Claim by John W. ThomasTHE CITY OF
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To: Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
DATE: January 5, 2010
RE: Claim Against the City of Dubuque by John W. Thomas
Claimant Date of Claim Date of Loss Nature of Claim
John W. Thomas 01/04/10 12/11/09 Property Damage
This is a claim in which claimant alleges that City of Dubuque police damaged
claimant's front door, door jam and bedroom door of his residence while performing a
welfare check.
This claim has been referred to Public Entity Risk Services of Iowa, the agent for the Iowa
Communities Assurance Pool.
cc: Michael C. Van Miliigen, City Manager
Terry Tobin, Acting Police Chief
John W. Thomas
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DUBUQUE, IOWA
SUITE 330, HARBOR VIEW PLACE, 300 MAIN STREET DUBUQUE, IA 52001 -6944
TELEPHONE (563) 583 -4113 / Fax (563) 583 -1040 / EMAIL tsteckle @cityofdubuque.org
CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
This written report constitutes your claim against the City of Dubuque, Iowa. You
should complete this form in full and attach any additional information that
supports your claim.
The claim must be filed with the City Clerk at City Hall, 50 West 13 St.,
Dubuque, IA 52001. It will then be referred to the appropriate department for
investigation and to the City Attorney's Office. Once that investigation is
completed, a report and recommendation will be submitted to the City Council.
You will be provided with a copy of that report and recommendation.
The final decision on all claims is made by the City Council. No employee of the
City of Dubuque has the authority to make any representation to you as to
whether your claim will or will not be paid.
1. Name of Claimant:
2. Address:
4. Date of Incident:
5. Time of Incident:
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6. Location of Incident (Be s ecific :
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7. Describe the accident or occurrence that caused injury or damage. (Give full
details upon which you base your claim. If a City employee was involved, give
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8. What were weather conditions like?
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9. Give name and address of any witnesses:
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10. Did police investigate? (If so, give names of officers.)
11. Was anyone njured? (If so, give names, addresses, and extent of injuries).
12. Was any damage done to property? (If so, describe property and the extent
of damages. Attach estimates of damages or describe basis for ascertaining
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13. What other damages do you aim, if any?
14. Have you been compensated for any part or all of your claim by any
insurance company? (If so, give name and address of insurance company and
amount paid.)
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15. What amount do you claim from the City of Dubuque?
16. Why do you im the City of Dubuq a is r wnsible?
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17. Have you made any claim against anyone else for damages as a result of
this incident? (If yes, give name and address.)
18. If the answer to Question 17 is yes, have you received any payment from that
source, and if so, in what amount?
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