THE MAI'rER OF THE ES T1\ TE OF

!..aQIJA,,! MeD(l"!A!.O 01"" ~nown as

LeQUA ", McJ)()'-JALJ). d"cea,ed, by il-<
Ind ependent A(iminhtr"tor, Tin" Humer

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CITY OF CHICAGO
JillLIlME AND SmLEMENT AGREEMEt'T

Tin" liunter. motMr of docode nt LaQ"an McDona:d (also kn own as u,Quan

LaQuan McDonald"), by nc r "lIome)" , Jeffrey J.

,,~, illnd

and \1icnaei D. Robbins

).,j"D()n~ Id),

~"d

Cily o f

Chiu"tlo, by ils "Ilorllcy, Sl~ph"" R. P"ll.un, Cur]XJTali"n Cuurwci ofthe City of eh icogo, Thorn.,

J. Platt. Deputy Corporation (\:lUnscl, herein sli pu latc and agree

I.

to

the following;

T"" IOswte ofLaQu"n MciJon"ld 14 I' 70\12, Ci""uit COULt OfUlOk Coumy, li as

Dyke. Star 94h5, On1cer Jo,e r/l Walsh. Star 12RM, Dete ctive David March, Sw 20563,
Sergeant Dan iel Gallaghe r, Star I 30:\, Lieulemm( Anlhony Wojcik, Sl"r 481, IJclcdive Richard
H~gcn,

SllIr 20606 and other Chicago Pulice oltkcrs and cmployees ol"tile City of Chicago

arising nut nfi lle fatal ohooti llg ofl,aQlmn

2.

City of Cilicago de n ie'

M~Don"ld

r:.'t~te

on Oc tob er 20 , 2014 fo r which thc ESla1.C

of L"Qll"n McDon ald' s allc~atium of I'irongU"ing

end furt ller deni e, any liabi lity.

cl~im

is not"" aumi"ion of li:obility , or of lIllconst ituti onal or illegal conduct by or on the part of

thc City of Chicago of :( , lulu,"", ClI1N nt or

foml~r

oJlieet', agents "" d employee<, and ,' hnll no t

SllTVe .~ evidence "r;my ",mngdoing by 01

o:l lh~

purt "rthe Cily of Chicago QT its

n,IUre. c.um:m

or former o(;,ccrs, "b'l:l\\S lind cfllployres. Tht p'lI'Iics and tl>eir respectiw Illt<.>rne)'!i [UrllIer
IO.'koo",)cdgc thM ,ct(lement i, made IU ""oid the uncertainly of the outcome of Iny litig;.\i~n and

Ihe expe n,.., in time "nd muncy of Il tlQQlion And fur

In cUJI&ideration "ftbe

4,

he.rti illftl't~r

t)",

purp",'" of judiei,,1 ocQnomy.

in dicated ",rt iemcnt enw rod pU I"!O\tant \0 Ihi ,

Keleu'le and s..:u.l cmcnt Agreement, allt! \l pon lI<!,'icc (I t' e;ltJ n",l, the Estale of l..a(,!u~n McDonald
tgrte.<l Mt to iii" :my lawsnit, cia;'" or c.8Iu~e tlf ",,:i"l1 cf any kind at un)' limo In any juri.dic1ioo.
i:!eluding. bul n<.>1 limiled

to. My cJain~' tmd.: r the JIIj"".. wl'l'Ttgiill nc'lh Att. Iho.: 1111)101.

SU1'\";ul Acl "" d cL,ilT.s under 42 U.S,C. 19113 Ig.oinst Cily of Chieagu. Officer Ja..m VIIn
D)'h, Slar 'i4(,5.
S~rgt~nl

OmC~"T Ju,""ph WRlsh. S:er

12g65 , Detective Dayid M uch, S tar 20563,

Daniel Callag""r, Sial ] 303, I ieute:"lIll Anloony Wojoil, St,.,. 48 1, Detect ive

1l ~!le n , Slar 2()(.()ti or of any it.< CUlTcnt, f utln'll ur (imner oif:ce", agcnt.\ and

