HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Alejandro Vilarellaw
City Attorney
DATE: February 18, 2004
RE: Proposed Resolution for City Commission Meeting — February 26, 2004
Engagement of the law offices of Oscar E. Marrero for representation of
former Police detectives James E. Boone and Bruce Charles Roberson in
the case of Jerry Frank Townsend vs. City of Miami, etc., et al., in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 03-21072-
CIV-JORDAN. (File No. 04-00127).
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for engagement of the law
offices of Oscar E. Marrero for representation former Police detectives James E. Boone
and Bruce Charles Roberson as two of the many City defendants in the case of Jerry
Frank Townsend vs. City of Miami, etc., et al., in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida, Case No. 03-21072-CIV-JORDAN, in the amount of
$40,000 plus costs as approved by the City Attorney. The Plaintiff has sued the City, the
current City Manager and former City Managers, Howard V. Gary, Cesar H. Odio and
Donald Warshaw, all of whom are represented by my office.
Funds will be allocated from the City of Miami Self -Insurance and Insurance Trust
Fund, Index Code No. 515001.624401.6.661
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Attachment
c: Joe Arriola, City Manager
Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator