City Council

(23)\n20-0263-S5\nCOMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to (1) a\nproposed Second Amendment to Contract No. 201616 witth Gibson,\nDunn & Crutcher, LLP for representation of the City in the case\nentitled LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et\nal.; and (2) a request for closed session to confer with the City Council\nwith regards to the underlying litigation relative to case referenced\nabove.\nRecommendations for Council action:\n1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to amend Contract No. 201616\nwith Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP to increase the funding from\nthe previously amended allocation of $5,694,000 to a new total\namount of $7,494,000. This $1,800,000 will be paid through\nfunds that were previously approved by City Council for Outside\nCounsel costs (Council file No. 25-1225) on December 10,\n2025.\n2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare\nController instructions for any necessary technical adjustments,\nsubject to the approval of the CAO, and authorize the Controller\nto implement the instructions.\n[The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), (e)(1), and (d)\n(4) [significant exposure to litigation] to (1) confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to a proposed Amendment to Legal Services\nAgreement No. C-201616 with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP\nrelated to the case entitled LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v.\nCity of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Central\nDistrict Case No. 2:20-cv-02291-DOC-KES, Ninth Circuit Court of\nAppeals Case No. 22-55687 (one potential plaintiff).]; and (2) to\nconfer with its legal counsel with regards to the underlying\nlitigation relative to this matter.\n(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the\nabove matter.)