustained in an

elevator.


G24-18592
Jenna Kaesler
11/21/2024
Non-culpable



Claimant alleges County is responsible for an unlawful arrest by the

Pacifica Police Department.


M24-18648
Ellie Qassemzadeh
5/30/2024
Non-culpable



Claimant alleges County is responsible for injuries related to medical

care while she was a patient at SMMC.


G24-18669
Jorge Ulloa
11/21/2024
Non-culpable



Claimant alleges County is responsible for injuries related to a

collision with an ambulance in San Francisco.


G24-18670
Donna Dillon and Thomas Dillon
11/28/2024
Non-culpable



Claimants allege County is responsible for injuries sustained when

one claimant tripped on a street in incorporated Half Moon Bay they

believe to be dangerous.


G25-18673
Lucrecia Lorena Santos
2/17/2025
Non-culpable



Claimant alleges County is responsible for loss of currency when the police

took her backpack in San Carlos.


G25-18678
Ngozi Atalor
2/1/2025
Non-culpable



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