The ordinance authorizes the settlement of a $6 million lawsuit against the City and several officials related to an employment dispute. It is currently pending committee action.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Gabriel Shin against the City and County of San Francisco, Jeanine Nicholson, Robert Postel, Tom O’Connor, David Brown, Patricia Lee, Joe Certain, and Robert Muhammad for $6,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 31, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:23-cv-000456-VC; entitled Gabriel Shin v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a lawsuit settlement involving the City and County of San Francisco and an employee dispute.
Gabriel Shin filed a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco and several individuals in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, citing an employment dispute.
The City Attorney recommended settling the lawsuit for $6,000,000, as authorized by Charter Section 6.102(5).
The ordinance authorizing the settlement was received from the City Attorney's office.
The ordinance was received and assigned to a committee for further action.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record