Police Settlements Info (Office Of The City Clerk - Salinas)
| Multi Request | Police Settlements Info |
| Submitted | Oct. 17, 2018 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of all reports, lists, databases, or individual documents created since Jan. 1, 2016 that detail lawsuits brought against the city's police department and the outcome of lawsuits brought against the city's police department which includes the financial settlement. This should include any documentation mechanism your department uses to track lawsuits. It should also include any documents that your department submits to local, state, or federal agencies listing the number and/or status of lawsuits brought against the police department.
This request should be construed to include documents compiled quarterly, annually, or in other increments as well as documents or databases that contain responsive information over a longer time span.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 17, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 17, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office Of The City Clerk - Salinas
See attachments and response below. Email was entered incorrectly.
Patricia M. Barajas, CMC
City Clerk
City of Salinas
200 Lincoln Avenue
Salinas, California 93901
patricib@ci.salinas.ca.us<mailto:patricib@ci.salinas.ca.us>
(831) 758-7383
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Dear Mrs. Barajas,
Thank you for your response. I would just like to confirm that there have not been any settlements resulting in a civil lawsuit brought against the police department.
Thank you again for all your hard work.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Office Of The City Clerk - Salinas
That is correct per our City Attorney Christopher A. Callihan.
Patricia M. Barajas, CMC
City Clerk
City of Salinas
200 Lincoln Avenue
Salinas, California 93901
patricib@ci.salinas.ca.us<mailto:patricib@ci.salinas.ca.us>
(831) 758-7383
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Dear Ms. Barajas,
Thank you again for preparing the document. However, we wanted to confirm that there have not been any financial settlements resulting in cases against the police department. If so, can you please include the amount (if public) next to the case name.
Thank you for all your help on this matter.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Office Of The City Clerk - Salinas
The City Clerk forwarded your request to my attention.
You request confirmation "that there have not been any financial settlements resulting in cases against the police department." The time period of your request is January 1, 2016 through present.
Generally, financial settlements do not result in litigation against the City or the Police Department. It appears you are requesting confirmation whether since January 1, 2016 there have been any cases against the Salinas Police Department which have resulted in financial settlements, i.e., settlement of litigation against the City of Salinas and/or Salinas Police Department. Since January 1, 2016, the City of Salinas has settled one case which originated in 2014: The City settled a litigation matter brought against the City and the Salinas Police Department and various Police Department personnel by Rita Acosta for a total of $50,000.
The City did not have any other settlements of litigation in Police Department-related cased since January 1, 2016.
Thank you.
Christopher A. Callihan, Esq.
City Attorney
City of Salinas
200 Lincoln Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901-2639
Telephone: (831) 758-7256 (main)
Telephone: (831) 758-7418 (direct)
Facsimile: (831) 758-7257
Email: chrisc@ci.salinas.ca.us<mailto:chrisc@ci.salinas.ca.us>
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