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Home My Public Portal About18-9527 William Green Case 2018-13143 Sponsored by: City Attorney RESOLUTION NO. 18-9527 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE BROWN LAW GROUP, LLC, TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA IN WILLIAM J. GREEN, JR. VS CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, CASE NUMBER 2018-13143 SP- 05; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on July 9, 2018, the Plaintiff served the City of Opa-locka ("City") with a Statement of Claim for unpaid wages; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is in the best interest of the City to authorize The Brown Law Group, LLC to provide representation to the City in William J. Green, Jr. vs. City of Opa-locka, Florida et. al., Case Number 2018-13143 SP-05. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA: Section 1. RECITALS ADOPTED. The recitals to the preamble herein are incorporated by reference. Section 2.AUTHORIZATION Pursuant to the agreement the City has with The Brown Law Group, LLC, the City Commission authorizes The Brown Law Group, LLC to represent the City in William J. Green, Jr. vs. City of Opa-locka, Florida, Case Number 2018-13143 SP-05. Section 3. SCRIVENER'S ERRORS. Sections of this Resolution may be renumbered or re-lettered and corrections of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected copy of same with the City Clerk. Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption and is subject to the approval of the Governor or his designee. Resolution No. 18-9527 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1S` day of August, 2018. yra L.' .ylor ayor Attest to: Approved as to form and legal sufficiency: Joan Flores THE BROWN LAW GROUP, LLC City lerk City Attorney Moved by: COMMISSIONER HOLMES Seconded by: COMMISSIONER PIGATT Commissioner Vote: 3-1 Commissioner Holmes: YES Commissioner Riley: YES Commissioner Pigatt: NO Vice Mayor Kelley: YES Mayor Taylor: NOT PRESENT IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,FLORIDA. DIVISION CASE NUMBER NOTICE TO APPEAR Cra FOR PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 18 - 1 3 14 3 ❑ OTHER (File in Quadruplicate) SP " SPO5 SECTION NO. _ PLAINTIFF(S) VS. DEFE DANT(S) SERVICE cf.„ /di a-"f"/0 q.„D FNDANT(S)TO BE SERI ED AT: MA 2 STATE OF FLORIDA NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF(S)AND DEFENDANT(S) YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you are required to appear in person or bratEmey at UL 2a2018, 73 West Flagler,St.,Miami, Florida, Sixth Floor, Courtroom 6-4/On 20 at �'• OIM.,fl pretrial conference before a Judge oft is ou ecticti on# IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY THE CASE WILL NOT BE TRIED AT THAT TIME. DO NOT BRING WITNESSES—APPEAR IN PERSON OR BY ATTORNEY The defendant(s) must appear in court on the date specified in order to avoid a default judgment. The plaintiff(s) must appear to avoid having the case dismissed for lack of prosecution.A written MOTION or ANSWER to the court by the plaintiff(s)or the defendant(s) shall not excuse the personal appearance of a party or its attorney in the PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. The date and time of the pretrial conference CANNOT be rescheduled without good cause and prior court approval. A corporation may be represented at any stage of the trial court proceedings by an officer of the corporation or any employee authorized in writing by an officer of the corporation. Written authorization must be brought to the Pretrial Conference. The purpose of the pretrial conference is to record your appearance, to determine if you admit all or part of the claim, to enable the court to determine the nature of the case, and to set the case for trial if the case cannot be resolved at the pretrial conference. You or your attorney should be prepared to confer with the court and to explain briefly the nature of your dispute, state what efforts have been made to settle the dispute, exhibit any documents necessary to prove the case, state the names and addresses of your witnesses, stipulate to the facts that will require no proof and will expedite the trial, and estimate how long it will take to try the case. IMPORTANT–SEE REVERSE CLK/CT.389 Rev.02/11 Clerk's web address:www.miami-dadeclerk.com Mediation may take place at the pretrial conference. Whoever appears for a party must