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Gevork Gevorkian v. City of Los Angeles, et. al.

Council File 26-0991

Under review — the City Attorney is seeking a closed session with Council to discuss a potential settlement in a slip-and-fall case from 2023. The Budget and Finance Committee has the file but hasn't scheduled a hearing yet.

Introduced
2026-07-10
Last changed
2026-07-10
Status
open
Expires
2028-07-10
Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Initiated by
City Attorney
References
City Attorney Report: R26-0361Los Angeles Superior Court Case: 24CHCV04621Claim: C24-01299

Brief

The City Attorney has referred a Superior Court lawsuit (Gevork Gevorkian v. City of Los Angeles) to the Budget and Finance Committee for review and potential settlement authorization. The case, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No. 24CHCV04621), carries a formal claim number (C24-01299). The file was introduced on July 10, 2026, and remains pending before the committee. No details on the underlying claims or damages are apparent from the docket.

Full summary

This Council file is a litigation matter initiated by City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto concerning a lawsuit brought by Gevork Gevorkian against the City of Los Angeles. The underlying incident is a trip and fall that occurred on February 24, 2023, at 16909 Devonshire Street in Granada Hills. The case is active in Los Angeles Superior Court and has been assigned a City claim number (C24-01299). The City Attorney's office is requesting that the City Council convene in closed session to receive legal advice and discuss a potential settlement recommendation from the Claims Board. The request is made under California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), the standard legal authority for closed-session discussions of pending litigation. The matter has been copied to the Board of Public Works Commission and several Bureau of Street Services and risk management officials, including a tree surgeon supervisor — suggesting the city's infrastructure or street tree maintenance may be connected to the fall incident, though no formal determination of liability is stated. The file was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee on July 10, 2026. No committee hearing date, settlement figure, or staff recommendation has been recorded yet. As is standard for litigation matters, the file remains open with a two-year expiration window through July 2028. Further activity is expected once the committee schedules a closed-session review.

Activity (2)

  • 2026-07-10 City Attorney document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee.
  • 2026-07-10 Document submitted by City Attorney, dated June 25, 2026.

Documents (1)

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