Ki<:h~rd

cmpjoy~es with

rellpt.:(;11O tI1c ind dent ,..,1 ro "h in panagraph one of Ih i. Kek llX a"'! ~ettlww,,! Agrooment
(X~pt .tOld)" in the e venl ~'al. .he
Sl:ul~ment. with each party

Chkagu City Cuu""i! ..,.iects !hi; ...,..,inatter Indi\lated

bearing iUl OWlI QOSl~ and aUurrn.')'s' fee:;.. Too Estale or! .Aquan

MeOonald agrees il will be requ ired In tllfi:lIlt this Release and SeI~cmcnllgreemQlI )lfior 10

B.!\~\~ uf L~Q\lan

McDo nald ', one r 10 selli e on the.;;: lerms

~ Cit~,

5,

ofCh icag<.!

~llJ

~h~ll n"t be rc~ol::ed or Illherwi",

Cl.tate M' I.aQu ae, Md"klna ld agre<lthat tile fact Or

existcneo: lind terms uf this .eUICi ,,,,III agreement, induJilia hut not l' m itoo 10 thj~ l( el = And
S~ttlement
unIinan~c

Agrc;:m<..."t. shall remai" confidentia l unlil the L'hicago City Council :'Ppro~t' an

am'X>Hling this agn:cmcnl. TM Cily ufChicago and EsWoc ufl.llQlllIO McUunald lind

iI' "I;)rney~ filc:her IICk;)()",Jcdg~ ~nd IgIU lhal :h<n.' i, ' " ongoing crirr. il)~1 in"N I,pTiun by Ih.

fC<k ,al 8nd

~U\tC ~ "IOO,iliCJ

ag=munl ("incidclll"),
it\ve>;ligalio" a,HJ

~l1 d

of the

i~ci<knl

which

i~ Ih~ ~ubjlxt

ofthi., reltl/likO 1$1111 'IO(!iel11",,1

Ihnl pD lenlial CV Idcn ce Md ", oleri"l , ("mat~rlal!") reb~ing ~u \11 b

pol<;lIti~1 cri m in ~ 1

charg<..'S, .... ~rt Obt/lined by Ih<:

r~141.e

of I.aQ wm MdxHlald

in =tJUn.u to subpoell8.'l i!mlCd ;Il the l1lIIller {>f r.a\al~ or LaQu .." :vteDontlld, 14 P 7092, Cil'Ctlit
Coun "f('.onk Coo,lnlY. The City of ChiCigo /;\Ibmil! iI1II1 n: lease (>f di':ocmiruollon oflhe""
materiul, ",,,,)d

Irll ~r r~n; w it~

nod

hav~

,m tWVI;lec

imr~CI

on II>. on;::u inE criminal

in,. sligatio~

;md pol.Cmi a I clHl.IBC~ 11!"OUR ht w ilh ru~pcci 10 \hl ~ Incident. blutu d LaQ\' ~n McDun. ld and il.

altorncY' Ihcn:C(If('

l'!.~

n"t 10 publicly rel~ue, dl~lo~e or diMC.'TlinMC Iho mututials OttaillM

Ihrough .ubpoena, Issued in 14 I' 7092 ('"m3leMftI~"), until the comple~on of III<: pending
crimi".1 i"vcSlJgal lon~ Ind, if cri",ina l Cl\81Ses ore bruughl, the conclusion of such crimi",,1
~harl?<"

hy ","oy of pl" I' _grc cmcnt, lr ial M di5n1i!sal, unlc.!

di", I",~d

or di sc losed

. trornC}"'l agree
~r.8

tIIa~

~5

tf>e~ mnt~ri"ll ~f~ o'herwi.~

rc:qu ired hy I"", ur WUlt order. b1ulil ofL.aQl,an

McI~malJ

Ihey wi ll oot ",au My copies or dislribute thcJC m:1lcri~l~

Or entl!le$ and

'~ill

I.()

p<Jblidy

and its

My ot:her

pmvidt: iCVO' dar~ Wl inen notic.:: \{l lh" City cf Chicas<l,

'Is

~LWmcys

or ~uc<:.....u .... prior \0 aroy J", ~l i<al ioc, di~"mlnatlo" of reI"""" oflhc ~bovc memi~ncd In.!~riDJ .

