A lawsuit between the City of Minneapolis and the family of Jamar Clark will go to mediation. This comes after a court-ordered meeting Wednesday between the city's top officials, the attorney representing the Clark family, and Senior U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis. Davis ordered the meeting days after the city reached a $20 million settlement with the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond.
William Star, who represents Clark's family, told the judge he thought an agreement had been reached last week. That agreement instead was voted down by the Minneapolis City Council in closed session last Friday.
Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey said the city's willing to work on a settlement. "The two parties are aligned," Frey said. "Council president Lisa Bender, Council member Jeremeiah Ellison, Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, and myself are all in agreement."
City attorney, Susan Segal, noted that only the City of Minneapolis and police officer Mark Ringgenberg are named in the suit. She noted that the suit no longer concerns officer Dustin Schwarze. Both officers were involved in the fatal November 2015 shooting of Jamar Clark. Neither were charged in the case.