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  • DOE vs DOE 1, A CALIFORNIA LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY, et al. Unlimited Civil (Other Personal Injury/Propert...) document preview
  • DOE vs DOE 1, A CALIFORNIA LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY, et al. Unlimited Civil (Other Personal Injury/Propert...) document preview
  • DOE vs DOE 1, A CALIFORNIA LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY, et al. Unlimited Civil (Other Personal Injury/Propert...) document preview
  • DOE vs DOE 1, A CALIFORNIA LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY, et al. Unlimited Civil (Other Personal Injury/Propert...) document preview
  • DOE vs DOE 1, A CALIFORNIA LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY, et al. Unlimited Civil (Other Personal Injury/Propert...) document preview
  • DOE vs DOE 1, A CALIFORNIA LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY, et al. Unlimited Civil (Other Personal Injury/Propert...) document preview
  • DOE vs DOE 1, A CALIFORNIA LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY, et al. Unlimited Civil (Other Personal Injury/Propert...) document preview
  • DOE vs DOE 1, A CALIFORNIA LOCAL PUBLIC ENTITY, et al. Unlimited Civil (Other Personal Injury/Propert...) document preview
						
                                

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1 MORGAN A. STEWART (State Bar No. 209852) mstewart@manlystewart.com 2 SAUL E. WOLF (State Bar No. 244833) swolf@manlystewart.com 3 CRISTINA J. NOLAN (State Bar No. 318495) 4 cnolan@manlystewart.com MANLY STEWART FINALDI 5 19100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 Irvine, California 92612 6 Telephone: (949) 252-9990 Facsimile: (949) 252-9991 7 8 Attorneys for Plaintiff 9 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA – RENE C. DAVIDSON COURTHOUSE 11 MANLY STEWART FINALDI 12 JANE BWN DOE, an individual, Case No. 22CV006012 19100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 13 Assigned for All Purposes to: Telephone (949) 252-9990 Plaintiff, Irvine, California 92612 Judge: Hon. Julie Spain 14 Dept,: 520 v. 15 PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DOE 1, a California local public entity; DOE 16 2, an individual; and DOES 3 to 100, DEFENDANT DOE 1’s DEMURRER TO inclusive, PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT 17 Defendants. [Filed Concurrently with Declaration of 18 Cristina J. Nolan] 19 HEARING: Date: June 17, 2022 20 Time: 2:00 p.m. Dept.: 520 21 Reservation No. : A-06012-001 22 Complaint Filed: January, 25, 2022 23 24 TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 25 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT JANE BWN DOE (“Plaintiff”) files the instant 26 Opposition to Defendant DOE 1’s Demurrer to Plaintiff's Complaint for Damages (“Complaint”). 27 The Complaint is properly pled and all necessary factual allegations have been made in 28 order for the Court to deny Defendant DOE 1’s Demurrer. Plaintiff takes issue with each legal 1 PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT DOE 1’s DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT 1 argument set forth by Defendant DOE 1 in their Demurrer, and oppose the instant Demurrer on 2 each ground set forth therein, on the basis that: 3 1) Plaintiff's claims for Negligence against Defendant DOE 1 are clearly and properly 4 pleaded; 5 2) Plaintiff's claims for Negligent Failure to Warn, Train or Educate against Defendant 6 DOE 1 are clearly and properly pleaded; 7 3) Plaintiff's claims for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress against Defendant 8 DOE 1 are clearly and properly pleaded; 9 4) Plaintiff’s claims under Civil Code § 51.9 for Sexual Harassment against Defendant 10 DOE 1 are clearly and properly pleaded; 11 5) Plaintiff's claims for Sexual Abuse and Harassment in the Educational Environment MANLY STEWART FINALDI 12 (Education Code §220) are clearly and properly pleaded; 19100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 13 6) Plaintiff's claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Defendant DOE 1 are clearly Telephone (949) 252-9990 Irvine, California 92612 14 and properly pleaded; and 15 7) Plaintiff’s claims for Constructive Fraud against Defendant DOE 1 are clearly and 16 properly pleaded. 17 This Opposition is grounded in this Notice, the attached Memorandum of Points and 18 Authorities, the Declaration of Cristina J. Nolan, Esq. concurrently filed herewith, the records and 19 files in this action, and upon such further evidence and argument as may be presented prior to or at 20 the time of hearing on the motion. 21 22 DATED: June 6, 2022 MANLY STEWART FINALDI 23 24 By: 25 MORGAN A. STEWART SAUL E. WOLF 26 CRISTINA J. NOLAN 27 Attorneys for Plaintiff 28 2 PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT DOE 1’s DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND ................................................................................................... 