66-149
RESOLUTION 66.R-l49
AUTHORIZING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA
TO CONDUCT. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ANAHEIM
. ( type your legal name here)
(called Public End User herein) has acquired certain concrete
WHEREAS ~
and steel pipe from certain manufacturers thereof, either
directly or indirectly; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the manufacturers of said
pipe and other persons have acted in violation of the antitrust
laws of the United States and of the State of California and
that Public End User in the acquisition of said pipe may have
paid more for said pipe or projects containing pipe than would
have been paid if lawful competitive conditions had prevailed;
and
WHEREAS, the Attorney General of California, acting
in his official capacity to protect and further the legal
interests of the State, its political subdivisions and agencies,
has offered to act as the legal representative of Public End
User in connection with these matters;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED BY PUBLIC END USER,
acting through its duly constituted governing body, to take
any and all legal action and proceedings that he may deem
appropriate to recover for Public End User such monetary
damages and other compensation to which it may be entitled
under applicable law, federal or state, by reason of legal
injuries received in the course of acquiring said pipe. In
so acting as attorney on behalf of Public End User, the
Attorney General may, among other things:
1.
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1. Determine in his discretion what pipe
acquisition transactions by Public End User, if
any, would be brought to suit.
2. Join all or any part of the claims of
Public End User in legal proceedings with all or
any part of similar clai.ms 'by the State or any
poli tical subdi vis1.on or public agency the:reof,
in any manner he may deem appropriate.
3. Settle, compromise, or dism1.[~s all or
any part of any claim of Public End User involved
in such proceedings in any manner he may deem
appropriate.
~.. Distribute in such manner as may be
determined or approved by the Court any money or
other recoveries received from the defendants in
such proceedings, whether by settlement, suit or
otherwise, to the state, its political subdivisions
and public agencies, including Public End User,
which are parties to said proceedings, excepting
the amount or attorneys' fees, costs and expenses
determined or approved by the Court; and
BE IT F~THER RESOLVED, Public End User will, on
request, advance such sums and amounts for costs and expenses
of carrying on the litigati.on herein... other than attorneys'
fees, as may be determined to be Public End User's fair
share.
BE IT ]'URTBER RESOLVED, that such amount of attorneys I
fees, costs and expenses incurred by the State in connection
with said proceedings as may be determined or approved by the
.Court, less amounts paid i.n a.dvance by Public End User, shall
be pa.id into the state Treasury for services rendered and
2.
costs and expenses incurred by the Office of the Attorney
General.
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DATED:
February'23, 1966
(Signatures of members of governing
boa~d.)
STATE Of CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) s s .
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, DENE M. WILLIAMS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 66R-149 was
introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the
City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 23rd day of
February, 1966, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Dutton, Schutte, Chandler and Pebley
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Krein
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor Pro Tem of the City
of Anaheim approved and signed said Resolution No. 66R-149 on the
23rd day of February, 1966.
IN WIT~.JESS WHEREOF,. I have- hereunto .set my hand and.
affixec the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 23rd day
of February, 1966.
'(SEAL)
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CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, DENE M. WILLIAMS, City Clerk of the City oi Anaheim, do .
h~.x'eby certify that the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 66R-149
dUly passed and adopted by the Anaheim City.~~unci1 on February 23, 1966.
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