City Attorney asks Council for private session on Hill Street sidewalk vault fall case

The lawsuit stems from a 2023 fall into an open, uncovered vault in a sidewalk under the Santa Monica Freeway overpass.

City Council· posted Jun 17Report

The City Attorney wants the City Council to meet privately with lawyers about a lawsuit over a fall into an uncovered sidewalk vault on Hill Street under the Santa Monica Freeway overpass on November 16, 2023. The office recommends the closed session so the Council can consider action by the city's Claims Board.

What happens next

Council to hold a closed session on the pending litigation

How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
  1. 14–0–1
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Hydee Feldstein Soto

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