File #: 030674    Version: 1 Name: Closed Session - Existing Litigation, City as Plaintiff
Type: Motion Status: Litigation-Attorney
Introduced: 4/22/2003 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 4/29/2003 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following existing litigation in which the City alleges, in sum, that manufacturers, distributors and dealers of handguns have created a public nuisance and engaged in unfair and unlawful business practices by distributing guns in ways that enable criminals and juveniles to acquire them. Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1) permit this closed session. Discussion in open session concerning these matters would likely and unavoidably prejudice the position of the City in the pending lawsuit listed below. People of the State of California v. Arcadia Machine & Tool, Inc., et al. J. C. C. P. No. 4095 (originally S. F. Superior Court No. 303-753 (filed May 25, 1999), pending before the Hon. Vincent P. DiFiglia in San Diego Superior Court.
Sponsors: Matt Gonzalez
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