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Home My WebLink About10 CLAIM #395-34 11-14-95 LAW OFFICES OF ROURKE. WOODRUFF & SPRADLIN A pROFIE~IONAL CORPOI~ATION MEMORANDUM .qN0. 10 :11-20-95 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Tustin FROM' City Attorney DATE: November 14, 1995 RE: Claim of Farnavaz Kasra: Claim No. 95-34 RECOMMENDATION After investigation and review, it is recommended that the above-referenced claim be rejected and that the City Clerk be directed to give proper notice of the rejection to the claimant and to the claimant's attorney. DISCUSSION Claimant alleges unspecified damages stemming from a citation he receiVed after a traffic accident which occurred on June 21, 1995, in the City of Tustin. His citation was dismissed based on the officer's failure to appear. Police Officers endeavor to make all scheduled appearances, but occasionally due to the press of other business, or due to failure of the courts to give adequate and timely notice, officers may not appear in court on such citations. Such inaction by the City does not present grounds for liability for the City. Enclosure cc: William Al HustOn, City Manager LAW OFFICES OF FARAH F. ROOHGANDOM TELEPHONE 2700 N. MAIN STREET (714) 541-0995 .... . SUITE 602 ,. SANTA ANA,, CALIFORNIA 92705 FAX - " · . ~ (714) 541-0996 ...... · -- -- PUBLIC ENTITY cLAIM. ' " '.' .. .. · ' TO'. THE 'HONORABLE ,:MAYOR A~D CITY COUNCIL, The '.city -..of '"Tustin, · .;.,~':. ' . .:-.:-'.:...-;'~a'~ ~orn.~ a.....,-.':~, ~.~ ~ .-. ~. .,.-.'.:.. , ,:. i ',. .). :.~' . :.,.: '.... 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NO?: d-'-.-3M13 SO S ':" ,. ......... . .... . ; -' ~ '" . ~,:: :BEGAN.'.fiMAKI NG ':."AN ':' .:.UN S~FEi-.':~L~NE:;,'.'CHANG ~.;:.'!!.WH I CH : ' RESU'LTED:'~:IN'~:AN~'[ iMPACT'-i::BET~. EEN:.::.THE -PARTIES ,: ;..'-.~PLEASE,:.REFER'!:-TO3.POr.--ICE,.'. REPORT '.N'O'.i.):[-.:.:9 ~.'..-. O I I. 8 5.::~i:.':..:A.i:MOTORCY CLE PoLicF~'-]'bFF]ICER'~ARRIg.'EDi!'::A~ '- SCENE'-'AND {'~'~KE 'W t.TH :.A~ L'~[it NV'0LVED'.:.PART I'E S'2'J{:.f:fHE':':~ S P~-'C~E~2'TH ~-'?'/s CEN E;','/- -.'.::':.':~!?.-2 ."-'-.- "'" :'-:- ~ [-AND.:< DETERMINED '"'[THAT"-;i:,~R'"~':";fGROSN I CKi .' WAS. i.yAT.:.~.FAU.~.;T[~..-.~;`;:.~i.~AT~.~j}TH:IS:~.i~.~``IME:.::~.~:~?:.~i...~..~::}~i(' -;'"'::'..' .... ~ . . ....-. ,...,~:., .: . .,.. .. ......... ? ?, , .. .. , . .... . . .;...,.....,..., · ,;.y: ....... ~.~, ..... ,q,.;.. ,.:..,.,-,.:. '- ' ' ':-: OFFICER".i-:L 9::;.---SE ~A:, ":-.". 'BADGE'::j"..NO'.":'00.0 655"~, ARR IVED:::::AT::'~.'THE :~,:,: SCENE.~-:.-AND::iq;i:'-~,,:,-:.-.' ~,. (. · ..- --....:...- ..... : .... ,. · . .:: .. . . :~.... · ... -.. .... .,... ~.., .. .0N),:;.,,...:,;:,.,... ,...,., '-- .. 'IMMEDIATELY,~TOOKzOVER.'~-THE':INVESTIGATION'; '·"AFTER A-'LONG .CONVERSATI .:~',:,~.:-_:'..:~.-.:::.-,' - - ' ':W I TH "I~Ri::"-':GROSN I CK:,"'.io~'F[i.~'ER :"}SE JA[:- SHOCK: H'I ~ :-):HAND '-?..--:.THEN" ~E~,: APPROiiCH'ED',.?.~,Jii5.:./:i:'' · ' '- '-" "THE. :CLA I'MANT:JAND '..BEG'A~;J'.:TA'LKi NC .[TO. "THE 'CLAIPLANT.:::AND [THE-.i"O?HE~ · ': :[ .. '-::'DRIVER }"'. MR':!.-::W ILL I/M~"~.Ei.'[:!.BRANNAN',:'. THE .DR I-VER ::,OF'-'-THE.' ':COUNTY. TRucK"}"['.