Oakland Metro Council27-0018Passed

This legislation authorizes the City Attorney to settle a lawsuit involving the Estate of Lolomania Soakai and others against the City of Oakland and related parties. The settlement amount is seventeen million dollars related to an unauthorized police pursuit. The resolution has been passed by the Oakland City Council.

Subject: Estate Of Lolomania Soakai, Et Al. V. Walid Abdelaziz, Et Al. From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Estate Of Decedent Lolomania Soakai, Lavinia Soakai, An Individual And Personal Representative Of The Estate, Daniel Fifita, Samieuela Finau, And Ina Lavalu V. City Of Oakland, Walid Abdelaziz, And Jimmy Marin-Coronel, U.S. District Court, Northern District Of California Case No. 23-CV-00381 SK, City Attorney File No. 35435, By Payment In The Amount Of Seventeen Million Dollars And Zero Cents ($17,000,000.00) (Police Department - Unauthorized Pursuit)

Introduced 8/26/2026*Rules & Legislation CommitteeCity Resolution
Passed 9/15/2026

What it does

  • 1Authorize City Attorney to compromise and settle the case Estate of Lolomania Soakai, et al. v. City of Oakland, et al.
  • 2Settlement payment amount set at $17,000,000.00.
  • 3Case involves an unauthorized police pursuit by the Oakland Police Department.

This legislation authorizes the City Attorney to settle a lawsuit involving the Estate of Lolomania Soakai and others against the City of Oakland and related parties. The settlement amount is seventeen million dollars related to an unauthorized police pursuit. The resolution has been passed by the Oakland City Council.

Affects
City of OaklandEstate of Lolomania SoakaiOakland Police Department

Activity timeline

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    27-0018: To be Scheduled → Passed

Legislative history

9/15/2026
* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

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