HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS BY DAVID WALKER RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS BY
DAVID WALKER (CLAIMANT) IN THE AGGREGATE SUM OF SEVENTY-
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000.00), PAYABLE AS FOLLOWS:
FULCHER HAGLER LLP,
AS ATTORNEYS FOR DAVID WALKER; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATOR TO DISBURSE THE AMOUNT OF
SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($75,000.00);
•IN)CONFLICT FOR THISNG ,
GEORGIA CODE OF ORDINANCES
INSTANCE ONLY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, David Walker made a claim of false imprisonment, false arrest,
malicious prosecution, and negligence stemming from a taser incident involving Deputy
Mitchell Black;
WHEREAS, all parties to said claims desire to settle all claims; and
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WHEREAS, Claimant has agreed to settle all claims against
County forathecsumonof
County, Deputy Mitchell Black, and the Sheriff of Richmond to Fulcher Hagler LLP.
seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00), payable
WHEREAS,it is in the best interests of Augusta,Georgia to resolve this matter and
pay the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) to Claimant as set out
above to settle all claims of Claimant against Deputy Mitchell Black, Augusta-Richmond
County, the Sheriff of Richmond County and their employees and agents arising out of
the facts alleged in said claim:
While responding to a call about a stolen purse, Deputy Mitchell Black became
involved in a verbal altercation m his taserh Claimant,
Claimant and arrestedthhm for disorderly
e scene. Deputy
Black fired both cartridges from
conduct.
WHEREAS,Augusta,Georgia acknowledges that the payment set forth herein does
not constitute any admission of liability on the part of Augusta, Georgia, the Sheriff of
Richmond County, or any of their deputies or employees and liability is expressly denied;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Augusta, Georgia
Commission,
Section 1: The Augusta, Georgia Commission will settle theclaims
sos t forth
above for the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00), payable
lcher
Hagler LLP, attorneys for David Walker.
Section 2: The County Administrator is authorized to pay a total sum of
seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00),payable to Fulcher Hagler LLP, attorneys for
David Walker.
Settlement Resolution
David Walker v.Deputy Black et al.
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Section 3: To the extent that any section of the AUGUSTA,GA.CODE is in conflict
herewith, that subsection is waived for this instance only.
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Adopted this � day of , 2018.
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. ERTIFICATION
The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission
on , 2018 and that such Resolution has not been modified or
rescinded as of the date hereof and the undersigned further certifies that attached hereto
is a true copy of the Resolution which was approved and adopted in the foregoing
meeting(s).
Lena J. Bonner, Clerk of Commission
Settlement Resolution
David Walker v.Deputy Black et al.
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