LAKEPORT – At its meeting next Tuesday the City Council is expected to reject a monetary claim from a Clearlake Oaks man stabbed near Library Park in March.

Alex Larranaga was stabbed outside of TNT's Restaurant on March 16 during an attack by members of the South Side Willow Point Sureno gang, as Lake County News previously reported.

On Aug. 27 three of the suspects – two of them juveniles tried as adults, Juan Yepez and Mathew Domeier – and Elias Hernandez were sentenced to prison for the assault. Other suspects are still awaiting trial.

On this Tuesday's Lakeport City Council agenda is a rejection of a claim Larranaga has filed against the city to recover his extensive medical bills.

Lakeport City Attorney Steve Brookes said Friday afternoon that Larranaga's claim barely passed the legal test for a claim, and as such he is advising the council to reject it.

When contacted Friday evening Brookes said he didn't have immediate access to the Larranaga claim so he couldn't report on the amount that was sought.

Brookes said in this instance, with Larranaga being stabbed by gang members near the park and not on city property, there is no legal theory upon which Larranaga can recover any money from the city.

“Independent, third-party criminal acts are not forseeable,” said Brookes, and because of that the city can't be held accountable.

The City Council meets this Tuesday, Oct. 2, beginning with a staff and council workshop at 5 p.m. with the regular meeting beginning at 6 p.m., at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

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