6.

E.'Wlt of LuQ ~lHn

McD~l\al d

accepcs I,

ChicagD, in lhe !Qlal ' mQunl of FIVE M1U,lON

~l\lcmnt

fJ0 1 ,1 ,~RS

fmm dd~nu~nt, City of

AND NOl i CQ OOLL\RS

(15.000,000.00), inchtsi\'t of aU OOSIs alld au.omey's tCc.s.

7.

'I"he

ound'lionl.'d Up'-'Il

(;ily~

obligaliuns pun:uant lo III,. RJ.:1cot."" lind SeUl,mlCJlI Agreement ~n:

"pp:u~,,1

or the

setl lem~nI ~grctmCf1t

by It..: Chicago City CmmciL The Cily

wil l not be nhlisa(O(l m pcrfurm il ~ ob lj g~!ioll ~ pu .... uum tQ tlli' Relt~.e Hnu
Ag=~~t"l

until the la ll owing CCll\l; (Occur: (\ ) !IIe (;ity =

S"U)omen!

ives a ropy uflhi$ R~ le .... "nJ

Setdemcnl A!INC",em e>:octJted by the r~l.U~ (">fl..aQuan McDonald .nd iii altorney; (2) the

ChiCligo C,ly Counci l enact.. Ill. nrdinanu GuthoriLing ~tUement and p!I)111cnL oflhe fund,
~1If\....,d

UIIon
8.

in lll ~'

Release ""d Scukmcnl A pmenL

n,c C ity agree . 10 pity pluinliIT the LOlal lcltlemenl .moll "I., !~cilled in

pnraglTlpil :I here in within thirty (3U) day! of rcc" ipt hy the CO'lxlfatioll CUlln !ICI '! ()ffic~ of.

SllUIU other tbm !he Cily o f ChLcago. The 8Cll k;mcnl check will be made payablc to l''IllIlc of
LaQml1l :\lcl)OIl11ld and it. an ome)" llI1d an~ lien claims of which the Cily ~ no1iu. '. he Cil),

Section I (H (0)(2) o f (hu 111Wnlai Rove nue Code. " s Luncndcd_

Agrment, t'Alate oflllQuan McOooald lIfVUI

w indemnify and hold hmnlc:o, LIle City of

Chicag<i. and ils fut ure, <;;IIrren!. or foml~r ullicen" agenlll and employees includlllg, bU11lOI
limited lu, OlflCCT Jasor. Van Dyke, SIlII 9465, Offi",.". Jo.eph Walsh, Star 12865, DcIOClivc

1>." i-I M a'c~. Star 20563, &rgI'ML Danie l r.olIII8gt;.:r. SllIr 1303, \ ;"men.,,1 ,'nlhony Wojcik.

or tu be lU:<:i"ed by r~<t.ue of L.tQu~n Mcl)onald . nder lhi~ ~ltk'lIenl enw..oo punU8(l1 (0 Lhi.
Rdease and Seltlcmenl Agn"lfl1cnl.
10.

E.t.atc ofLaQuan McOonald. upon ldicc ofco\IJI..,I, undCf$Ul.', (b and 19rNS thltt

;~ e",~.idemtjo"

d the ""U\cmCtlI c,>rotCd

pursU:'~1 I<> thi~

Rel .....-.e and S<Ulcn,eM Agreemenl .

~,stutc

of LaQU111 McDonald docs hereby rete.,",e UfId forCCf discharge on bci,alt' of himiClr IIJ'4d

Vlln Uyku. Star 9.1(\5, Officer Ju >epb Wftl'h. SW 12865, Tlct"cti ve l.l'Wi(l March.
Scrgllllt Dan id (ialhlgOOr, SI.I<r I,l()l, Lieutenant Alltliony Wojcik,

S~

St~r

205 6J.

