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Sacramento City Council adjourns into closed session to discuss pending litigation
Summary
The Sacramento City Council met Jan. 28 for a 4 p.m. special session and immediately went into closed session to discuss pending litigation in Kurt Stoehr, et al. v. City of Sacramento (Sacramento County Superior Court case no. 34-2020-0027-6300 CU PO GDS). Item 2 was pulled for a future date; there was no public comment.
The Sacramento City Council convened a special meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, and immediately adjourned into closed session to discuss pending litigation identified as Kurt Stoehr, et al. v. City of Sacramento, Sacramento County Superior Court case no. 34-2020-0027-6300 CU PO GDS.
The council cited Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) as the authority for the closed session. Council Member Maple was acknowledged at the start of the meeting and City Hall staff confirmed Item 2 on the closed-session agenda had been pulled to a future date. The presiding official said, “With that, we are adjourned to closed session.”
A quorum of the council was present in chambers and there was no public comment before the meeting moved into closed session. No further public details or outcomes were provided in the remarks recorded at the start of the meeting.
Under state law cited by the council, closed sessions for pending litigation allow the governing body to confer with legal counsel; the transcript of the public portion of this special meeting contained only procedural remarks and did not record any deliberations or actions taken in closed session.
The council did not indicate when any report back to the public would be scheduled or whether any action would be taken following the closed-session discussion.
