ABSTRACT: On June 11, 2014, H. Nelson Meeks, Attorney for Stephen Collins, filed a Complaint in Federal Court, San Francisco, alleging Fraud, Conspiracy and Collusion against eight Defendants, on behalf of the Plaintiff, Stephen Collins. The Defendants are the County of Monterey; Curtis V. Weeks, former County Water Resources Agency Head; County Counsel Charles McKee; Deputy County Counsel Irv Grant; Supervisor Lou Calcagno; Supervisor Dave Potter; California American Water Agency President Robert Maclean and California American Water Company. On Thursday, June 12, 2014, Collins' San Francisco attorney Nelson Meeks issued a press release Re: Filing of Federal Lawsuit. Significantly, Meeks states that Collins' “
participation in the Regional Project was orchestrated by the BOS, CAL AM and AWC. These entities had full knowledge of Mr. Collins' working relationship with RMC and on two occasions blessed his working relationship with County legal opinions, which will be introduced in trial. The BOS, CAL AM and AWC, with malice and outrageously deceptive conduct, caused Mr. Collins irreparable harm with their fraudulent statements and complete disregard for the truth in disclaiming any knowledge of Mr. Collins' activities. CAL AM withdrew from the Regional Project, on September 28, 2011, due to "the conflict of interest of Mr. Stephen Collins" and after the "exhaustive good faith efforts at remediation with MCWD."” The lawsuit asks for $5 million per defendant, a total of $40 million, plus damages.
BOS Board of Supervisors
CAL AM California American Water Company (CAL AM), wholly owned by the American Water Company
AWC American Water Company
REFERENCES:
DOME BLOG EXTRA: Collins files $5M civil rights lawsuit, Jeff Mitchell, The Salinas Californian, June 13, 2014
Ex-water board member files federal lawsuit against Monterey County, Cal Am over desal project
Steve Collins alleges county, Cal Am violated his civil rights
By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald
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