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Subject: Communication sponsored by Alder Land, on behalf of the City Attorney, requesting authorization for the City Attorney’s Office to represent all City employees and officers in the following:
Marsheena McWhorter et al., v. City of Racine, et al. Racine County Circuit Court Case No. 2024CV96
Adam Locke v. City of Racine, et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 2025CV45
McFarland v. Kuiper, et al. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 2025CV25
The Estate of Dontae Shannon v. City of Racine, et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Case No. 2024CV1575
Das. L.K., et al., v. Brenner, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 2:25CV739
Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 06-09-2025: That the City Attorney's Office be authorized to represent all City employees and officers in these cases.
Fiscal Note: Employees and officers in all of these cases, except Locke v. City of Racine, et al., are being solely represented by the City Attorney’s Office in-house with no budgetary effect. For the Locke v. City of Racine, et al., case, the City Attorney’s Office is acting as co-counsel with outside counsel. Outside counsel will be paid from Atty-Professional Services, Account 11004 52100. Total fees are to be determined.