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Negligence Complaint Morales Cayetano
Negligence Complaint Morales Cayetano
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KING COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT CLERK
E-FILED
CASE NUMBER: 13-2-37129-4 SEA
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STA'TEOF WASHINGTON
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CITY OF SE:I\TTLE,
a Washington nruniciplal corporation;
JOHN DIAZ and "JAllE DOE"
DIAZ, hus;barnd and wife, and the
marital comrnunity of them compriseri;
BIUNDON EGGERS and "JANE DC)E,'
E:GGERIS, husband and wife and the
nriarital comrnunity of Lhem comprise(l;
LlI\DSA,Y C. IBFIOWN and "JANE DC)E,,
BFIOWI',!, husbarnd anrlJ wife and the
nrarital comrnunrity of t,hem compriserl;
DIVID l-. BlrLlE:R and "JANE DOE,
EAUER, frusbrand and wife and the
milrital comrnunrity of them compriserl.
SUMMONS
Dc'fendarnts.
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TO THE DEFIHI\IDANI.S:
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A lawsr-rit lhas bt>en started against you in the above entitfled corurt by Eulogia
[Vlorales-Caye,tano, Plaintiff. Plaintiff's clairn is stated in the writllen cormplaint, r]opy,ref
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which is serverd upon !'ou with this summons.
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In ordr--r trc defenrd against this lawsurit, you must respond to the complaint
by
stating your <tefense inr writing, and brl serving a copy upon the person signirng
this
slJl"nmons within 20 days after the service of this summons, if se,rved wiil-rin
of the statr:r of
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SIJMMONS
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PH:
253-627-AT7T
FAX: 253-627-A200
e-mail: sergio@arm ijolawoffic,e.
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ARMIJO LAW OFFICE
917 North 2no Street
Tacoma, WA 98403
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EIJI.OGIA
MORALES-CAYETANO
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Cause No.
Plaintifl;
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a married wornan,
v.
CITY OF SEA.TTLE,
A V/ashington municipal
JOFIN DIAZ and "JANIj DOE"
husband and'n,ife, and the miuital community
of them comprised; Bzu\ND(lN EGGERS
and "JANE DOE" EGGIERS, husband and
wife, and the marital colnmunity of thenr
comrprised; Lil{DSAY C. BR.OWN and
"JOHN DOE" BROWN, husband and wife
and the maritallcommunity otf them
comrprised; DITVID L. B|AUIjR and
"JANE DOE'BAUER, husband and wife
and the maritallcommunity o:f them
corporation;
DIAZ,
) COMPLAINT
FOR DAMAGES
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comLprised;
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DefendanLts.
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of record,
Sergio Arrnijo,,
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on the present;
claim.
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of washington,
and situa.ted
in King County.
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1'3' Defendant JOHI\I DIAZ at al,t times relevant was, Chief of the Seattle police
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Department.
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2009, and
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employee
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At all
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that employnrent.
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all times relevant was, a rresident of King County, Washington, and a police office:r of
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defendant Citly of Seatrble. In engaging in the acts and omissions descrribed below.
Brandon Eggers, acted within the course and scope of his employmerrt.
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resident of
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Eggerrs and
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4'nd omissions
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poMPLATNT FOR:DAMAGES
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Defend.ants
iin this;
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by the City
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sixty days haLve passerd since this filing, this court has jurisdiction pursuant
t<l RCW
4.92.II0.
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FACTUALBACKGROUND
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9:00 p.m.
plaintiff Eulogia
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po, Emmanuel, a.nd nflagdaleno were invitees of Viking
Bank, in that they had a
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natives of Merxico.
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2'li Also ia't or about g:00 p.m. on November 4, 2010, d.efendanb lJrandon
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.Eggers
in paragraph
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ithout incident.
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not leave the vicinity of the Last Chance, since they had
been workirrg with
iintiff Ms. l{orales ernd LMr. Ocampo at the Viking Bank.
They stood by tJhe door
tside the Larst chanoe, waiting for Mr. ocampo to pick them
up in.his car.
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F'OR DAMAGES
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parking lot aLdjacent to the Viking Bank, where they stood rvith Mr. Ocampo by
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Emmanuel then vrralked away from the family car to the entrance of the Vriking
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.nreet lhis mr:rther,, Ms. Morales, who was walking out of the bank.. plaint;ifll
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Ms. Mo:rales, M.r. C)campo, EmanueJ., and Magdaleno were prerparing t6 go hpnne.
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Officer Eggtlrs lirst con.tacted thr: complainant bartender i.nside ther Last Chan,:e,
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Magdalen,D, aLnd Mr. ()campo whom she apparently believed were me:nacing 1;he l,raLst
Chance teL'irern.
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2.9 Office.r Eg;gerrs nex:t con,tacted thr: occuLpants of the family car in the parkiing lot
:next to
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Vjiking
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this time Mr, Ocampo was sitting;in the driver's sieat and
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parking
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contaLcted.
at least two squad oars present at the scene to investigate plaintiffs' activiti,es.
,A'dditional officers may harre been plesent at the time or shortly therea.fter.
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Mr.
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anLd
Magderleno to
at Mr.
Ocampo
to keep his
handsi on l;he
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2.'I2 Officr 1;u,r.r, according to the incidr:nt report, saw Magdaleno remove his ha,rrds
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from the back of the driver's seal; too ofben and ordered him out of the, car for
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stigatj ve dertentio:n.
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frilghtened,
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assignment fcrr the evening.
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fbcurse,d
intenselrr on
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Deferndants Officer Brown and Offiaer Bauer, apparently alarmed by Ms. Morales
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Ihnrnanuel L:aving the trank well after business hours, on top of the he:ighterrred
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Morales and.Emmanuel and forcibl5'pushed them against the wall of the ban.k.
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'bhe group
demanded to know why the police were there without a response from Officers
Bro'wn
with force
to Emmanuel's verbal
grabbing him.
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Mr'
ocarmpo tried to
result, he was beaten, shorted, and g:rabbed by Officer Eggers and accordingly
kepb in
the vicinity of the family czr by Officer Eggers.
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Mr.
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misdemeanor
booked,
in
Seattle
and charged
with first
dismissed.
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guilty and
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treatment for
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excessive fbrce
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officers' actions
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defitndant police
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espr:cially withL
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control.
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it is appropr:iate to use
COTTPI,AINT FOR
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IV. .\TIOI,ATION
SECOND CAIJSE OF ACTION: STATUTORY
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Plaintiff
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direc.b
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ntitled to fair: a
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ibed above.
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mployment,
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COMPI.AINTFOR DAMAGES
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Dat;ed
Oc1lober. 20
Respectfully submitted,
ARMI4Q LAW OFFICE
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Attorney for Plaintiff
Eulogia Morales- Cayetano
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FOR DAMAGES