Police Settlements (City Attorney's Office Santa Ana)

Joey Scott filed this request with the City Attorney's Office Santa Ana of Santa Ana, CA.
Tracking #

25-581

Multi Request Police Settlements
Due Dec. 9, 2024
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

From: Joey Scott

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 1/1/16 detail lawsuits brought against the city's police department. This should include any documentation mechanism your department uses to track lawsuits. It should also include any documents 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.

Please provide all available materials from January 1, 2016 through November 6, 2024.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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,

Joey Scott

From: Joey Scott

Please include case number data and payout amounts.

From: City Attorney's Office Santa Ana

Dear Mr. Scott,

Please kindly find this email in response to your request for public records sent to the City Attorney for the City of Santa Ana. First, we obviously want to apologize to you and your agency for any delay in responding to this request below. As soon as this email is sent out, I will work directly with our City Clerk’s Office to upload your request into the City’s NextRequest system for immediate processing by our office.

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In addition to your request below, would you please also confirm if your office is seeking copies of settlement agreements regarding police actions for the date range shared below of Jan. 1, 2016 through November 6, 2024?

If any questions, please do let me know.

Sincerely,

David Quintana
Sr. Paralegal and Sr. Legal Management Analyst
City of Santa Ana/City Attorney’s Office
20 Civic Center Plaza, M-29
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Phone - (714) 647-6990
Fax- (714) 647-6515

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