City of Milwaukee - File #: 180105

• File #: 180105
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/17/2018
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/10/2018
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing settlement of lawsuit, Charles Collins, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al. in the amount of $1,900,000.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CLAIMS, MUNICIPAL LIABILITY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/19/2018	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/10/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:2
7/2/2018	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	3:2
6/11/2018	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	4:0
5/31/2018	1	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/30/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO	Pass	14:0
5/8/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	HELD IN COUNCIL; Minutes note: Ald. Coggs abstain Ald. Borkowski moved to Hold at Council. There were no objections.	Pass	14:0
4/30/2018	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
4/30/2018	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Jan Smokowicz - Deputy CA	Pass	5:0
4/19/2018	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/17/2018	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
180105
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing settlement of lawsuit, Charles Collins, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al. in the amount of $1,900,000.
Analysis
Resolution authorizes settlement of federal civil rights lawsuit entitled Charles Collins, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al., Case No. 17-CV-00234-JPS by authorizing the City Attorney to execute a settlement agreement and consent decree providing for certain actions by the police department and fire and police commission and for the payment of $1,900,000 for attorneys’ fees and costs claimed by counsel for the plaintiffs.
Body
Whereas, Charles Collins, Dallas Adams, Caleb Roberts, Stephen Jansen, Gregory Chambers, Alicia Silvestre, David Crowley, and Jeremy Brown filed a complaint on their behalf and seeking class certification against the City of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission, and Edward Flynn, alleging that members of the police department violated the plaintiffs’ rights and the rights of others by unlawfully stopping, frisking, or searching people and by engaging in such conduct in a racially or ethnically discriminatory manner; and

Whereas, The plaintiffs have made no claim for personal damages or injuries on their behalf or on the behalf of others, but have sought payment under federal law for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs; and

Whereas, The parties have agreed to settle this lawsuit with an agreement for certain actions by the Milwaukee Police Department, the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission, and by agreement to pay of $1,900,000 for attorneys’ fees and costs to the plaintiffs, as set forth in the attached proposed Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the City Attorney is authorized to effectuate the attached Settlement Agreement and such further documents as may be necessary and related thereto; and, be it

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