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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April $, 19$5
SUBJECT Claim of Dennis L. Herrington
EXHIBITS ATTACHED Claim
RECOMMENDATION Deny claim and notify insurance carrier and claimant
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Amount of claim - $10,000
DESCRIPTION Dennis L. Herrington has filed a claim against the
City in the amount of $10,000 , alleging false arrest .
It is Staff ' s recommendation that the City Council deny the claim and notify
both the claimant and the City ' s insurance carrier.
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COPIES TO : Mark A. Kliszewski , Attorney
211 Joaquin Avenue
ITEM NO . "7'`, tai San Leandro , CA 94577
Ben Fernandez , Cooper MCKen--ie Murphy
R 2 C EIVED
APR 31985
Cl'iY OF DUBLIN
1 Crli AGAINST CITY OF DUBLIN
2
NAME OF CLAIMANT: DENNIS L. HERRINGTON
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ADDRESS OF CLAIMANT: 8600 Edenberry Place
4 Dublin, CA 94568
5 SEND NOTICE TO: MARK A. KLISZEWSKI, Attorney
211 Joaquin Avenue
6 San Leandro, CA 94577
7 DATE OF OCCURENCE: January 22, 1985
8 PLACE OF OCCURENCE: County of Alameda
9 CIRCUMSTANCES OF OCCURENCE: Due to an administrative error by the City of
Dublin, a warrant for claimant's arrest was
10 issued in October or November, 1984. Claimant
was served by mail with said warrant on or about
11 November 29, 1984. Claimant called the
Traffic Division for the Livermore-Pleasanton
12 Judicial District on or about December 3, 1984,
and was told by a county employee that said
13 administrative error would be corrected. On or
14 about January 22, 1985, claimant was falsely
arrested under the authority of said warrant.
15 Claimant was handcuffed, taken to Santa Rita,
and detained in a holding cell with numerous oth r
16 arrestees. As a result of the City of Dublin's
administrative errors, claimant was jailed, con-
17 fined, humiliated, embarrassed, fearful for his
well being, and generally mistreated by agents
18 acting on behalf of the City.
19 DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE: Emotional, psychological, and mental stress and
trauma. Expenses incurred because of the arrest
20 EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE: Various clerks and administrative personnel for
21 .the City of Dublin.
22 TOTAL AMOUNT CLAIMED: $10,000.00 1
23 BREAKDOWN OF AMOUNT CLAIMED: Emotional damage, various expenses.
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25 DATED: _ APRIL_2, 19_85
MA A. KLISZEW I
26 Attorney for Plaint f
MARK A. KLISZEWSKI
ATTORNEY AT LAW
211 JOAQUIN AVENUE
SAN LEANDRO. CA 94977
(415) 493.2040
1 PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL (1013a, 2015 . 5 C .C.P . )
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3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
4 I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County
5 aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party
6 to the within entitled action; my business address is 211 Joaquin
7 Avenue , Suite G, San Leandro, California. On April 2, 1985 ,
8 I served the within
9 CLAIM AGAINST CITY OF DUBLIN
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12 on the Parties in said action , by placing a true copy thereof
13 enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid,
14 in the United States mail box at San Leandro, California,
15 addressed as follows:
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Attention: City Clerk
17 City of Dublin
6500 Dublin Blvd.
18 1 Dublin, CA 94566
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24 I declare, under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true
25 and correct. Executed on April 2. 1985 , at San Leandro ,
26 I� California.
HARK A. KLISZEWSKI
ATTORNEY AT LAW
211 JOAQUIN AVENUE
SAN LEANORO. CA 94577
14151 4034040