CITY OF PROVIDENCE: Committee on Claims Meeting July 19
Monday, July 18, 2016
SUITS
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1. ANTHONY CARAMAN (V. Edward Formisano, Esquire) vs. the CITY of PROVIDENCE, 15-151. Compensation for injuries and damages sustained on or about October 15, 2014, whereby petitioner was arrested allegedly with unnecessary and excessive force and struck by a Providence Police officer. (Continued March 9, 2016, April 11, 2016 and June 8, 2016)
2. DAVID LUSSIER vs. the CITY of PROVIDENCE. Dispute relative to retirement benefits. (Continued June 8, 2016)
3. LUIS MENDONCA (Robert J. Caron, Esquire) vs. the CITY OF PROVIDENCE, 12-234. Compensation for injuries and damages sustained on or about October 10, 2009, whereby petitioner alleges a felony assault committed upon him, civil rights violations and a conspiracy to violate his civil rights by members of the Police Department.
Claim $5,000,000.00
4. CHRISTOPHER OWENS AND TYLER OWENS, (Christopher J. O'Connor, Esquire) vs. the CITY of PROVIDENCE, 15-573. Compensation for injuries and damages sustained on September 19, 2012, whereby petitioner alleges civil rights and constitutional rights were violated. (Continued April 11, 2016 and June 8, 2016)
Claim $1,000,000.00
5. JOHN PRINCE (Richard A. Sinapi, Esquire) vs. the CITY of PROVIDENCE, 15-587. Compensation for injuries and damages sustained on or about September 10, 2015, whereby petitioner alleges unlawful interference of rights to freedom of speech and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure and for trespass, excessive and unreasonable force and assault by officers in the City Police Department. (Continued April 11, 2016 and June 8, 2016)
Claim $350,000.00
PER ORDER THE Committee on Claims and Pending Suits
Councilman Samuel D. Zurier, Chairman
The Committee will seek to enter into Executive Session pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws Section 42-46-5 (a) (2).
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