Recommendation R2.3.1
To verify the accuracy of allegations in potentially fraudulent class action lawsuits and the validity of mass settlement claims: The Litigation Department of DCFS should partner with the LACO District Attorney’s office to create a credibility checklist identifying factors, conditions and circumstances to substantiate the validity of claims;
Jury report: Los Angeles County Foster Care · PDF page 137
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Agency says further analysis neededFor the shared objective of checking allegations and settlement claims, DCFS partially disagrees and calls for analysis in the next six months and beyond. A DA credibility checklist is conditional on case-specific comprehensive analysis establishing usefulness; missing historical AB 218 records are cited as a limitation. No unconditional checklist promise or fraud determination.
Read official response · PDF page 25Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. For the shared objective of checking allegations and settlement claims, DCFS partially disagrees and calls for analysis in the next six months and beyond. A DA credibility checklist is conditional on case-specific comprehensive analysis establishing usefulness; missing historical AB 218 records are cited as a limitation. No unconditional checklist promise or fraud determination. Report physical PDF page(s) 137; County response physical PDF page(s) 25. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
- DCFS calls for further analysis; a DA checklist partnership is only a case-by-case possibility after comprehensive analysis finds it useful, not a promised checklist. Owner: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response). Timing: in the next six months and beyond.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.