Court grants Final Approval of the Metro Gang Strike Force Settlement

On December 16, 2010, the Court granted Final Approval of the Twin Cities MN Metro Gang Strike Force Settlement.  The time period for appeals have now passed.  Pursuant to the Master Settlement Agreement, the final day for class members to submit a claim form to Liaison Counsel is February 2, 2011.  No claims postmarked later than February 2, 2011 will be accepted into the settlement.

If you have questions about your eligibility please feel free to contact Class Counsel at
1-866-211-0079 or by email at MGSFSettlement@zimmreed.com.

Settlement Notice: 

For further information about this settlement and your possible eligibility please click here.

If you have already contacted Class Counsel about participating in this settlement you should be receiving a notice through first class mail after October 14, 2010. You may also download a copy of that Settlement Notice and the Claim Form from this site.

Plaintiffs named the following individuals as Defendants in their Complaint and Amended Complaint:
● Metro Gang Strike Force,
● Ron Ryan, former Metro Gang Strike Force Commander,
● Doe Officers 1-34, individually and in their official capacities,
● Other Unknown Doe Officers,
● City of West St. Paul, a municipal corporation,
● Hennepin County, a direct political subdivision of the State,
● Dakota County, a direct political subdivision of the State,
● Ramsey County, a direct political subdivision of the State,
● City of St. Paul, a municipal corporation,
● City of Minneapolis, a municipal corporation,
● Washington County, a direct political subdivision of the State,
● City of Maplewood, a municipal corporation,
● City of Lino Lakes, a municipal corporation,
● City of Brooklyn Park, a municipal corporation,
● City of Richfield, a municipal corporation,
● Metropolitan Council,
● Metro Gang Strike Force Advisory Board,
● Manila (“Bud”) Shaver, Chief of the West St. Paul Police Department,
● Ken Schilling, Inspector at the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office,
● Dave Bellows, Chief Deputy of the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office,
● Bob Fletcher, Sheriff of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office,
● John Harrington, Chief of the St. Paul Police Department,
● Rob Allen, Deputy Chief of the Minneapolis Police Department,
● Bill Hutton, Sheriff of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office,
● Dave Thomalla, Chief of the Maplewood Police Department,
● Dave Pecchia, Chief of the Lino Lakes Police Department,
● Dave Indrehus, Chief of the Metro Transit Police Department,
● Michael Davis, Chief of the Brooklyn Park Police Department, and
● Barry Fritz, Captain of the Richfield Police Department.

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