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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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Employee and Public Services Department
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DATE:
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December 22, 2004
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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January 4, 2005
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Mary Welch, Director of Employee and Public Services
Priscilla H. Morse, Risk Manager
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SUBJECT:
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Disposition of Claims Filed Against County
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Deny the claims listed below.
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VISION ALIGNMENT:
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Commitment: Provide responsive, effective, and collaborative government.
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Goal 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain.
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BACKGROUND:
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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.
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DISCUSSION:
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The Risk Management Division has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action:
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Claim #
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Claimant
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Recommended Board
Action and Basis
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Claims recommended for denial:
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G04-045
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Adams, Daniel Mark
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9/15/04-11/2/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges being denied of medical attention and justice for his numerous grievances while incarcerated at the San Mateo County Correctional Facility.
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G04-043
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Barnett, Robert W.
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10/7/04-11/23/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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G04-046
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Bay Area Rapid Transit District 144
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10/12/04 Non-culpable
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Claimants allege equitable indemnification and contractual indemnification and declaratory relief in regards to the flooding incident that occurred in South San Francisco.
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G04-039
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CSAA/Cynthia McCool
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10/30/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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M04-011
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Dorsagno, Monica
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11/22/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges lost personal property while a patient at the San Mateo County Medical Center.
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G03-151
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Estate of Maria Ahilet Perez and/or Successor
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6/3/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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G04-048
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Fisher, Rudolph
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10/2/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges he was denied access to the law library, a violation of minimum jail standard and his first, sixth, eighth, and fourteenth amendment.
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G03-153
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Franke, Inge and Monika
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6/12/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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Claim #
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Claimant
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Recommended Board
Action and Basis
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Claims recommended for denial:
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G04-038
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Godinez, Tomas Lopez
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10/21/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges several officers with a search warrant caused damages to his personal property at 904 Golden Gate Avenue in Half Moon Bay.
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G04-023
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Jackson, Karen, Sherese, and Nickolas (minor)
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8/16/04-10/14/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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G03-148
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Mendoza, Jaime
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6/2/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges he was a patient/passenger in a medical transportation vehicle that was involved in a traffic accident causing severe injuries.
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G03-149
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Meyer, George R.
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5/21/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges pain and suffering due to a gun shot wound in the right leg by an undercover officer.
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G03-151C
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Negrete, Maria Del Carmen
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6/3/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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G04-047
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Peninou French Laundry and Cleaners, Inc.
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8/14/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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G03-151B
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Perez, Jareli Lisett (minor)
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6/3/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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Claim #
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Claimant
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Recommended Board
Action and Basis
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Claims recommended for denial:
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G03-151D
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Perez, Jose Carmen
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6/3/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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G04-037C
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Rodriguez, Elizabeth
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8/7/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges the wrongful conduct of the police agencies caused her physical harm and severe emotional trauma.
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M03-036
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Sanchez, John
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5/23/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges the negligent failure to properly treat Rosalinde Sanchez while a patient at the San Mateo County Medical Center resulted in her death.
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G04-036
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Sanderson, Ian
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7/14/04 Non-culpable
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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.
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G04-042
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Sandoval, Eliezer
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5/23/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges personal injury due to being beat by Millbrae Police Officers using unnecessary and excessive force.
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G04-040
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Sarup, Suresh
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7/29/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges damages to his property at 990 El Camino Real in San Bruno was caused by the Narcotics Task Force.
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G04-044
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Underwood, Michael Leroy
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7/23/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges invasion of privacy due to the opening of his confidential, legal mail by a Sheriff’s Deputy.
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G04-037B
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Villalobos, Fidel
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8/7/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges the wrongful conduct of the police agencies caused him physical harm and severe emotional trauma.
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G04-037
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Villalobos, Guadalupe
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8/7/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges the wrongful conduct of the police agencies caused her physical harm and severe emotional trauma.
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