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Carlsbad council called to closed session to consider initiating litigation
Summary
At the start of its meeting the Carlsbad City Council was asked to go into closed session to consider initiating one case of litigation, authorized under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4); the city attorney listed the item as one of two closed-session matters.
The city attorney asked the Carlsbad City Council to meet in closed session to consider initiating litigation, citing Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4).
All five council members were present for the request: Council Member Shin, Council Member Burkholder, Council Member Acosta, Mayor Pro Tem Patel and Mayor Blackburn. The meeting record shows no public speakers were registered before the closed-session items were announced.
The city attorney said the first closed-session item was “to meet with our office to consider initiating litigation, 1 case” and identified the authority for the session as Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4). The attorney described that item as the first of two closed-session matters to be taken that afternoon.
The public record released with the meeting does not disclose the subject of the potential litigation or any motion, vote, or further public deliberations on the matter. No final action on the litigation item was stated on the public record before the meeting moved to the second closed-session topic.
Because the item was announced as a closed session authorized by statute, details about the subject matter and any council direction, settlement discussions, or legal advice are not included in the public portion of the meeting minutes.
