HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4.6 Mark O'Hara Claim CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 12, 1984
SUBJECT Claim of Mark O' Hara
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Claim submitted by Leslie R. Karlstrom on behalf of
Mark O' Hara
RECOMMENDATION Deny claim
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Notify the City' s Insurance Broker
Notify the Claimant
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:. Amount of claim is not specified A..
DESCRIPTION On October 18 ,, 1984 , the City 'of .Dublin was presented
with a claim by an attorney representing Mr . Mark O'.Hara .
The claim alleges false arrest and imprisonment . The amount of the claim is
not specified, The City Attorney has reviewed the matter and recommends
that the City deny the claim and notify the City ' s Insurance Broker . Staff
will notify the claimant of the City Council ' s action.
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COPIES TO: City Attorney
Insurance Broker
ITEM NO. Leslie R. Karlstrom, Attorney
for Claimant
CLAIM T TNST THE CITY OF DUBLIN
. RECEIVED
Control No.
OCT 1 u 1984 (office Use Only)
am e- of Claimant:. MARK. O ' HARA
OR OF DUBL'J�l
1dress of Claimant: See below
c/o LAW OFFICES OF LESLIE R . KARLCTaR09 2258 Third Street ,
:nd Notices to:
UL(-- and Crime of Occurrence: 7-10-1984 ; mid-afternoon .
lace of occurrence-' (Provide detailed diagram describing exact location,
ncluding physical landmarks or distinguishing land features, .if appropriate. )
"The Woodwork" , 7159 Amador Plaza Rd . , Dublin , Ca
ircurastances of occurrence: (If an accident, describe 1-physical conditions
urrounding occurrence, such as weather, road and ;,.traffic _,conditions, etc.) :t-j:;
Claimant was falsely arrested and imprisoned by an Alameda County Sheriff ' s Dept .
Detective from the Dublin Police Dept . Detective Sgt . .P.T. Adams misrepresented
to Claimant that he was under arrest , and thereafter placed :claimant _in his F� . .
patrol car and took claimant to the Dublin Police Dept. , where claimant underwent
extensive interrogation . —tjuch Iarer Claimant aiscovered an arrest -,, a —never .,;
,ist names, addresses and phone numb0-:s of any witnesses: been n -validlv made , and
• that said detective , and other. Does ,
UNASCERTAINABLE AT THIS TIME ------ intentionally' deceived claimant for
purposes of deriving unauthorized infer:
)L:scription of Damage or Loss: ation .
Intense emc.ional distress ; roximate cause of I pending criminal charges -
against claimant ;
gaiiic and Department of Involved City Employee (if any)
Detective P .T . Adams and other Does whose names are not known at this time
Total Amount Claimed' Breakdown of Amount Claimed:
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According to proof , including ener'al and pun itive damages
Signed:
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Dated: October 17 , 1984 Si g
(Attorney for Claimant)
.:o`c: A claim relating to a cause of action for death or for injury to person or to persdr-11
)r-cperty or grcwing crops shall be presented not later than the 100th day after the accrual
F t' cause of a&,irn. A claim relati.rg to any od= cause of action shall be preseunted not
.atc:._r t1h n cne (1) year after the accrual of the cause of action.
F�.exi a claLm that is ralui d to be pxeserted not-later than the 1bb h day after the
:cc--L:al of the cause of action is not presented within such time, a writtei appli.caticn may
,node to the City Council for leave to prevent such claim. The application shall be pre-
:czu d wit'-= a rea,enable time not to exceed one (1) year after the accrual o: the cause
E action and shall state the reason for the delay in presenting the claim. The proposed
lain shall be at..adl d to the analicatimn.