Record #: Or2017-404   
Type: Order Status: Passed
Intro date: 9/6/2017 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
Final action: 9/6/2017
Title: Settlement agreement regarding case of Jose Lopez, by his wife and next best friend Sandra Cardiel v. Chicago Police Officers Steven Vidljinovic, John Guettler, Jose Valdovinos, Antonio Valenzuela, Manuel Gonzalez, Armando Alamillo, Joseph DeMonica, Daniel Lopez, Sergeant Mark Kearns, Watch Commander Robert Dubiel, Chicago Fire Department Paramedics Sandra Cheatham, Julio Mendoza and the City of Chicago, cited as 12 CV 5751 (U.S. Dist. Ct. ND Ill.)
Sponsors: Dept./Agency
Topic: LAWSUITS/SETTLEMENTS - Lawsuits
Attachments: 1. Or2017-404.pdf

Ordered, that the Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized and directed to enter into and execute a Settlement Agreement in the following matter: Jose Lopez, by his wife and next best friend Sandra Cardiel v. Chicago Police Officers Steven Vidljinovic, John Guettler, Jose Valdovinos, Antonio Valenzuela, Manuel Gonzalez, Armando Alamillo, Joseph DeMonica, Daniel Lopez, Sergeant Mark Kearns, Watch Commander Robert Dubiel, Chicago Fire Department Paramedics Sandra Cheatham, Julio Mendoza and the City of Chicago, cited 12 CV 5751 (U.S. Dist. Ct. ND 111.) as in the amount of $9,500,000.

 

CHICAGO September 6.2017

 

 

 

To the President and Members of the City Council:

 

Your Committee on Finance having had under consideration

 

Four (4) orders authorizing the Corporation Counsel to enter into and execute a Settlement Order for the following cases:

 

A.      Jose Lopez, by his wife and next best friend Sandra Cardiel v. Chicago

Police Officers Steven Vidljinovic. John Guettler. Jose Valdovinos, Antonio Valenzuela. Manuel Gonzalez. Armando Alamillo, Joseph DeMonica, Daniel Lopez, Sergeant Mark Keams, Watch Commander Robert Dubiel, Chicago Fire Department Paramedics Sandra Cheatham. Julio Mendoza and the City of Chicago, cited as 12 CV 5751 (U.S. Dist. Ct. ND 111.)

 

Amount:

$9,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that your Honorable Body pass the proposed Order Transmitted Herewith.

 

(a viva voce vote

dissenting vote(s).

This recommendation was concurred in by

of members of the committee with

 

Chairman