What changed
The Board approved the settlement of Jane BP1-B Doe v. Doe 1 (County of Los Angeles), Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV25961, and about 414 related matters, for up to $828 million. The claims are against the Department of Children and Family Services and the Probation Department. The County had announced the tentative agreement on October 17.
According to County Counsel’s letter to the Board, the money is due in three parts: $400 million by December 1, 2025, up to $400 million within 12 months of that payment, and up to $28 million within 12 months after the second.
What it means
These claims were left out of the April 2025 settlement. The two settlements together total up to about $4.83 billion. That is not everything the County faces: in April 2026 its Chief Executive Officer reported more than 6,000 new AB 218 claims that are not part of either settlement (FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget).
Status, deadlines and the full update log.
Status, deadlines and the full update log.
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Statement of Proceedings, October 28, 2025, Item 6 Accurate as of October 28, 2025.
- Los Angeles County Counsel, letter to the Board on the Group B settlement (October 28, 2025) Accurate as of October 28, 2025.
- County of Los Angeles, announcement of tentative settlement of additional AB 218 cases (October 17, 2025) Accurate as of October 17, 2025.
- Los Angeles County CEO, FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget transmittal (April 14, 2026) Accurate as of April 14, 2026.
