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Meeting Jul 10, 2018 - SPECIAL MEETING OF THEM UT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD - 7:00 p.m.
Category 5. CONSENT AGENDA
Subject 5.4 Motion to authorize the Village Manager to execute a settlement agreement in the case
of Kraman v. Hoskinson
Access Public
Type Action (Consent)
Preferred Date Jul 10f 2018
Absolute Date Jul 10f 2018
Fiscal Impact Ye -2
Dollar Amount 145f000.00
Budgeted No
Budget Source Risk Management Fund
Recommended Action Authorize the Village Manager to execute a settlement agreement in the case of Kraman v.
Hoskinson in the amount of $145,000.
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On May 10, 2015, Mount Prospect Police Officer Thomas Hoskinson initiated a traffic stop of plaintiff Jeffrey
Kraman after noticing an obstruction devise on the back license plate of Mr. Kraman's vehicle. During the traffic stop
Officer Hoskinson became suspicious of items in the vehicle and wanted to confirm they were not stolen. Mr. Kraman
claimed at the beginning of the traffic stop that he was experiencing atrial fibrillation. Officer Hoskinson summoned
Mount Prospect Fire Department paramedics who provided Kraman with treatment while Police checked out the retail
items in the plaintiffs vehicle. The paramedics confirmed the plaintiff was in arterial fibrillation and was transported to
NWCH. However, there is no record of treatment from the ER.
The Plaintiff filed suit in federal District Court alleging a section 1983 civil rights violation for illegal seizure due to the
55 minute traffic stop. The complaint also included allegations of spoliation of evidence, civil conspiracy, false
imprisonment, and willful and wanton conduct. Prior to the start of trial, the plaintiff offered a settlement of $250,000.
The Village Attorney advised the cost of further litigation could exceed $200,000 and the conduct of Officer
Hoskinson on tape was unprofessional for a Police Officer and created a potential liability for the Village. The assigned
magistrate suggested the Village settle the litigation for $145,000 inclusive of attorneys fees and court costs. The
Village Board approved the proposed settlement in closed session on June 5th. Pursuant to the terms of the
settlement agreement, neither the Village or Hoskinson admit any wrongdoing or liability. The plaintiff accepted this
settlement offer and will dismiss the claim with prejudice. The action requested of the Board is to authorize the Village
Manager to execute the agreement and authorize the $145,000 payment.
Alternatives
1. Authorize the Village Manager to execute a settlement agreement in the case of Kraman v. Hoskinson in the amount of
$145,000.
2. Action at discretion of Village Board.
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Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Village Board authorize the Village Manager to execute a settlement agreement in the case
of Kraman v. Hoskinson in the amount of $145,000. This settlement avoids lengthy and expensive litigation costs for
the Village.
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will be no separate discussion of those items unless a Board member or member from the audience so requests, in
which the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its sequence on the agenda.
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WHEREAS, PWRTamwaud vadcnjs 4,2 (),&C § 1983 I�derai civil I,jgj,)N g,qfjiTjIS aDd
Swul SY Wks against Hoskinwn, the vni,"riwom N4othnt FIrs)sP`,0 1H)fiCC` officers,
"Adler, 014'" 10mov Pro"spect F 11'4: Dg:panjrlW and mhc Vlflqk';'aIssef folth
nxwe pankularly in the it' tht,' Lawsiiil, whkh cWnw dw Wndanrys home denkd and
c'onbrnle tcll dervi,; Find
WHEREAS, Me DWdej COW gmnled panial i'lU19"Ileffl and disnIsm;ed all
ddhWarns hem Be Lawmit except Hask Wim and
%YHEREA& h is mi"t the WE of Ninfil'I" on(I the EkI�Jldaylk In filfly md Wb�
NmAvc and SwOu We LAWSWL dWh rmpctlivc chdins, Whkh exust bev'Vet"'n afl
Wer chims or nmers %Wh awy exist ()m,, ajymably exkwd 1,getv,ea7n dwirn'wi of the" Kfilw' of d'tis
Agreeint,,,ro arwd c'rack 6,110 as fiffl and nnoi and nvoinal rcleasc
NOIN TEIEREFORE, in conAdemdon of the fi:m:going,, and �brod-ter gawO(j and vWimable
conskiemdomAha mWewy of mi NIV is here,,by acknf'Wedged:
I . Ocy"jugation Hut nf Me ccntlmined iri tfic,,
PwwnWe Immm are WOMOwWd mamma) Sectkin I nf flds Alyrecinew Rms rnatcriid tenris and
jeroWns agmed to by NeAdRAnd le Dekn6m,
I ThiAgmmnmtcoiistittite,!,sti,jecoznpi,,oriiiscan(,I
sudement of dispined c1wirrn' that is made Wayoiad fiirth' caMfS 0fR43ad0!M Nh)thins c,'arwained
lwrehi, gwm any actions wkwi Q Piaffitiff Or the Do,,,,Ja�:ndairas nt conrwcfion shafl
comsthuto he cnnaved as or be ckemed to & any arhnkshn Of WL SMU, or mvwg&9nF,!
