02-03-1998 - Sergio Roberto Teran and Wendry Teran VS City of West CovinaThe claimants a
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vehicle. The ch
data and eviden,
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claim. Specific
ity Council and City Manager
,ie Dominguez
Management
City of West Covina
Memorandum
AGENDA
ITEM NO. B-3f
DATE February 3, 1998
*PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
O ROBERTO TERAN and WENDY TERAN, minors by and
i their Guardian ad Litem WENDY LOPEZ and WENDY
IF
individually VS. CITY OF WEST COVINA
December 10, 1997, the City Clerk's Office received a claim for
liation of evidence amounting to ten million dollars per claimant.
;ge that City negligence was the proximate cause of the loss of data
lapping team for police report No. 97-4741 concerning the investigation
April 23, 1997 in which Sergio Roberto Teran was struck by a motor
nants further allege that the loss of these documents, records, computer
has resulted in impairment or loss of claimants' legal rights in their
rims concerning the accident of April 23, 1997 and emotional distress.
investigation and review of this matter, our staff and the City's claims
:)mmend denial.
Ad be considered potential lawsuits, it is requested that all
refrain from making specific public comments so as not to prejudice any
aestions should be referred to the City Attorney.
That the claim of Sergio Roberto Teran and Wendy Lisbeth Teran, minors by and through
their Guardian ad Litem Wendy Lopez and Wendy Lopez, individually filed on December
10, 1997, be denied and the claimants' attorney be so notified.
Debbie Dominguez
Administrative Aide
cc: Christopher Mill
agendal