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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
1
251045
Name:
Settlement of Lawsuit - Tommy O. Johnson, John
Doe, and Others Similarly Situated - $5,845,000
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Passed
File created:
In control:
10/28/2025
Clerk of the Board
On agenda:
Final action:
10/28/2025
12/17/2025
Enactment date:
12/17/2025
257-25
Enactment #:
Title:
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Tommy O. Johnson, by and through his
Attorney-in-Fact Rev. Doris White and John Doe, by and through his conservator Thomas O’Connor,
on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, against the City and County of San Francisco
for $5,845,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 24, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No.
CPF-20-517064; entitled Tommy O. Johnson, by and through his Attorney-in-Fact Rev. Doris White
and John Doe, by and through his conservator Thomas O’Connor, on behalf of themselves and all
others similarly situated v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves claims of
elder/dependent adult abuse, invasion of privacy, negligence, and violations of patients’ rights brought
by over 700 former and current residents of Laguna Honda Hospital.
Sponsors:
Attachments:
1. Leg Ver1, 2. Comm Pkt 112025, 3. Public Correspondence 111925, 4. Board Pkt 120225, 5. Board
Pkt 120925, 6. Leg Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
10/20/2025
1
RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
President
10/28/2025
1
RECOMMENDED
Government Audit and Oversight
Committee
11/20/2025
1
Pass
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors
12/2/2025
1
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
12/9/2025
1
Pass
APPROVED
Mayor
12/17/2025
1