whWmwvm on dw pan of my pwq,
3, s� ulvanerll ami '64[cjmmin"15, PwWRTamd the Defimdants intend this Agreenaent to
be a covinfilvit,,, aiird toun.solutkm,n m,in(.) swdement ar any aful all, claftin of any JIdTI'4I' whedher
asserted or not asseried. knomn or uniumilm. Owt NOW naY hriVe oi� possibly could have
zWainm Ow IkAndows q"n du daw uNK Almonw,
4. INSIAMI Of tile LINvsult, MAW W d0flss wwiih p�)rt-juduce his )a)vsvii igainm
flii�w Definidimis in its cinfirety
5, Paypicnt jp.t,w p11amiwjff, In m-iurn foT the Maimpys VMS ami wQaAWal'q
Ms ch)inis, causes of ambn and ober actionaNc rnaMns of any kind and the disni�ii.,;&fl Mfll
pujixfi(:e Of tile, Lavouh Hid aginst ow r)ewwoN in A endretythe Vfflage agrecs u) pjjwtliv
PIUM Ac mml W'S145,0cul 0,00, inclumWe of A Mraq- Ru, coos and expenum inaured by
Me Plaintiff or ttie 11IRinfiff s atturneys reMve to the Lammum
6, 'Ifir NOViffis,' Mc Mainfifl' ziigaees W sumo
lesr'W'Jinsibifity fiw° OH cmisuriding: fit:ns of nny kind. 1huse luiown and unkmown, hicluding bul nuf
1imixed to mediml Hen& tax lkns,, real prop eriy pliens and attorney hcrm ffonii the proceeds int
did Women A 1he cxtent dmi an), person secks Io enforce any fiens agapnst the 1Defendunius,,
or anyonc us. ocialed %wit die Defindants, the INQUITape" to hoW hamims the Dcf�:ndtiniis a
anyone %bb IN: VUWW% and is poun cuinent am! nnwv ukewd und aRmOted
W'66als. President and 'Irusices, officeni, ernployce.s, attotneys, agents, VoWlifleN's " SX1iNXSSO1'S.
eweu:aaa.a rs llegal and/or pusonal Tepresentallives of any Idnd. insurem zind assigns (hereinafter
rdlued to as Afflage Affiliates-) for aH mwid fiens. The fllaiu,ififf ah;o herchY agrees ur) defend
flM Defendanu, 211"1 tile Villagc Affilimcs agahtst the enfomenumt of said fiens and tau aSSUMC all
cosM e'xpfnses aind attorpicy Fees iviated to :,aid delensv
A (Imcgi Rellease aind Covenant ?,Jot TO SUC, '111c, PlaindfE on tiehA f of Nnisel r
and his hch, known and LAnown. mwwom, adm illus1rutors. sticcessors, un d a,,,,signs, for and it)
consideration of the pupwol set WK ppm M. krev=aWy and uncondifloaaHy releases and
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uu'lfil flve,,,nd af tinne dNdiaqes vmd acquits the [MnlciwvPs airid tile ViUni,ge Affifiates
f4m any and aN claijn�s, rcharge�,,,,
of, ,at,'�tion vf
k¢nd relued w as Ux TNhn§i whPow. t i
I Aviv of in, equitly, %V111u!tnel w:r,:rur,A,
cunWipmum or Mciaw, an�d I,Aihetlu,°r Ummi or unkn4nvo, or
Mh Mic 111a,intiffhas, i,md nir have the DeIndants or Q VAge ADDIus an—sinj,"
