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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: 18-cv-00082 (JXN-LDW)
Claimant: Kashanda Brown
Claimant's Attorney: Samuel Anyan, Jr., Esq., Wapner Newman, 2000 Market Street, Suite 2750, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Settlement Amount: $75,000.00
Funding Source: Insurance Fund
Additional Comments:
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WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Kashanda Brown instituted a suit captioned Kashanda Brown v. City of Newark and Kenneth Gaulette and John Does 1-10; Jane Does 1-10; ABC Corporations 1-10; et al. United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Docket 18-cv-00082 (JXN-LDW), in which the Plaintiff sought recovery for damages for alleged violations of her constitutional rights and for tort injuries; and
WHEREAS, a settlement proposal has been made to resolve this litigation in its entirety by execution of the attached Settlement Agreement and Release, and payment in the total amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.00) ("Settlement Sum"); and
WHEREAS, to avoid the costly expense of litigation, the Parties and the City's Corporation Counsel desire to amicably resolve this matter with payment by the City of Newark in the total amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($75,000.00), in exchange for Plaintiff's execution of the Settlement Agreement and Release (attached) as a full and complete release of the matter; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel based upon all facts and circumstances presented, deems it in the best interest of the City of Newark to resolve said matter by execution of the Settlement Agreement and Release and payment of the proposed Settlement Sum.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Corporation Counsel is authorized on behalf of the City of Newark, to enter into, execute and accep...
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