[.-'.~:!',"('~ i: :'!j.:[';i]'"-ii': .':': "::':':."-'": WH I L'E:'T~E":FiRsT'!'POL'I'CE~[OFF'I CER .WAS AT.`.THE.:.ScENE....`..I.N.VESTI~GAT.~N~.:..TH[IS..::i.!.~;/i?~::...~.::.~}[~:~`::) · SPOKE WITH OFFICER SEJA, HE WALKED OVER THE GRASS AREA· NEAR BY, AND LAID DOWN. UNDER 'THE SUN, QUIET 'CALM AND RELAXED. AT THAT POINT, I INFORMED OFFICER SEJA THAT SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS AT THE SCENE HAD WITNESSED . THIS ACCIDENT /~ND . WANTED- 'TO GIVE THEIR STATEMENT. OFFICER'SEJA.RESPONDED.'IN A SARCASTIC TONE STATING THAT HE~KNOWS..HIS JOB. AT THE SCENE'OFFICER SEJA DID'NOT INDICATE WHO WAS AT'-FAULT'AND-BASED ON THE 'FACTS AND' THE PRIOR OFFICER AT THE o' ."scENE".IT'WAS VERY CLEAR WHO WAS LT.:FAULT.' IT. WAS'TO THE CLAIMANT'S ' ..'.-suRPRI'SE:"-.WHEN HE '".RECEIVED A' CITATION.' VIA' 'MA~L. '- .MR. SEJA .- ...wRONGFULEY'; INTENTIONALLY'-AND'MALIClOUSLY--.CITED -THE .cLAIMANT. IN ':--','-..VIOL~TION"OF"'CVC SEC.'-2'1755-(UNSAFE"PAssING-oN THE-:RIGHT). ':'"IT .WAS · '. QUIET -OBVIOUS THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN AGREEMENT 'MADE 'BETWEEN OFFICER- · . .SEJA'"AND..MR:.' :GROSNICK.' - THE 'CLAIMANT.:-SET -THIS. MATTER. FOR A .TRIAL,. o?. I.:E ; THE-TR/LFFIC. CITATION 'HOWEVER,. OFFICER 'SEJA DID NOT:APPEAR :-- .AND..~.G~,AIMANT':WON. ON .DEFAULT. -" : : .. u~_ .... '- . . . -. .-.-- - .. · ':"'" ..... ":' '-'"'"' '"'- "-::':"'--~- -"" "" - "':" " """ "'" .... ~- ' ' '" '' DDLE' .. :. ':~.: .".,".':-' ': CE'.SErORT ;... :"-.CSOSNI'CK/'STATED :'T AT' ' SE.':WAS 'fIN"THE. SI . · :' '(" }' '""~LANE ',?-."ACTIVATED.' H I S'"R'I GHT': .TURN''.'S I GNAZ";: "LOOKED ' INTO :H I'S' RI GHT' OUT' :-, -' _"'} '.. " .~--'sIDE':"RE;~RV.IEW' .~MIRROR,"~' SAW;'NO ,'VEHI. CLES':':APPROACHING .".'AND:':' STATED "TO-'" ' ":"'..... ' 'MOVE":INTO:'THE :'IiANE .' ' AT"~THAT. 'POI.NT 'iHE :SAW.': THE CLAIMANTPASS I NG': HIM'-' ' ...... . IN".THE LANE~ ~3' THE'RIGHT'FRONT BUMP. ER'~OF"MR. GROSNICK"S VEHICLE-'~' '- ' . COLLIDED"WITH RIGHT' REAR' TIRE OF' THE CLAIMANT'S VEHICLE.".'~ BASED ON · ' MR,~'GROS~ICK'S"STATEMENT'AT'T'HE-SCENE' HE "'SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND .AT -;" -" ..' FAUL'T FOR UNSAFE LANE CHANGE" AT':THE SCENE MR GROSNI'CK 'TOLD.THE CL'AIMANT THAT HE WAS UNDER THE' IMPRESSION THAT THE RIGHT LANE.WAS' A'.TURN' ONLY LANE, THUS, HE DID NOT EVEN LOOK 'IN HIS SIDE MIRROR 'TO .-_ SEE.',iF"THERE'WERE:'tN" VEHICLES.'-ON..THE :.#3 LANE. - "" . . · :P0".'iCE ErO T CITED 'THE C AIMANT. ' .. . · . · '- ' 6 ".'NAME OF. THE pUBLIC EMPLOYEES cA~sING THE iNJORY.'0R'.-DAMAGES. IF KNOWN.: ' .. · · _ officer L.F. SEJA, BADGE'No'.'''0~0655- - 7. ' ~'0UNT CLAIMED AND BAS!S'FOE' COMPUTATI. ON' '- Unknown .at this time,' but' jurisdiction' over the-'claim rests in. th~ -"-'. Superi0r Court. - . .... .. '~ -;[ L'-NOTICES'.TO' ' -" ' -' .' - '-' ' .... · . : .....,.- . . . . - . . - : ~ ',-'. -- L'~w'.':'5'f"fices :~f :'Far'ah''F': Roohga~dom-' ": : . .. .. - -._ -- · · 2700':;.N.-"Main 'Street, ' Suite" 602' '..' ' ... - .. . San'ta"'Ana'~" California .:92701 .... - .... ".., ...... .:,_ -, ,' '~':~. 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