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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: 13-7363 (JLL)
Claimant: Hansel Sosa
Claimant's Attorney: David Kreizer, Esq.
Attorney's Address: Shaw Kreizer, P.A. 42 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Settlement Amount: $40,000.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Corporation Counsel May 19, 2015
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WHEREAS, a suit was instituted in the United States District Court of New Jersey, captioned Hansel Sosa and Michael Solano v. City of Newark, et al., Docket Number: 13-7363(JLL), in which the plaintiffs sought recovery for their constitutional rights being violated; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that plaintiff Hansel Sosa was injured and a proposal has been made to resolve this litigation by payment in the total amount of $40,000.00 (Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents); and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel based upon all facts and circumstances deems it in the best interest of the City of Newark to resolve said matter by payment of the proposed Settlement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Newark to execute and accept the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Release, attached hereto.
2. Upon receipt by the Corporation Counsel of all documents deemed necessary, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to issue a check in the amount of $40,000.00 (Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents), which payment shall be made payable to "Hansel Sosa and Shaw Kreizer, P.A." and which payment will be mailed to Shaw Kreizer, 42 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701.
3. Annexed hereto is the Certification o...
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