The parties involved in the lawsuit filed by a local taxi driver against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have reached a settlement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last Friday, the parties in the lawsuit filed by Taxi driver Mohammed Mizanor Rahman and taxi operator Mohammed Habibur Rahman against ICE filed a stipulation informing the U.S. District Court for the NMI that it has reached a settlement in this suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The local taxi company and the driver are suing ICE for negligence after one of its employees allegedly caused a car crash on May 14, 2019, along Middle Road.<\/p>\n
According to the stipulation, the parties are ready to move for dismissal of the case following the receipt of payment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe parties, by and through their undersigned counsel, jointly give notice that a settlement has been reached. The parties will file a stipulated dismissal with prejudice upon the plaintiffs\u2019 receipt of the settlement payment. The parties request that all upcoming deadlines and hearings be vacated,\u201d the stipulation stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to Saipan Tribune archives, the plaintiffs, through their lawyer, Joseph Horey, have sought damages in the amount of $4,280 for Mizanor Rahman and $8,575.25 for Habibur Rahman following the collision between Mizanor and an ICE officer back in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, on or about May 14, 2019, Mizanor Rahman was driving a taxi in the southbound inner lane of Middle Road when the vehicle in front of him slowed down and came to a stop as its driver prepared to turn left into the parking lot of the DHL building.<\/p>\n
When Mizanor Rahman stopped behind the turning vehicle, the taxi he was driving was hit from behind by another car that was allegedly being driven by an ICE officer.<\/p>\n
\u201c[The officer] owed a duty of reasonable care to other users of the highway, and he breached that duty by failing to keep a proper lookout or take reasonable avoidance action. His negligence proximately caused the collision, and such negligence is imputed to the defendant,\u201d Horey said.<\/p>\n
Horey claims that his client, Mizanor Rahman, suffered lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses, emotional distress, and business loss, while Habibur Rahman suffered damages in the form of repair costs and business loss.<\/p>\n
Previously, Horey said his client submitted their claims to ICE but both claims were rejected without explanation prompting them to take their case to court.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOn or about July 16, 2019, Mizanor submitted his claim, in the amount of $4,280, to ICE. On or about July 16, 2019, Habibur submitted his claim, in the amount of $8,575.25, to ICE. On Aug. 26, 2021, ICE rejected both plaintiffs\u2019 claims without explanation,\u201d Horey said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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