ftolrn or rchi,611g to, ac,,ts; or wnusstons 0,I)rough fl -le r,,Ificx:tivc date lki cn,
linvolving fillicre or coMbubg t6has or WW IWIS nr mpiplum 1011h occanTed dumqgh the
(,ffcc,,dve dake of
& Me CWhns mkowd und %vWNvd by I,& AgmmmmV Wdwk, An am nw 101wd W,
ahe, spe(.iffi: (.airlas ro or arising out of the aikpgdons arid (,Iairrls, Set fbdr) ini tire,
pbadbgs 4 Me Lawsuk. cNims Ar pahi and suAbring, rnerazil an<J cnnodonizii
or oler Oinns under any fideral, state local
rcpdadon, orde'r, ordinance, cir cxd'u a,r au'llhoritly,
Plairaiff ackriowledges" and agrees th& tnul
MWE Of 69 ChIls Conqumn0d and ndemed hy tHs Agwemwnt nmy = now WI be known coil,
anficipatcd by hinra. Jb*vwq 4 is du imumbn of 5c Phhd6emi We Lkhm%W havo TEM"
V1, IIS A(JrREPN,4EP,,,f f S[11�11, ME A� A, 1,3AR, 1`01,Z ALL, IIP41]� 1"o IZA(.1"I AND
F�',V[,`,RY (','LAII�)4, CHARGE. LIABIIATY, ANDA)FR ( 'AUSEOF AC110N OF ANYMNI),
MAT DIE PLAit"I4111,"F 1AA,Y HAVE M HAS IM) A,(3AJP,4SJ' IIIIIE I)EFEIIMAT,,,�l'T S Ald)
TIIF WILAOR AFFHAATES."Ie PWhWAAbnher acknmm3dgen and agnms Umt even if h<,,,a,
nmy hemWK dW:avcr differtn' ,j fn' rn� or in addhIn im lose iwiy known, suqwcud co,
MOM Io bc We %001 respal to sw:h claims, dcmmWs or mums of acdock that this Ageemnent
wRI be and renmA VROve in [,,iiii n,spccls in(otwhhsMndKg any sucin, cliiffierxna on" aciffiti("nuil fiact.""',
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R 0ht, efrwemanis and nymes not ui sue. to Hale a charge, to nnice ,,,;
AS or denran& to cmurnowe or nulmahor eads or nOrwcie (cxcept,, as requircd
hy Ow (o gbm Wmony). in any actkin or pmc"dKg K uRy kWd in a,, cmm. lrdbw tw,
goveronNnil agengy or is any, OLher Omni (w h; aumiel any nimxy. heneN. can wha irhas; f hvrr�
any proceeding. %Akh Wd be prWmid hour Ods directly by thc,
m' brfn)qq�hh' bq arl'y cnd'vw'r P""I'SOM' OT rlvhieh� J'rl oo'ide redef orh,uannnaa 'u
To the Plaintiff, �,,,u'id agives W indcinniQ Me Wmhnm apir�,st' any ,'und aN
expmucs and auouwys" hes in the even( the Plainar nuches um rnne aroi nu,; W,
.ansa PWWdff Wsa asigns Ui thin. IMAdanu A UP 6gMs. dilm. and hvemm; W any (AS'
hann an), proceeding Rh al 6"!w pr'echnded h"�ny this Agmcmem
that th'c" tcrins" of Illis
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cunfidr,�:raial, w)id fr�')rn
to fl,"wrin a nrs 6'nZ lhcn si's'
"J[H I'llof �nt""rlrdt r'nr
any Ohnnadon concerning IN Agreemcrw,"> i un�,,, cnfiv�, vraitie"', e" rfi t
"A M n - 0 � h 51% k A Ad dw,'y
Rl we UMWM"S 03"he M".—
uj keep this /YKAMO uml 4�' [f': Tana Ibc,
aC'7'13N""i Ot 4fkcra nrla)' i'U' ,"'OMC 1")jowo Awne PUbHC OIC lIXACMIliai fb?'
