§ 2.40.115. Reporting significant litigation and judgments.


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  • A.

    Quarterly report of significant litigation: Within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, for all suits in which an attorney in the department of law is counsel of record for the metropolitan government, or the department of law has hired or is supervising an outside attorney as counsel of record for the metropolitan government, the metropolitan attorney shall report to the metropolitan council if the suit includes claims being asserted against the metropolitan government which seek a total amount greater than three hundred thousand dollars. Each quarterly report shall include the names of the parties, the court in which the case is pending, the case number, a brief description of the amount of damages and any other remedies being sought against the metropolitan government, and the name of counsel of record for the metropolitan government if not employed in the department of law.

    B.

    Report of judgments entered against the metropolitan government: The metropolitan attorney shall report to the metropolitan council all judgments entered against the metropolitan government within thirty days from the date that the judgment becomes final. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the names of the parties, the court in which the case is pending, the case number, the amount of the judgment, and a summary of the facts giving rise to the lawsuit.

(Ord. BL2016-220 § 1, 2016; Ord. BL2004-428 § 1, 2004)