<18 I mnd o..1<:C!iv'l:

Rkll.,,1 Hagen, Star 20606 and Th~ Cily of C hicago, and j:,., fumN:, ~um;nl or former o/Ti,;e",
ug~II\'

and mpl oye.eR, inclu din!; b\lt not limited I.Q

~II ~I~ims

he had,

h ~~,

o r Inay havc In the

filture, under local, state. or feder.ol b,,,,', ari~ing ci1hcr dire~tly or indi=tJ)' out of the incilknt

wh ich W"s tho

bft~l~

"IS<) i. applic ",Je to

of Ihis ","im untl all)' poI""li;,) litigatio n, and d \;\1 811(h

hll)'

,~Ie,,,o

arid di.selun1:c

"u,j all ullnlme<J "genII<. emp loy""" o mccr~ nr re.OOM afti li:nca wi th

tI: Cit)' of "f o:.:hic~go.

11 ,

Thl~

Rei .., "lid ScUl~menl

ulld~r panlgl'l\jJh 1.1 h e in

,o;eul~'1Tlcnt of this

~uc.:cu(lr<. ~n d

12.

Agre<;lm~nl

wlltai" lhe emi",

"gn:cm~ nt

I\11 d any d"cumt ol5 111.111 mar be execuled

\>eIWOCll th e rw:i.. wilh n:gard \(] the

dalm, ~rn1 shall be biooing upon and in,,!>: 10 lhe bt'lIcfil of !he l"'!1ie,

~...eto>

alillign. or uch.

Thi, Releas<: rutd

S;,:lllcm~ol Agm:mcnll~

COItem<! into in lite SIRte or JII illOi, and

; hal l be consll'1l~d and inlerpreted In ~~Cilrd a n~c ""Ith It~ II","", 'fern,! w nlained herein ~h"l1 11(>1

be cunSlruoo 'WIill ,! ~ p",ty ",erel), beca,,," lhat I'an~ i , o. 'va< tho pri n.ipal d",ftcr.
13.

In enlering iolo

th i~

Kdea.oe and Selllcm,,111 Agmemcnl, Estate of LaQuan

Mcl1o n~ld '.pre,'ems Ihat il ha, ",lied llpon the ~d\'lce of iI, "Mill ey, woo i,!h e ml omC)' of ii,

choke, llIld Il ,at Ihe lcn'" or l'lis

~"J/)plele1y
t ~Ims ~rc

LaO"""

Kd~i\.JC

lind Scttlcrncnt Agre""'."1

h ~ve

been inl.Ct'f"'t'ted,

read uoo o.;;orplained 10 !he inJcpondut ~dllli"jSlrnli1r by ii, .lto",e)', noo duu th()5C

fu ll} ltndtlmu.xl and vo luntlOri l)' ""<Xl'lo:d by lh" bl:lte ofLl\() ual1 \1cl"l<ln" ld,

I:.,t~le

of

McDonald ~15<I ropl"JlC.'1t.< and .....ammts th~t M uthcr pc,"",,' or en ti ty ha< Of hII~ had any

inl~

in the cla ims or CRUlJBS of willn ",r..mxl \0 herein, !tun It", independenl administratur

10110.1 ils . Iturney have lilt sole rftlu and excl ll'l ive Aulhority kl exec U!e Ill;" Rd e\lSOl ~nd SClUcmml

Irlinsferre,l, conveyed , or o\r..'rwi se d i ~poocd of Any oft]", claim' or caU8e. of actinn

r~ rcrrcd 10

h~r e in,

(ioeU/nwl, " ,Id to take a ll addil ionll l "",I;UM which 1II'1: COllli5tellt with Hnd ",hich may he
necessary or approprin:c to give rull force and elTect to the basic \enrll< Ind Intent o f thit Release
and Settlement A gr""rn",rt including o.:ompl iBnce whl! any orden; of the CIrcuit C(>un (>fCook

Counly with

reg~rd

10 My ""ymen\ ..... dilpo! it iofi of fund.,

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(/ - -'d;~'6':;~~"
Of!.llQuan McDonald, d eased

City of Chicago
~ Mun ioip" i COl')XJmtiQIl

n~tate

by itl Jndedpend~nt Admiru.lrII!Or, 'fint

Humer

BY :

-,

SI. , Su ite '10\)

Chicago,
(312)74 4-48~3

Law
of Jeffrey J. Nes lund
20 N , Wt>Ch r Drive, S\\ite 3710
Chlcagll, llliJlo i~ 50606
(J12) 221 -11 00

