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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 5-4 Reports to City Council on significant litigation.">
  <section prefix="§" num="5-4" heading="Reports to City Council on significant litigation.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Significant litigation defined.">In this section, “significant litigation” means:<para num="(1)">any suit, action, or legal proceeding in a state or federal court;</para>
      <para num="(2)">in which an attorney in the Baltimore City Department of Law is counsel of record, or the Baltimore City Department of Law has hired or is supervising outside counsel; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">for which the monetary demand exceeds $100,000 or for which an agency, official, or employee is demanded to take, continue, or discontinue a certain action or practice.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Quarterly report required.">Within 30 days after each calendar quarter, the Baltimore City Department of Law shall provide to the City Council a report on all significant litigation.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Contents generally.">For each case, the report shall include:<para num="(i)">the name of the case;</para>
      <para num="(ii)">a summary of the facts giving rise to the case;</para>
      <para num="(iii)">as applicable, the amount or course of action demanded;</para>
      <para num="(iv)">the case’s current status; and</para>
      <para num="(v)">if the case has been resolved:<para num="(A)">the manner and date of the resolution; and</para>
        <para num="(B)">whether the resolution included a payment to the plaintiff by the City and, if so, the amount of that payment.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 19-320</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
