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State settles Migden suit
Vallejo Times-Herald ^ | 7/8/9 | Staff Report

Posted on 07/08/2009 7:58:02 AM PDT by SmithL

SACRAMENTO -- The state will pay $335,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a crash involving former state Sen. Carole Migden.

Supervising Deputy Attorney General Steven Gevercer said Monday that state officials have agreed to pay the sum to 33-year-old Ellen Butawan of Vallejo. Butawan sued Migden and the state after suffering minor injuries when Migden rear-ended her in May 2007 along Interstate 80 corridor in Solano County.

Witnesses reported Migden talking on the phone and driving wildly in her state-owned SUV before the crash.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: abovethelaw; hangupanddrive; migden
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1 posted on 07/08/2009 7:58:02 AM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Stop complaining and write to Arnold. Tell him to fire Migden who he appointed to some do nothing board for over 100k. She probably still has a state supplied car.
Write today..call if you have time.


2 posted on 07/08/2009 8:04:13 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: SmithL

And the state will pay her how? Oh, that’s right. She will receive a bright and shiny new IOU. Isn’t that special.


3 posted on 07/08/2009 9:02:36 AM PDT by mort56 (He who would sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither. - Ben Franklin)
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To: SmithL

She also chaired the San Francisco Democratic Party for eight years and is a member of the Democratic National Committee.


4 posted on 07/08/2009 9:11:52 AM PDT by Foolsgold ("We live in the greatest country in the world and I am going to change it" Barry O'boomarang 2008)
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To: SmithL

Sounds like a pay off or bribe.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
916-445-2841


5 posted on 07/08/2009 9:26:01 AM PDT by Exton1
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