Lawsuits Involving Off-Duty Officers (Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County)
| Tracking # |
01663432 |
| Multi Request | Lawsuits Involving Off-Duty Officers |
| Submitted | Sept. 18, 2024 |
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From: Aspen Ford
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. A dataset (in electronic form such as .xlsx, .csv., etc) of cases where your government municipality defended, settled or received a judgment following a lawsuit (or arbitration) that stemmed from a police officer’s off-duty actions, which includes:
- Case numbers and titles
- Brief case descriptions
- Involved officer name(s)
- Amount and date of settlement or payment to any outside party
- Any legal costs to defend the case
- Any other type of action taken as part of any judgment/settlement
2. A list of cases, dates and involved parties names, where your government’s lawyers declined to defend a lawsuit alleging any kind of misconduct or policy violation from a sworn officer for actions related to off-duty behavior or off-duty employment.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Aspen Ford.
From: Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County
METROPOLITAN CLERKS OFFICE
1 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 205
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37201
PHONE: (615) 862-6770
PublicRecords@nashville.gov
Dear Kent Hoover,
Thank you for using hubNashville!
We have received your 9/23/2024 request. You will receive a response promptly with an update on your Public Records Request.
Your Request number: 01663432
As your request is being processed, you will be updated periodically by the department(s) handling your request. The Metro Clerks Office will act as your point of contact for inquiries or follow-up communications.
If you have any questions regarding this notification, please contact the Metropolitan Clerks office at 615-862-6770.
Thank you!
Metro Public Records Request Coordinator
1 Public Square, Suite 205
Nashville, TN 37201
PublicRecords@nashville.gov
(615)862-6770
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #01663432.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County
Mr. Hoover, here is the response to your public records request:
1. A dataset of cases where your government municipality defended, settled or received a judgment following a lawsuit or arbitration that stemmed from a police officer's off-duty actions:
File Name
Docket #
Date Opened
Date Closed
Settlement/Judgment
Expenses
Venable, Anthony v. Metropolitan Government
3:18-cv-00148
2/15/2018
1/31/2020
Court Reporter, filing and mailing expenses $792.10.
Blake, Monica v. Metropolitan Government, et al.
3:18-cv-01292
11/20/2018
5/6/2019
Attorney Fees to Kyle Mothershead $50,350; Settlement Blake $99,650
Mediation and parking expenses $4693.02
2. A list of cases, dates and involved parties names, where your government's lawyers declined to defend a lawsuit alleging any kind of misconduct or policy violation from a sworn officer for actions related to off-duty behavior or off-duty employment: None.
Lora Barkenbus Fox, Associate Director of Law for the Metropolitan Government, tel (615) 862-6310
Metro Courthouse, Suite 108 P.O. Box 196300, Nashville, TN 37219-6300
This electronic message transmission contains information from the Department of Law of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited.
From: Metropolitan Government Of Nashville And Davidson County
Mr. Hoover, I need to amend the response that I sent on Tuesday. The Department of Law determined that it would not furnish defense counsel or indemnify Officer Corey Stromatt in the case of Phillip Kellogg v. Metropolitan Government, Ram Partners, LLC, First Circuit Court Case No. 16C2133.
Lora Barkenbus Fox, Associate Director of Law for the Metropolitan Government, tel (615) 862-6310
Metro Courthouse, Suite 108 P.O. Box 196300, Nashville, TN 37219-6300
This electronic message transmission contains information from the Department of Law of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited.