HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORN] CA•
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable M
FROM: Jorge L. Fema
DATE: February 1, 200
RE:
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Proposed Settlement -City Commission Agenda -February 10, 2005
Keith Mills, et al. vs. City of Miami, et al.
United States District Court, Case No.: 03-20746-Civ-Hoeveler
(File No. 05-00108)
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 $72,000.
This is a federal civil rights and state law battery, false arrest and malicious prosecution
claim filed by Keith Mills and Devon Woods, who were injured in a police -related incident wii:h
involving Police Officers Odney Belefort, Schonton Fordham, Vincent Miller, and Robert
Rambo at the entrance to the Carribbean Music Festival on Virginia Key on October 8, 2001.
Funds in the amount of $72,000 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