Man removed from council meeting files tort claim

The filing

A man removed from an Indianapolis City-County Council meeting has filed a tort claim connected to the incident. A tort claim is a formal notice seeking to preserve a legal claim against a government body or public employee before a lawsuit may be filed.

What is known

The filing follows the man’s removal from the council meeting. The development involves the Indianapolis City-County Council, the city’s legislative body.

The claim’s filing does not by itself decide whether the city or any public official is legally responsible. It also does not establish that a lawsuit will follow.

Next steps

The city or council may review the claim as part of the government-claim process. Any response, settlement or later court filing would provide additional information about the dispute.

The claim’s allegations, the amount sought and the council’s position were not established in the record available for this brief.