City of Milwaukee - File #: 180207

• File #: 180207
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/8/2018
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/30/2018
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing settlement of lawsuits, Kevin Jermaine Bell v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-605; Mario Daryl Woods v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-606; Deleon Mosby v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-607; Terrance Lee Martin v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-666; David Bernard Fletcher v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-694; Sedarian Williams v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-735; Joseph Gill v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-1154; and Derrick Griffin v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-1363.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CLAIMS, MUNICIPAL LIABILITY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/8/2018	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/30/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
5/21/2018	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Elleny Christopoulos - ACA	Pass	4:0
5/18/2018	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/8/2018	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
180207
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR

Title
Substitute resolution authorizing settlement of lawsuits, Kevin Jermaine Bell v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-605; Mario Daryl Woods v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-606; Deleon Mosby v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-607; Terrance Lee Martin v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-666; David Bernard Fletcher v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-694; Sedarian Williams v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-735; Joseph Gill v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-1154; and Derrick Griffin v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-1363.

Analysis
Resolution authorizes settlement payments in the federal civil rights lawsuits entitled Kevin Jermaine Bell v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-605; Mario Daryl Woods v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-606; Deleon Mosby v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-607; Terrance Lee Martin v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-666; David Bernard Fletcher v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-694; Sedarian Williams v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-735; Joseph Gill v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-1154; and Derrick Griffin v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No.: 17-CV-1363, in the amount of $375,000.00.

Body
Whereas, the plaintiffs individually filed eight separate federal court cases in the Eastern District of Wisconsin alleging claims for unconstitutional body-cavity searches against numerous police officers and the City of Milwaukee, and the cases were then consolidated for the purposes of discovery due to the common issues of fact and law in all eight cases.

Whereas the plaintiffs have agreed to settle all eight cases for a total of $375,000.

Whereas, the City Attorney recommends and the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee deems it expeditious and just to pay the proposed settlement amount in these la...