'''Nl.M1SLt<oJe;
UAm-Q_g +s-

Michael n, Robbins
Michael D, Ro)}bins and

A,svciat~s

Anomey for E.,tnte of L:oQu"n McDonald

20 l\', Wacker Drive, Suite 3710
Chicago, (llino;! 606Cl6
(312) 223-1100
FEIN:
DATE:

?f,!~7j5
,

04/ 08/20 15

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312181'3123

PAGE

LOOTED POWER OF ATrQRNEY

I, TINA HUNTER, the Admilli$trlllOr uf the I!.rtate of Laquan McDonald, agree 10 and do

app<;>i nt MICHAEL D. ROBBINS and JEFFREY], NESLL'ND lUI my true and InwfulllttO\1>l:'ys,

und in

m y MIlle wxI stead to

claims .!gJIinst

cndOJ:Se

any and

all check'

01

drnfts received to

~r.le

all potentia!

lI.a responsible p ~n.i a!l arWllI out of the death or Laquan McDonald that could be

bl'OUJ.1!t \l.iall1i1t tru: eil)' of Chicago ;mel any

Attootey Client Fund$ ACCQunt; giring anel

otl1~

~til18

re9pllll5ibifl party, &II deposit them in an

unto MTCHAP..1. D. ROBBINS md JEFFREY

J. NESLU}\'D ",id attorne"." :uU power and authority to do and perfonn the Wove rcl"~ act,

MIl to disbo.tnf; thooc funds punuant to an Authooization to S ettle.

Thi, Limited Power of Attorney wi,l also gBIIl unto MICHAEL D. ROBBINS and

JEFFREY J, NESLUND said attorneys, full power and lIl!1horization to slsn any
~nlcmenl

R~JeM<:

w-tU

AgrP.<'!!ltents on my behalf

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. MII;O&: read the

to SllJlC, I heve

~ my hood w.oU seal !hi~ f) 1

(~iOing,

and

~ng

day of Mareh, 2015.

TINA H1.1NTEIC'AdmIDistratar of the

Estate ofLaquan McDonald

and agrccina

(12162

C ITY U~ I.:I HCM : O

AprilS. 201S

Mkhacl D. Robbins
Michael D. RobbIns Md "'$SOCi~tei
20 N. Wacker Oriv~, Suite 3710
C hicago, mino l, 60606
Je fl~y 1. Neslund

La w O ffl\leS o f Je ffrey J. Neslund

W N. Wack~r Driyc. Suite 37 10

ChiCllgo. Illinois 60606

I-te:

SeUkmenl in the Mllller of &WI. 4 ,.... Quim Md}noold. 14 P "11)92

De ... Mr. Rubbins lIud Mr. Naslund:

TheC liy ofChiug,,. Law Ocp;utmrnt will prcscat me scttlcmelll ~nm endolio n
"",,1\Cd in w .boy~ named ~.~ 10 the Cit)'CoIII\\:W . finance Commitl o n Apri I U , lO IS for
IIJII'l"Oval urthe Rclc.~ lind Sellk:mcm ~nwnt signed by nil panio::<. lftllo: Pin.ru:e
Comm inee .I'I"V"'-~ llie alCreem~nt. iI is ~Xpecled thaI iI ",in be pr=ued 10 IIIe fun cooncil for
. pproval 011 April IS, 20 I ,. Cmponolioo Counsel Stephen 11.. PatTOn is fu lly comm itted 10
p",,,,ntlnlO Ihi~ !l(:lIlcnl<lnl and has oovi:<ed nil II"" pcn i""n! individuals of hi! Intent. Mr. Patton
witl personally prese nt Ihl-I matl~r to the Finance: COlllmilloe on M"nd~y as~uminll we have A
signed Relea~~ and ~lllemcnt Agreement.

If you hay" any ,<u!lil lom or noo:.I anything funhcr, p"='t", oont.l.'" me.

'1homM J. Platt

Dl!puty COfl'orntion Coun se l

City ofChicKQO, [),:partm ent of Law

(3 12)-744-483J