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 A Bolton; Heather Farmer; John Muir MC, Concord Campus; Jacqueline Lopez-Aguilar; Dason B. Melius; Justin Russo (2); and Sonja Tyesi. DENY amended claim filed by Mercury Insurance Company.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
A. Bolton: Personal injury claim for misconduct and civil rights violations in the amount to exceed $25,000.
Heather Farmer: Personal injury claim for trip & fall in the amount of $1,000,000.
John Muir MC, Concord Campus: Claim for underpayment of bill by Contra Costa Health Plan in the amount of $6,148.80.
Jacqueline Lopez-Aguilar: Personal injury claim for trip & fall in the amount of $2,000,000.
Dason B. Melius: Civil rights claim for opening legal mail in an undisclosed amount.
Justin Russo (1): Personal injury claim for use of excessive force in an amount to exceed $25,000.
Justin Russo (2): Personal injury claim for failure to protect in jail in an amount to exceed $25,000.
Sonja Tyesi: Personal injury claim for wrongful death in an amount to be determined.
Mercury Insurance Co.: Amended property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $4,935.72.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not acting on the claims could extend the claimants’ time limits to file actions against the County.