File #: TMP -1221    Version: 1
Type: Settlements Status: Adopted
File created: 2/14/2025 In control: Board of Estimate & Contract
On agenda: 2/18/2025 Final action: 2/18/2025
Title: Settlement of Lawsuit in the Matter of Henderson Clarke - ($150,000)
Attachments: 1. SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION ALLEGING FALSE ARREST AND UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT, VIOLATION OF RIGHT TO FAIR TRIAL - ($150,000)

Board of Estiamte & Contract:

 

                     WHEREAS, on June 10, 2020, HENDERSON CLARKE filed a Notice of Claim against the City of Mount Vernon (the “City”), seeking a sum of $475,000, alleging, among other matters, the following: (1) illegal search and seizure; (2) false arrest and unlawful imprisonment; (3) malicious prosecution; (4) violation of the right to a fair trial; and (5) failure to intervene on July 23, 2019; and

 

                     WHEREAS, the City of Mount Vernon received service of a Federal Complaint on March 3, 2021; and

 

                     WHEREAS, by letter dated February 13, 2025, the Corporation Counsel has recommended the settlement of the above-mentioned claim for the amount of $150,000.00; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

 

RESOLVED, that the claim of Henderson Clarke be settled for $150,500, with said settlement hereby approved; and be it further

 

RESOLVED, this amount shall be paid from Code A1930.494 (Judgments & Settlements) in the 2025 Budget.