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File Number: 06-02149 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS, IN AN AMOUNT
APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE LAW
FIRM OF AKERMAN, SENTERFITT & EIDSON, P.A., FOR REPRESENTATION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI IN THE CASE OF WILLIAM NAMES VS. CITY OF MIAMI,
ETC., ET AL., IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, CASE NO. 06-22360-CIV-SEITZ, AND WILLIAM NAMES
VS. CITY OF MIAMI, ETC., ET AL, IN THE UNITED STATES ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS, CASE NO. 06-15722, PLUS ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS OF
LITIGATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RETENTION OF EXPERTS AND
CONSULTANTS, AS APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The expenditure of attorney's fees and costs, in an amount approved by the City
Attorney, for the engagement of the law firm of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A. for representation
of the City of Miami in the case of William Hames vs. City of Miami, etc., et al., in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 06-22360-CIV-SEITZ, and in the case of
William Hames vs. City of Miami, etc., et al., in the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals,
Case No. 06-15722, plus any additional costs of litigation including but not limited to retention of
experts and consultants, as approved by the City Attorney, is authorized.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPRO TO FORM AND CO. ' ECTNESS:
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Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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