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Pratt v. City of Toledo
Department of Law
T. Lavalette (x1856)
Revised
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Authorizing the partial settlement of claims brought in Pratt v. City of Toledo; authorizing the expenditure of $800,000 from the Risk Management Fund; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City has reached a settlement with the remaining two plaintiffs in a lawsuit captioned Pratt, et al., v. City of Toledo, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-01111, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division. In exchange for full releases, the City has agreed to pay $800,000 in aggregate to the plaintiffs listed below, inclusive of attorneys’ fees. In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege they were injured by Toledo Police officers during civil rights protests on May 30, 2020.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That payments of $200,000 to Robert Kowalski and $600,000 to Saray Pratt, and to their Attorneys Friedman, Gilbert & Gehardstein, and D. Lee Johnson & Associates, for a total of $800,000, in Case No. 3:21-cv-01111 captioned Pratt, et al. v. City of Toledo, et al. pending in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, are approved for expenditure from the Risk Management Fund Account Code 7095-12000-1157001STDSTD.
SECTION 2. That payment of these claims is contingent upon the execution of proper releases by each claimant.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Finance is authorized to draw their warrant or warrants in the amounts referenced above to the named against the above Account Code in payment of the above-authorized obligations upon presentation of the proper vouchers.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance being an emergency measure shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property and for the further reason that this ordinance must be immediately effective in order to implement the settlement.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 11, nays 0.
Passed: January 14, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: January 14, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor