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File #: 22-1136A    Version: 1
Type: County Attorney Item Status: Passed
File created: 6/27/2022 Department: County Attorney
On agenda: 7/19/2022 Final action: 7/19/2022
Title: Proposed initiation of litigation in the case of Pinellas County v. Boris and Vjekoslava Gauta and DeGeorge Paving, Inc.

Subject:

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Proposed initiation of litigation in the case of Pinellas County v. Boris and Vjekoslava Gauta and DeGeorge Paving, Inc.

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Recommended Action:

Recommended Action

Approval and authorization for the County Attorney to initiate litigation in the case of Pinellas County v. Boris Gauta, et al.

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Strategic Plan:

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Summary:

Summary

This action is to recover property damage to a sewer line that occurred when DeGeorge Paving, Inc. placed an unreasonable amount of flowable fill into a depression on property owned by Boris and Vjekoslava Gauta.  The fill went into and caused damage to a sewer line owned and operated by Pinellas County.  Risk Management has been unsuccessful in their attempts to secure compensation from the property owners, driveway contractor, or their insurers.

This authorization includes bringing suit against all defendants that may be or become necessary to fully litigate this action.

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Background Information:

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Fiscal Impact:

Unknown.

 

Staff Member Responsible:

Jewel White, County Attorney
Christy Donovan Pemberton, Managing Assistant County Attorney

 

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