have full authority to settle. Failure to have full authority to settle at this pretrial conference may result in the imposition of costs and attorney fees incurred by the opposing party. If you admit the claim, but desire additional time to pay, you must come and state the circumstances to the court. The court may or may not approve a payment plan and withhold judgment or execution or levy. RIGHT TO VENUE: The law gives the person or company who has sued you the right to file in any one of several places as listed below. However, if you have been sued in any place other than one of these places, you, as the defendant(s), have the right to request that the case be moved to a proper location or venue. A proper location or venue may be one of the following: 1.Where the contract was entered into. 2. If the suit is on an unsecured promissory note,where the note is signed or where the maker resides. 3.If the suit is to recover property or to foreclosure a lien,where the property is located. 4.Where the event giving rise to the suit occurred. 5.Where any one or more of the defendants sued reside. 6.Any location agreed to in a contract. 7 In any action for money due,if there is no agreement as to where suit may be filed,where payment is to be made. If you, as the defendant(s), believe the plaintiff(s) has/have not sued in one of these correct places, you must appear on your court date and orally request a transfer, or you must file a WRITTEN request for transfer in affidavit form(sworn to under oath)with the court 7 days prior to your first court date and send a copy to the plaintiff(s)or plaintiffs(s')attorney, if any. A copy of the statement of claim shall be served with this summons. DATE HARVEY RUVIN Maria Guevara JUN 1 9 *,-ci) CLERK OF THE COURTS BY: DEPUTY CLERK COPY TO ❑ Mailed ❑ Hand-Delivered ❑ Plaintiff COURT SEAL ❑ Attorney ❑ Process Server ❑ Sheriff FILED BY B7.-Mseryi J ADDRESS:- 1'' j'tJ (3 1"- '7 4-( TELEPHONE: 5 C52- '4 0/ ✓" AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 ADA NOTICE If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court's ADA Coordinator, Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, 175 NW Is` Ave., Suite 2702, Miami, FL 33128, Telephone (305) 349-7175; TDD (305) 349-7174, Fax (305) 349-7355 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. IMPORTANT--SEE REVERSE CLK/CT.389 Rev.02/11 Clerk's web address:www.miami-dadeclerk.com IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,FLORIDA. DIVISION CASE NUMBER CIVIL STATEMENT OF CLAIM 5❑ DISTRICTS (File in Duplicate Plus One For Each Defendant) SP ❑ OTHER SECTION NO. PLAINTIFF VS. DEFENDANT(S) CLOCK IN O; 3-7 e4 40A (L)C1L4 -- I HE ORiGNAL PILED ml JUN 1 9 2U1B The Plaintiff sues the Defendant for money Address: G -- Phone Number: owed Plaintiff by Defendant;and which is past due and unpaid;for(As marked(x)below): t ei g ❑ Good,wares and merchandise sold by plaintiff,to defendant; ❑ Work done and materials furnished by plaintiff, to defendant; ❑ Money lent by plaintiff to the defendant which is due and payable; ❑ Money due to plaintiff upon accounts stated and agreed to between them; ❑ On a written instrument,copy of which is attached hereto; ❑ Rent for certain premises in Miami-Dade County, Florida,Viz; [tither(Explain) ❑ Any additional facts in connection with any of the above: (USE ADDITIONAL SHEET IF NECESSARY) L/1! t2 Where Plaintiff demands judgment in the sum of $ 1 v (✓ - /J together with court costs and any further costs which the Court may assess. _ The Plaintiff, ��;'1 says the foregoing is a just and true statement of the amount owed by defendant to plaintiff, exclusive of all lawful setoffs, and that defendant has no lawful defenses which would preclude the collection of said amount. Affiant states that the defendant(s)is/are not in the military service of th• nited States. ) Attorney's 1Sig Y's Bar No. tL, J`!n7i?�s� 21 • -1I Address of Attorney/Plaintiff Telephone No. Z 7_6 7 :7 G L -F,i�� Y '7j,"'Pl t�1 ''v' '� (:2-'5, V �7(-I y F The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of ,20 by who is personally known to me or who has produced as identification and did❑/did not❑take an oath. SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME this day of 20 HARVEY RUVIN — NOTARY PUBLIC, CLERK OF COURTS State of Florida Deputy Clerk My Commission Expires: IMPORTANT:SEE REVERSE CLKICT.333 Rev.05/11 Clerk's web address:www.miami-dadeclerk.com