Jensen
Jensen v. City of Thousand Oaks CA2/6
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
On January 28, 2011, a caller telephoned the Sheriff's Department to report "a possible drunk driver in the City of Thousand Oaks." Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the location the caller described. They saw the vehicle matching the description given in the dispatch call. Jensen was the driver. Sheriff deputies stopped her and arrested her for driving under the influence (DUI). She was "taken to jail where she was booked." On April 21, 2011, the City sent Jensen a letter with an "invoice demanding payment in the amount of $777.60 for a 'DUI-Emergency Response Charge'" relating to the January 28th incident. The City cited section 53150. The invoice included "a per minute rate of $2.40 or $144.00 per hour for the emergency response services charged for" the sheriff deputies' time on the January 28th incident. That rate included "deputy fringe benefit costs in addition to the regular salary of the deputies." Jensen paid the amount on the invoice and filed a government claim with the City seeking reimbursement for that payment. On November 3, 2011, Jensen filed a "CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT