HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 LATE CLAIM MEJIA 06-18-01AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: JUNE 18, 2001
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TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT:
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO PRESENT A LATE CLAIM BY
ADRIANA ME Jla; CLAIM NO. 01-28
SUMMARY:
The City Attorney is recommending that the City Council reject the Application for Leave
to Present a Late Claim; Claim No. 01-28, Adriana Mejia.
RECOMMENDATION:
After investigation and review by this office and by the City's Claims Administrators, it is
recommended that the City Council reject the Application for Leave to Present a Late
Claim and provide notice thereof to the claimant and the claimant's attorneys.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with this action.
BACKGROUND:
On May 24, 2001, the City received the attached Application for Permission to Present a
Late Claim filed on behalf of Adriana Mejia. The time for the presentation of the claim
pursuant Government Code Section 911.2 expired on or about February 3, 2001. The
alleged excuse for failure to file the late claim, because of the "inadvertence, surprise
and excusable neglect" of claimant's attorneys is not sufficient. While it repeats
language in the statute that permits the City to grant the application, there are no facts
explaining the reasons for the "inadvertence, surprise and excusable neglect." The
burden is on the claimant to establish the grounds for relief by a preponderance of the
evidence. No evidence has been presented to the City Council justifying the Application
for Relief.
ATTACHMENTS:
Claim
I'IRY-2a-2001
CITY OF TUSTIN
CITY OF TUSTIN
RECEIPT OF CLAIM
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Receipt of Claim/Summons ~_nd Complaint by the City
Clerk's office:
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City ofTus~ ?oliae Department and
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APPLICATION I~OR I~I_.MISSION
PI~.qENT LATE CLAIM
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TO*. City of Tustin Police Dcpa~t~,,ent and City of Tusxin:
Applicsdon is hereby made for permlssion to present the attached claim after tim expiration
of the lime limit pro~dcd in Oovemment Code § 911.2.
(1) As ~tateg irt tl~e attached claim, claimant's cause of action accrued on or about
August 3, 200Q, when/he vehicle she wu drivin8 was struck by & City of Turn
Police D~m'~men~ veMde at or hearse intersection of Flower and M~, in the
~ ofSanta ~ Comlt~ of Orange, State of Califorrd~.
(2) TI~ time for presenmion ofsueh claim tmder_C~ovemment Cote ~ 911.2 expired on
or about l:ebruary 3, 2001.
The reuon ibr the ~ailure lo present such claim within the time provided in
t'-ovenmpmt Code § 911.2 wss u follows: Cla/ment's anemeys, Law Offices at'
Kenne~ A. Satin, duc to iru, dvertence, surprise and excusable negIe~ tklled to make
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THE ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS
]~ofe~iannl Law Corporation
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Newport Be~c'h, CMifornb.
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MzF 19, 2001
TO:
CITY' OF TUS'I'~ POL~CE DEPARTMENT
300 Cerebra;si Way .
Tustlfl Ck 92780
CITY OF TUSTIN
Ar~: .Risk Manic. eat
300 Cantennial
Ttmln CA 92'/80
Our Client: Addana
DOI: 8/3/00
L~ntlon: Intersect;on of Flower & MacArthur, Sama Aha, C~lit'omin
Po}ice Report//00-33680
Adl~-m Mejia hereby makes a claim against CITY' OF TUSTn~' POLIC~
DEPAILTM]ENT and CITY' OF TUST~ for an amount consistent with the jurisdiaion of the
Superior Court nnd makes the following statements in support of his els;re.
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1. Claimant's sddrc~ Is 541 We.~t Alton Avenue, Apt. l~, Sants ~s CA ~707.
2. No~ ~ng t~m ~m ~ou]d be ~ to ~ ACC~ A~O~, 13~
Qum~ S~e~, S~e 101, ~o~ B~, C~i~ 92660.
~. ~e ~ date ~d plaoe ofthc o~u~ ~8 ~se to t~ claim ~e th~ C~t
~d ~ ~e ~cle she ~ d~g ~ ~ by a City cfT~fl Polica ~ent ~e
at er ne~ ~e ~on ~lo~c ~d ~hur. in the City ofS~m ~ C~
State of~~
5, C~t is ~ ~ beli~ ~at ~e above-~sted 8~ental ~ties
r~on~le to civet in that th~ ~1~ to op~te the~ a~omobi]e in a maso~ble
~ re~ ~r ~ ~e~ of~h~ moto~sts. ~ese ~ts ~or o~sMon ~n~t~ed
6. ~m~ts' ~jud~ ~cludc but ~c,oot Hmlted ~o the follo~g', injures to her h~d. bac~
7. ~e n~ of the pubNc ~pl~ees who ~ed ne~i~ence ~ not kn~ to
g, Tho ~ ;l~t b requ~ng is COherent whh thejurisdi~on of~e Supe~or CouP,
DATED: M~y 19, 2001
ATT RIqEYS
Kyle Sc°tl,/~ttomey for Claimant,
Ad~iana Mgia
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