HomeMy WebLinkAboutSummary MemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Julie O. Bru, City Attorney
DATE: December 6, 2010
RE: Proposed Resolution - City Commission Meeting —December 16, 2010
Waiving any conflict of interest to enable the law firm of Stearns Weaver Miller
Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., to represent Garsh Investments LLP, in a
matter concerning the foreclosure of property owned by Manuel Garcia.
File No. 10-01401
The law firm of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., wishes to
represent Garsh Investments, LLP in a foreclosure action against Manuel Garcia concerning
a parcel of real property located outside the City of Miami. The law firm currently represents
the City of Miami in the matter of Jorge L. Fernandez v. City of Miami, Miami -Dade
County Circuit Court, Case No.: 08-17486 CA 13. The City currently has a Code
Enforcement Lien against a different parcel of property owned by a Manuel Garcia located
within the City of Miami. To the extent that the two parcels of property are owned by the
same Manuel Garcia, the City of Miami's Code Enforcement Lien attaches to the property
which Garsh Investments, LLP wishes to foreclosure upon, creating a conflict of interest
between the positions of the City and Garsh Investments, LLP in the foreclosure action.
Waiving the conflict of interest will permit the law firm of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler
Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., to represent Garsh Investments, LLP in the foreclosure action
involving Manuel Garcia.
cc: Carlos A. Migoya, City Manager
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator
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