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File #: 2025-292   
Type: Administrative Item Status: Passed
In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 8/5/2025 Final action: 8/5/2025
Title: Settlement Agreement in Matthew Breen v. Ramsey County, et al. (Court File No. 23-CV-03398-JRT-JDF)
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners
Attachments: 1. Settlement Agreement, 2. Resolution

                                                                                                         

Sponsor: Board of Commissioners

 

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Settlement Agreement in Matthew Breen v. Ramsey County, et al. (Court File No. 23-CV-03398-JRT-JDF)

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Recommendation

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1.                     Approve the settlement agreement with Matthew Breen relating to Matthew Breen v. Ramsey County, et al., Court File No. 23-CV-03398 (JRT/JDF), totaling $460,000.

2.                     Authorize the Chair and Chief Clerk to execute the settlement agreement.

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Background and Rationale

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Plaintiff Matthew Breen alleges that while incarcerated at the Adult Detention Center and the Ramsey County Correctional Facility from December 9, 2022 through December 18, 2022, he contracted a rare medical condition called Ludwig’s Angina due, in part, to the fault of the facilities’ nurses who provided him medical care and sheriff deputies who failed to transport him to a dental appointment on December 9, 2022.

 

Plaintiff and Ramsey County, on behalf of itself and its employees named as defendants in their individual and official capacities, reached a settlement. The board approved that settlement in a closed session on June 24, 2025.

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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)

       Well-being             Prosperity                 Opportunity                 Accountability

 

Racial Equity Impact

There is no racial equity associated with this request for board action.

 

Community Participation Level and Impact

There is no community engagement associated with this request for board action.

  Inform              Consult                                 Involve                      Collaborate        Empower                     

 

Fiscal Impact

The county is self-insured. The settlement will be paid out of the county’s tort liability fund.

 

 

Last Previous Action

On June 24, 2025, the Ramsey County Board met in a closed session to receive advice from and provide direction to the County Attorney’s Office (Resolution B2025-131).

 

Attachments

1. Settlement Agreement