Council File: 22-1478Subscribe via emailPrint this recordPublic Comment

Title
Colantuono Highsmith Whatley / Outside Counsel / Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles / Joshua P. Friedman / Collections Work / Contracts Amendments
Date Received / Introduced
11/23/2022
Last Changed Date
06/22/2023
Expiration Date
06/09/2025
Reference Numbers
Related Council Files: 19-0822; 20-1061; 22-0588
Case No. 2:19-CV-06182
Contract: C-140486; C-137827
City Attorney Report: R22-0417; R23-0014; R23-0172
Initiated by
City Attorney
File Activities
Date Activity  
06/22/2023 Council action final. Click to view online docs
06/13/2023 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is June 23, 2023. Click to view online docs
06/13/2023 Council adopted item forthwith. Click to view online docs
06/09/2023 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on June 13, 2023. Click to view online docs
06/09/2023 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee waived consideration of item . Click to view online docs
05/16/2023 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee. Click to view online docs
05/15/2023 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report R23-0172, dated May 15, 2023, relative to a request for closed session to discuss an amendment to the outside counsel contract with Colantuono Highsmith and Whatley, for assistance in the case Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles.
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01/30/2023 Council action final.
01/20/2023 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is January 30, 2023. Click to view online docs
01/18/2023 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. Click to view online docs
01/13/2023 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on January 18, 2023. Click to view online docs
01/13/2023 Council rereferred item to Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee, pursuant to Council Action of January 13, 2023, Council File No. 23-2000.
01/12/2023 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee waived consideration of item . Click to view online docs
01/12/2023 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee. Click to view online docs
01/12/2023 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report R23-0014, dated January 12, 2023, relative to a request for closed session to discuss amendments to Contract No. C-140486 with the law firm Colantuono, Highsmith and Whatley, for assistance in Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles; and Contract No. C-137827 with Joshua P. Friedman for judgment collections.
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11/29/2022 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee. Click to view online docs
11/23/2022 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report R22-0417, dated November 23, 2022, relative to a request for closed session to discuss amendments to Contract No. C-140486 with the law firm Colantuono, Highsmith and Whatley, for assistance in Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles; and a contingency contract with Joshua P. Friedman for collections work.
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Meeting Date: 06/13/2023
Meeting Type: Regular
Vote Action: Adopted Forthwith
Vote Given: (11 - 0 - 4)
Member Name CD Vote
(VACANT) (VACANT) 6 ABSENT
BOB BLUMENFIELD 3 YES
KEVIN DELEON 14 ABSENT
MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON 8 YES
EUNISSES HERNANDEZ 1 YES
HEATHER HUTT 10 YES
PAUL KREKORIAN 2 ABSENT
JOHN LEE 12 ABSENT
TIM MCOSKER 15 YES
TRACI PARK 11 YES
CURREN D. PRICE 9 YES
NITHYA RAMAN 4 YES
MONICA RODRIGUEZ 7 YES
HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ 13 YES
KATY YAROSLAVSKY 5 YES