CA.5 - Pay $90k Attorney Fees Settlement Reimbursement
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($90,000.00) TO BUSCHEL GIBBONS, P.A., AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEGAL FEES IN THE CASE OF TALISHA COOPER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF ANTWON LEONARD COOPER V. CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL., CASE NO.: 23-CV-20971-JL IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 50001.301001.545010.0000.00000.
June 25, 2026
Sponsors
Office of the City Attorney
Damian Pardo
Vote Details
ADOPTED
Motion to: Adopt
Mover: Damian Pardo, Commissioner
Seconder: Ralph "Rafael" Rosado, Commissioner
Ayes (4):
King, Pardo, Escalona, Rosado
Absent (1):
Gabela
Enactment Number: R-26-0279
Department: Office of the City Attorney
Category: Settlement
WHEREAS, Buschel Gibbons, P.A. (“Counsel”) provided legal representation for City of Miami (“City”) Police Constant Rosemond (“Officer”), in the matter of Talisha Cooper, individually and as personal representative of Estate of Antwon Leonard Cooper v. City of Miami, Constant Rosemond, Case No. 23-CV-20971-JL in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (“Case”); and
WHEREAS, Counsel has asserted a claim for fees incurred in the representation of the Officer; and
WHEREAS, Florida law recognizes that a public official may be entitled to legal representation at public expense in order to defend himself/herself against litigation arising out of the performance of his/her official duties. SeeThornber v. City of Fort Walton Beach, 568 So. 2d 914 (Fla. 1990); see alsoMaloy v. Board of County Commissioners of Leon County, 946 So. 2d 1260 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Payment of attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount not to exceed Ninety ThousandDollars ($90,000.00) to Buschel Gibbons, P.A.,inclusive of all fees and costs, as reimbursement for legal fees in the Case, is authorized.
Section 3. Funds are to be allocated from Account No. 50001.301001.545010.0000.00000.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
WHEREAS, Counsel has asserted a claim for fees incurred in the representation of the Officer; and
WHEREAS, Florida law recognizes that a public official may be entitled to legal representation at public expense in order to defend himself/herself against litigation arising out of the performance of his/her official duties. SeeThornber v. City of Fort Walton Beach, 568 So. 2d 914 (Fla. 1990); see alsoMaloy v. Board of County Commissioners of Leon County, 946 So. 2d 1260 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Payment of attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount not to exceed Ninety ThousandDollars ($90,000.00) to Buschel Gibbons, P.A.,inclusive of all fees and costs, as reimbursement for legal fees in the Case, is authorized.
Section 3. Funds are to be allocated from Account No. 50001.301001.545010.0000.00000.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.