27-0018: Subject: Estate Of Lolomania Soakai, Et Al. V. Walid Abdelaziz, Et Al. From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Estate Of Decedent Lolomania Soakai, Lavinia Soakai, An Individual And Personal Representative Of The Estate, Daniel Fifita, Samieuela Finau, And Ina Lavalu V. City Of Oakland, Walid Abdelaziz, And Jimmy Marin-Coronel, U.S. District Court, Northern District Of California Case No. 23-CV-00381 SK, City Attorney File No. 35435, By Payment In The Amount Of Seventeen Million Dollars And Zero Cents ($17,000,000.00) (Police Department - Unauthorized Pursuit)

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Subject: Estate Of Lolomania Soakai, Et Al. V. Walid Abdelaziz, Et Al. From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Estate Of Decedent Lolomania Soakai, Lavinia Soakai, An Individual And Personal Representative Of The Estate, Daniel Fifita, Samieuela Finau, And Ina Lavalu V. City Of Oakland, Walid Abdelaziz, And Jimmy Marin-Coronel, U.S. District Court, Northern District Of California Case No. 23-CV-00381 SK, City Attorney File No. 35435, By Payment In The Amount Of Seventeen Million Dollars And Zero Cents ($17,000,000.00) (Police Department - Unauthorized Pursuit)

Summary

Oakland legislation authorizes the City Attorney to settle a federal lawsuit arising from a June 26, 2022 unauthorized police pursuit. Former Oakland officers Walid Abdelaziz and Jimmy Marin-Coronel followed a driver who crashed into people at International Boulevard and 54th Avenue, killing Lolomania Soakai and injuring four others. The City was dismissed as a defendant but agreed to settle claims involving the officers for $17 million, without admitting liability. Oakland will fund the first $5 million through its self-insurance, with excess coverage from PRISM. The Council approved the settlement in closed session on July 9, 2026, and the resolution directs the City Attorney to complete it.