Source-reading guide
Countywide litigation inventory
Selected entries in the county’s September 25 summary and relevant limitations. This is a source guide, not a court decision or independently verified statistical report.
How to interpret the figures
The amounts, claim descriptions and reported case statuses below come from the county’s own September 25, 2026 summary unless explicitly marked otherwise. Settlement does not imply an admission of liability. “Pending” reflects the county’s summary date, not a live court check. No aggregate financial total is calculated from the selected examples.
| Case | County department | What the source says |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Drake v. Amador County et al. 25-CV-14549 | District Attorney’s Office | County summary reports a February 13, 2026 settlement, $115,000 paid by insurance (including attorneys’ fees), with a county deductible for costs. |
| Erin Buchanan v. County of Amador 2:20-cv-02428-JAM-DB | Human Resources / Sheriff’s Office | County summary reports settlement in August 2022 and an insurer payment of $105,000; the county paid a deductible. |
| Patrick Lee Ong v. County of Amador et al. 2:20-cv-00253-TLN-KJN | Sheriff’s Office | County summary describes allegations of wrongful arrest and warrantless search, with a $40,000 settlement reported in November 2022. |
| Foothill Conservancy v. County of Amador 16-CV-09876 | Planning / Board of Supervisors | County summary reports $65,000 paid by the county in petitioner attorney fees in connection with an April 2018 settlement. |
| Juan Carlos Garcia Ayala v. Gary Redman et al. 2:22-cv-02186-DAD-CKD | Sheriff’s Office / Jail | County summary describes an inmate’s excessive-force allegation and labels the case pending as of its compilation. |
| Jacqueline M. Perez v. Amador County Sheriff’s Office et al. 26CV15536 | Not in supplied county summary | An Amador Superior Court case identified separately in prior docket research. Its omission from the county’s summary prompted an October 19, 2026 CPRA follow-up; the complaint was not supplied. |
Full list: The complete supplied inventory is the eight-page source PDF; this selection is not a complete catalogue.