CC SR 20190416 F - Claim against the City SinghRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 04/16/2019
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Scherman
Singh
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Emily Colborn, City Clerk
REVIEWED BY: Gabriella Yap, Deputy City Manager
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Scherman Singh claim (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The claimant alleges that he suffered severe emotional distress when a City employee
planted a video camera in the public restroom on City property. The alleged incident
occurred on September 30, 2018. The claim was filed on February 20, 2019.
The City’s Claims Administrator, Carl Warren and Company, has reviewed the claim
and advised the City to reject it due to the determination that an individual who was
formerly employed by the City placed a camera in the restroom. The employee was
subsequently caught and the matter is being handled by the Los Angeles County
District Attorney’s Office. There is no liability to the City.
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FILE WITH:
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
TO PERSON OR PROPERTY
ONS
1. Claims for death, injury to person or to personal property must be filed not
later than six months after the occurrence. (Gov. Code Sec. 911.2.)
2. Claims for damages to real property must be filed not later than 1 year after
the occurrence. (Gov. Code Sec. 911.2.)
3. Read entire claim form before filing.
4. See Page 2 for diagram upon which to locate place of accident.
5. THIS CLAIM FORM MUST BE SIGNED ON PAGE 2 AT BOTTOM.
6. Attach separate sheets, if necessary, to give full details. SIGN EACH SHEET .
TO: CITY OF HO PALOS VERDES
Name of Claimant
Scherman Singh and DOES 1-20
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Business Address of Claimant City and State
Give address and telephone number to which you desire notices or
communications to be sent regarding this claim :
La Rou x Law Group 553 N. Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 8306 Redondo Beach CA 90277
Names
Date Time ,-----,-...,..----
If claim is for Equitable Indemnity, give date Andrew Jensen
claimant served with the complaint:
Date
RESERVE FOR FILING STAMP
CLAIM NO.------
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OF RANCHO PALOS VERDE ~
FEB ;~ 0 2019
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Claimant's Social Security No.
Where did DAMAGE or occur? Describe fully, and locate on diagram on Page 2. appropriate, give
street names and address and measurements from landmarks:
Community development bathroom
Describe in detail how the DAMAGE or INJURY occurred.
City employee planted video camera in public restroom on city property .
Why do you claim the city is responsible?
Because he is their employee
Describe In detail each INJURY or DAMAGE.
Severe emotional distress
This Claim Must Be Signed on Page 2
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The amount claimed, as of the date of presentation of this claim, is computed as follows:
Damages incurred to date (exact): Estimated prospective damages as far as known:
Damage to property .................... $ Future expenses for medical and hospital care . $ ___ _
Expenses for medical and hospital care ... $ Future loss of earnings ..................... $ ___ _
Loss of earnings ...................... $ Other prospective special damages .......... $.-=-==-:==--
Special damages for ................... $ 250.000 Prospective general damages ............... $250.000
General damages ...................... $ 250,000
Total estimate prospective damages ....... $ 250 000
Total damages incurred to date ........ $1.000,000
Total amount claimed as of date of presentation of this claim: $
Was damage and/or Injury investigated by police? Yes If so, what clty? __ __:_R:.=a:.:.n:.=c.:...:h.=.o...:.P....:a::.:l.=.o=.s....:V....:e~r-=-d.=.e=.s _____ _
Were paramedics or ambulance called? If so, name city or ambulance ----------------
If injured, state date, time, name and address of doctor of your first visit -------------------
WITNESSES to DAMAGE or INJURY: List all persons and addresses of persons known to have information:
Name Address Phone. ________ _
Name Address Phone Name Address Phone ________ _
DOCTORS and HOSPITALS:
Hospital -------------'Address ______________ :Date Hospitalized:----------
Doctor Address Date of Treatment -------
Doctor Address Date of Treatment ______ _
READ CAREFULLY
For all accident claims place on following diagram names
of streets, including North, East, South, and West; indicate
place of accident by ''X" and by showing house numbers
or distances to street corners. If City Vehicle was
Involved, designate by letter "A" location of City Vehicle
when you first saw it, and by "B" location of yourself or
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your vehicle when you first saw City vehicle; location of
City vehicle at time of accident by "A-1" and location of
yourself or your vehicle at the time of the accident by
"8-1" and the point of impact by "X." NOTE: If diagrams
below do not fit the situation, attach hereto a proper
diagram signed by the claimant.
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PARKWAY
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Date:
Rooh Singh 2/19/19
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