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Consent
Item No. 6.
MEETING DATE: 08/04/2025
 
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
FROM: JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER
By:  Gabriella Yap, Assistant City Manager

 
SUBJECT:
APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF CHRISTINA DUARTE

RECOMMENDATION:


That the City Council deny the claims of Christina Duarte in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date.

DISCUSSION:

The law offices of Sergio F. Benedetto, on behalf of their client, Christina Duarte, a City of La Habra resident, filed two bodily injury claims against the City on March 24, 2025, for an unspecified amount. Both claims allege that the claimant sustained bodily injuries caused by La Habra Police Officers during her arrests on October 12, 2024, and on December 6, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:

None

GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE/CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES:

This recommended action is consistent with the following area(s) of the General Plan:
ED 9.1 Balanced Fiscal Practice

It is also consistent with the following City Council FY2025-26 Goals and Objectives:
Goal 2- Management of Public Revenues and Fiscal Assets/Objective A