COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Employee and Public Services Department

 

DATE:

December 22, 2004

BOARD MEETING DATE:

January 4, 2005

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Mary Welch, Director of Employee and Public Services

Priscilla H. Morse, Risk Manager

SUBJECT:

Disposition of Claims Filed Against County

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Deny the claims listed below.

 

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Provide responsive, effective, and collaborative government.

Goal 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain.

 

BACKGROUND:

Under authority of Resolution No. 35006 and Ordinance No. 2321, the Board directed the Director to process claims filed against the County. Further investigation may indicate justification for payment by the County. If so, payment will be made under the authority of the Risk Manager or will be brought back to the Board.

 

DISCUSSION:

The Risk Management Division has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action:

 

Claim #

Claimant

Recommended Board
Action and Basis

 

Claims recommended for denial:

 

G04-045

Adams, Daniel Mark

9/15/04-11/2/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges being denied of medical attention and justice for his numerous grievances while incarcerated at the San Mateo County Correctional Facility.

 

G04-043

Barnett, Robert W.

10/7/04-11/23/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges San Mateo County Assessor's Office is responsible for the misplaced or lost documents that were hand delivered showing the transfer of property.

 

G04-046

Bay Area Rapid Transit District 144

10/12/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege equitable indemnification and contractual indemnification and declaratory relief in regards to the flooding incident that occurred in South San Francisco.

 

G04-039

CSAA/Cynthia McCool

10/30/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege a tree limb from the Cypress tree that belongs to County of San Mateo fell and damaged insured’s property while a patient at the San Mateo County Medical Center.

 

M04-011

Dorsagno, Monica

11/22/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges lost personal property while a patient at the San Mateo County Medical Center.

 

G03-151

Estate of Maria Ahilet Perez and/or Successor

6/3/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege Maria Ahilet Perez, a minor, was stuck and killed by a motor vehicle due to the dangerous condition at the intersection of Kelly Avenue and Pilarcitos Avenue in Half Moon Bay.

 

G04-048

Fisher, Rudolph

10/2/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges he was denied access to the law library, a violation of minimum jail standard and his first, sixth, eighth, and fourteenth amendment.

 

G03-153

Franke, Inge and Monika

6/12/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department improperly impounded Renate Franke’s vehicle leading into her being struck by a car while walking Airport Street near La Granada Street in an unincorporated area in San Mateo County.

 

Claim #

Claimant

Recommended Board
Action and Basis

 

Claims recommended for denial:

 

G04-038

Godinez, Tomas Lopez

10/21/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges several officers with a search warrant caused damages to his personal property at 904 Golden Gate Avenue in Half Moon Bay.

 

G04-023

Jackson, Karen, Sherese, and Nickolas (minor)

8/16/04-10/14/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege the County of San Mateo knowingly and willingly entered into conspiracy by a social worker to deliberately withhold pertinent information and placed fraudulent information into a falsified child abuse report.

 

G03-148

Mendoza, Jaime

6/2/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges he was a patient/passenger in a medical transportation vehicle that was involved in a traffic accident causing severe injuries.

 

G03-149

Meyer, George R.

5/21/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges pain and suffering due to a gun shot wound in the right leg by an undercover officer.

 

G03-151C

Negrete, Maria Del Carmen

6/3/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges her daughter, Maria Ahilet Perez, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle due to the dangerous condition at the intersection of Kelly Avenue and Pilarcitos Avenue in Half Moon Bay.

 

G04-047

Peninou French Laundry and Cleaners, Inc.

8/14/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege Northwest Construction, a contractor for the County of San Mateo, caused damages that resulted in brown outs and electrical damages to their plant and equipment.

 

G03-151B

Perez, Jareli Lisett (minor)

6/3/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, a minor, alleges serious emotional distress as a result of witnessing her sister Ahilet being struck and mortally injured in the crosswalk at Kelly Avenue and Pilarcitos Avenue in Half Moon Bay.

Claim #

Claimant

Recommended Board
Action and Basis

 

Claims recommended for denial:

 

G03-151D

Perez, Jose Carmen

6/3/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges his daughter, Maria Ahilet Perez, was struck and killed due to the dangerous condition at the intersection of Kelly Avenue and Pilarcitos Avenue in Half Moon Bay.

 

G04-037C

Rodriguez, Elizabeth

8/7/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges the wrongful conduct of the police agencies caused her physical harm and severe emotional trauma.

 

M03-036

Sanchez, John

5/23/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges the negligent failure to properly treat Rosalinde Sanchez while a patient at the San Mateo County Medical Center resulted in her death.

 

G04-036

Sanderson, Ian

7/14/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges damages to the front end of his vehicle were due to a large gouge on the roadway at the Redondo Beach Road parking lot.

 

G04-042

Sandoval, Eliezer

5/23/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges personal injury due to being beat by Millbrae Police Officers using unnecessary and excessive force.

 

G04-040

Sarup, Suresh

7/29/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges damages to his property at 990 El Camino Real in San Bruno was caused by the Narcotics Task Force.

 

G04-044

Underwood, Michael Leroy

7/23/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges invasion of privacy due to the opening of his confidential, legal mail by a Sheriff’s Deputy.

 

G04-037B

Villalobos, Fidel

8/7/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges the wrongful conduct of the police agencies caused him physical harm and severe emotional trauma.

 

G04-037

Villalobos, Guadalupe

8/7/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges the wrongful conduct of the police agencies caused her physical harm and severe emotional trauma.