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 CSAA o/b/o Jasmine Jack; Nicolas Bravo; Patricia Bynum; Charles Michael Johnson III; Helen J. Jones; Zack Kheir; and Subro Claims Insurance, o/b/o Geico Insurance Ashanti Ateasha Nichell Smith. DENY late claims filed by Praveen Gupta; M.Breen, A. Gonzalez, G. Breen-Gonzalez, E. Gonzalez Breen.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
CSAA on behalf of Jasmine Jack: Property claim for damage to vehicle in an undisclosed amount.
Nicolas Bravo: Civil rights claim for cruel and unusual punishment in an amount to exceed $25,000.
Patricia Bynum: Elder abuse claim related to court proceedings in the amount of $2,000,000.
Charles Michael Johnson III: Property claim for lost personal items in the amount of $135.
Helen J. Jones: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $3,129.30.
Zack Kheir: Personal injury claim related to dangerous condition of trees in the amount of $1,000,000.
Subro Claims Incorporated o/b/o Geico Insurance a/s/o Ashanti Ateasha Nichell
Smith: Subrogation claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $43,004.77.
Praveen Gupta: Request that the Board of Supervisors accept a late claim related to property dispute.
M.Breen, A.Gonzalez, G.Breen-Gonzalez, E.Gonzalez Breen: Request that the Board of Supervisors accept a late claim related to habitability of public housing.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not acting on the claims could extend the claimants’ time limits to file actions against the County.