LA County Board

78. Settlement of the Matters Entitled, Sammy Newman, et al. v. County of\nLos Angeles, et al. and Edward Malloy v. County of Los Angeles, et al.\nLos Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of\nthe matters entitled, Sammy Newman, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al.,\nUnited States District Court Case No. 2:22-CV-03467, and Edward Malloy v.\nCounty of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No.\n2:22-CV-04836 in the amount of $1,500,000; and instruct the Auditor-Controller\nto draw a warrant to implement this settlement from the Sheriff's Department's\nbudget.\nThese Federal civil rights lawsuits allege Plaintiffs were unconstitutionally group\nsearched by Sheriff's Department jail staff at the Men's Central Jail. (26-3273)