HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor d Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge L. Fernand ,. Attorney 7
DATE: November 1, 2004
RE:
Proposed Settlement -City Commission Agenda -November 18, 2004
Ruben Ortiz vs. City of Miami, et al.
United States District Court, Case No.: 00-3533-Civ-Gold
Claim No. 012/PT/99045 File No.04-01248
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for the settlement of all claims
against the City of Miami, its officers, agents, and employees, in the above -referenced case, in the
amount of $490,000.
This is a federal civil rights and state law battery claim filed by Ruben Ortiz, who, at the
time of the incident, was injured in a police -related shooting incident with Police Officer Aquiles
Carmona at Bayfront Park on February 28, 1999.
Funds in the amount of $490,000, will be allocated from the Self -Insurance and Insurance
Trust Fund, Index Code No. 515001.624401.6.652.
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Attachment(s)
c: Joe Arriola, City Manager
Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator