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Resolution R-26-0279
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 19326 Final Action Date: 6/25/2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE
PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($90,000.00) TO BUSCHEL
GIBBONS, P.A., AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEGAL FEES IN THE CASE OF
TALISHA COOPER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE ESTATE OF ANTWON LEONARD COOPER V. CITY OF MIAMI, ET
AL., CASE NO.: 23-CV-20971-JL IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM
ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.545010.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, Buschel Gibbons, P.A. ("Counsel") provided legal representation for City of
Miami ("City") Police Constant Rosemond ("Officer"), in the matter of Talisha Cooper,
individually and as personal representative of Estate of Antwon Leonard Cooper v. City of
Miami, Constant Rosemond, Case No. 23-CV-20971-JL in the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Florida ("Case"); and
WHEREAS, Counsel has asserted a claim for fees incurred in the representation of the
Officer; and
WHEREAS, Florida law recognizes that a public official may be entitled to legal
representation at public expense in order to defend himself/herself against litigation arising out
of the performance of his/her official duties. See Thornber v. City of Fort Walton Beach, 568 So.
2d 914 (Fla. 1990); see also Maloy v. Board of County Commissioners of Leon County, 946 So.
2d 1260 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Payment of attorneys' fees and costs in the amount not to exceed Ninety
Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) to Buschel Gibbons, P.A., inclusive of all fees and costs, as
reimbursement for legal fees in the Case, is authorized.'
Section 3. Funds are to be allocated from Account No.
50001.301001.545010.0000.00000.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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File ID: 19326 Enactment Number: R-26-0279
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy ng III, C y ttor -y 6/15/2026
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