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File #: 23-456    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 8/28/2023 In control: Council Work Session
On agenda: 9/11/2023 Final action: 9/11/2023
Title: Lawrence T. Johnson v. Brian Kelly, Colorado Springs Police Department, Officer Walker and K-9 Dog, Case No. 23-cv-01031-DDD-MEH, United States District Court, District of Colorado Presenter: Wynetta Massey, City Attorney
Attachments: 1. 23-456_Council Representation Memo - Lawrence Johnson

 

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Lawrence T. Johnson v. Brian Kelly, Colorado Springs Police Department, Officer Walker and K-9 Dog, Case No. 23-cv-01031-DDD-MEH, United States District Court, District of Colorado

 

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Wynetta Massey, City Attorney

 

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Lawrence T. Johnson v. Brian Kelly, Colorado Springs Police Department, Officer Walker and K-9 Dog, Case No. 23-cv-01031-DDD-MEH, United States District Court, District of Colorado

The Civil Action Investigation Committee has met and recommends that the City represent Officers Brian Kelly and Michael Walker as required by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act and the Peace Officer’s Liability Act. Officers Kelly and Walker were acting in the course and scope of their employment and not in a willful and wanton manner. As usual, City Council should reserve the right not to pay any award of punitive damages.

 

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