To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Claims
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
DENY claims filed by Gerardo Amezcua; Yvonne Chappelone; Daniel Favela; Lonny Guy Fisher; Dorothy Griffin; Trinity Leigh-Ann LeClear; Gervin Gustavo Lopez Escalante; Rachel Mason; Ciriaco Leonardo Morales; John Muir MC, Concord Campus for Alberta Johnson; Mila Olds; Aaron Perez & Mariam Balestier; Justin Russo (2); Cielo Randa Sambas; San Ramon Regional MC for Walter Pucci; Sheri Tachera; Miguel Taveras; and Kimberly & Robert Young.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
Gerardo Amezcua: Property claim for lost boots in the amount of $220.
Yvonne Chappelone: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $7,995.
Daniel Favela: Personal injury claim related to school incident in the amount of $100,000,000.
Lonny Guy Fisher: Personal injury claim related to vehicle accident in an amount exceeding $5,000,000.
Dorothy Griffin: Personal injury claim for an unspecified accident in an undisclosed amount.
Trinity Leigh-Ann LeClear: Personal injury claim related to dangerous tree limb in an amount exceeding $35,000.
Gervin Gustavo Lopez Escalante: Personal injury claim related to vehicle collision in the amount of $100,000,000.
Rachel Mason: Personal injury claim for an undisclosed accident in an undisclosed amount.
Ciriaco Leonardo Morales: Property claim for lost phone, airpods and money in the amount of $1,200.
John Muir MC, Concord Campus for Alberta Johnson: Claim for underpayment of medical charges in the amount of $6,176.31.
Mila Olds: Personal injury claim for injuries sustained from dangerous tree limb in an amount exceeding $35,000.
Aaron Perez & Mariam Balestier: Personal injury claim related to vehicle accident in the amount of $1,000,000.
Justin Russo (1): Civil rights claim related to jail conditions in the amount of $662,000.
Justin Russo (2): Civil rights claim related to jail conditions in the amount of $25,000.
Cielo Randa Sambas: Personal injury claim concerning claims of retaliation and wrongful surveillance in an amount to be determined.
San Ramon Regional MC for Walter Pucci: Claim for underpayment of medical charges in the amount of $99,203.19.
Sheri Tachera: Personal injury claim related to dangerous tree limb in an amount exceeding $35,000.
Miguel Taveras: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $2,463.80.
Kimberly & Robert Young: Personal injury claim related to trip and fall in the amount of $1,000,000.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not acting on the claims could extend the claimants’ time limits to file actions against the County.