d isc, I o,,; t 00
hlri'aala tr�' of pM'orrnfatkw: Ac�, rna,,),, be i,,ej-%'e(J 1,hu V
and wtukqy Wgatb',)ln to resixind YcS
12. Ply AMnmys: Fees am! Coom, The PW&hff lyulves his d9hL if Hny. to allarmey
Ims and cam& The PhOdY W pay aH INgolOn coms he lmsunrd and IN PhhVHF vill bear 0
his incmird expumes in th impOwN and pnTumbn of 16 Agmernent,
N
LT Owke of Inaml Savigs MWK vem, rws Aareernma idl; be governed by
Unds I= If any prow isOns (I His Agmemmit AW hc WTHMl:°d or refimccl erd,orcen,4crit hy
am), coint of Aictior�, tht- pin"),visions lnt�)t oll"� rt:fiasf,�(Ji
nmifn in M Me and Met,
14, Entire Thk Agn,,%nnetv wptsmus the endnc %igj%,,,,ctvcm the
MaNdRind am: DAndants US ;wpw to A rmucm sm AS her6n and surmrsedes A julor
or urlda rstcAndinp. if an., benwen the Phahitiff and thw Deferidants. The,, PlairaJff'
acknoWedges that except Ar the enthch pmvkbns of dis Agmenwal- no pmndso; or
I'll JVCSCrIaalinris of t"'iner! ha"ce, �Irwfcn Irr""ide to Irian b,,,9), thc,,, or thch, tr,)
Moe hhn to emer into this AgraenlenL No nwdhcmhn aftfiis czti w rnlade CNA."ITI
in wridng wid signed by the PAWIT and 1ha6a;irwon and an authorMl tyresenwaive of thc
vlflagc,
15, For Sa�njenwpl Onb . This Agmemml k enwmd into ft scuk,,,rnera pitrpe,,;scs 01,11"y
zmld Ote catnWom6c of A disputed CAM ucuml or poteinfial, %�,vhich. Ow PIMIT has
or nny beiNve he ha& AlVer Ns Agrvemw the dedshen to enter into Ids AgreernWL nOl
anyding dune punuaw to US Agmemem. MwN be uwatrw,ed to tee fut acintission or c,vidcnce of
any or, ain(y habifity by thc, Plaintiff A,rr the sisch
AbURy beWg expressy denied. Ar wHI ffis Agreercwenf,, its or its be
adnnissfl,,�Ie irt any proceeding wher dwa,,,a rm c)cecding to c.,nfctr(,:e the t,cr'inrts ofthis Agse,,enient,
Aa'`„ 4 [ thtPWjraSffapf!, t�j; Pt;tbrxiaras, Tl-ia,, i11,r,i6nflff
and the Lkfendants i and v,;,rrranr thmt (a) flrey Amvc the capaciq,%, fiell pwver and
�,Iuihority to hoar Agra crncrt; (b) dw indiviAm! slidng an bOmW or ow wjwge is
WSW to do w; (c) they how not assigned. encwnbmvd cir ir[ ark�y rriunriler, trarjlst�rrecl all or
any portion cif the clahns coveied by Us Agwounu (d) 1hurc cire, no other fl' afnis. chargcs,,
complairas, acfions Rw rM M, arbitradonsor other claints or procecdings, Twnding bet%veer)
dW PhflfflM'�!md Lhc DcR'enlJuiLs iri LIFIN cuullL bLlurc wrN agentn" or in "ally fivurri, and (c) no
Mhei person or Lhird p has any right, tiflt!, or huriv, in any of 111le Chihns covei-ed b% flik
Agrecinicni
17. Supcelyp[q 1k "Qn, "nis Agmanut shaH IN: binding l.qmn tind inurv, �o ilpmn,,
bencht offlic Plarntil) and the Defendanis ind fficir msq�ivctive personal iepresentaflvies, officia�
repeseivia6ves. ngevos, iwiurers, avorneys, execulum, succes,,orsand
Wgris,
18, Knoxving and VoWinwil' Sigfliflg Of PON YOMn0, Ile Maimiff repesenis
and wiwrajus ffiaiPhe has rculd lhi�i Agrecrinent and undersuichs afl (if ins tums, and he
Lks Agwerucia Mumarily and %ilow draws or imclue inAumux, iiind with full knoW:cdSc of its
Q00cmica, imunding w be Negully txwnd, The Plainflff ackinow1edges 11,im by signing this
A�prxmcni- he is CHANG M" ATL ('1.4MMS ACAINNT Fflh HOSKINSON
ARM jjHj %qLIATE c)F mowr PROSPECT,
It QquiwQ 1 u AnsW1 Add%xv IN: PWAM"and the UWAdws Nn 1wd
rwnwwhQ uppwimAy to cmnuh whh awwn"s or WwAiAvhms riffl1eir oA,jj clp� sjng J)cj'(uw
exec,uting this Agreemew.
20. Counterpiq7s, TO Agreenwnt may A c%muwd in couritciparts, each of which
m, !!)c signed separatcpy and inay 1)c enforciDaWeas an original. but all of lw'hich together shaH
imnsthutc but one agreenilent,
IN WH NESS \A/1 IEREOF, the Maintiff wid dic L)0'pra�ndanis have exccuwd ffius
Agmemmu by allNing th6r sipwiwvs and At dwes of ewunki where indicated b1clow, Thic,
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