1 3 A. THE PLAINTIFF ............................................................................................................... 1 4 B. DOE 1’s ROLE IN DOE 2’s HISTORY OF SEXUAL ABUSE ....................................... 2 5 C. BREACH OF DUTIES OWED TO PLAINTIFF BY DEFENDANT DOE 1................... 3 D. THE DAMAGES SUFFERED BY PLAINTIFF ............................................................... 3 6 III. ARGUMENT ......................................................................................................................... 3 7 A. THE FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS OF A DEMURRER ARE TO BE ACCEPTED AS TRUE AND THE COMPLAINT CONSTRUED ......................................................................... 3 8 B. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS FOR NEGLIGENCE ARE PROPERLY PLEADED ................ 4 9 1. DOE 1 Can Be Held Vicariously Liable For The Acts of Supervisory Personnel ........ 4 2. DOE 1 Can Also Be Held Directly Liable For Violations Of Mandatory Duties .......... 5 10 3. Plaintiff Properly Asserts Alternative Theories of Liability Against DOE 1 ................. 5 11 C. DOE 1’s VICARIOUS LIABILITY IS NOT BASED ON DOE 2'S SEXUAL ABUSE, MANLY STEWART FINALDI ITSELF .......................................................................................................................................... 6 12 D. PLAINTIFF'S CLAIMS FOR NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO WARN, TRAIN OR 19100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 EDUCATE STUDENTS OF THE RISK OF ABUSE ARE PROPERLY PLEADED ................ 6 13 Telephone (949) 252-9990 Irvine, California 92612 E. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS FOR IIED ARE PROPERLY PLEADED ................................. 7 14 1. Plaintiff Has Sufficiently Plead The IIED Cause of Action ........................................... 8 15 i. Plaintiff Has Pleaded "Extreme And Outrageous" Conduct Engaged By DOE 1 .... 8 ii. DOE 1’s Conduct Was Intended To Injure Plaintiff And Done With Reckless 16 Disregard ................................................................................................................... 8 iii. DOE 1’s Conduct Was An Actual and Proximate Cause That Caused Plaintiff To 17 Suffer Severe Emotion Distress ................................................................................ 9 18 F. THE CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT (C.C. §51.9) IS PROPERLY PLEADED ..................................................................................................................................... 9 19 1. DOE 1 Can Be Held Directly Liable For Sexual Harassment (Civil Code §51.9) Under Education Code §201 And Gov. Code §815.6 .......................................................................... 9 20 2. DOE 1 Can Be Held Vicariously Liable For Sexual Harassment (Civil ...................... 10 21 3. DOE 1 Can be Held Vicariously Liable for DOE 2’s Acts, Under Ratification........... 12 22 4. Plaintiff Has Alleged the Elements of a C.C. § 51.9 Sexual Harassment Claim .......... 12 G. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (EDUCATION 23 CODE §220) IS PROPERLY PLEADED .................................................................................. 13 H. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS FOR BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY AND ...................... 13 24 I. IN THE ALTERNATIVE, THE PLAINTIFF REQUESTS LEAVE TO AMEND IN 25 ORDER TO CURE ANY FACTUAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE .............................................. 14 IV. CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................... 15 26 27 28 i PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT DOE 1’s DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT 1 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES 2 Page(s) 3 Cases 4 Angie M v. Sup. Ct., 5 (1995) 37 Cal.App.4th 1217 .......................................................................................................... 8 Barbara A. v. John G., 6 (1983) 145 Cal.App.3d 369 ................................................................................................... 13, 14 Blank v. Kirwan, 7 (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311 ..................................................................................................................... 4 Board of Education v. Weiland, 8 (1960) 179 Cal.App.2d 808 ................................................................................................... 13, 14 9 Braman v. State of CA, (1994) 28 Cal.App.4th 344 ............................................................................................................ 5 10 C.A. v. William S. Hart Union High School Dist., (2012) 53 Cal.4th 861................................................................................................ 4, 6, 7, 12, 14 11 C.R. v. Tenet Healthcare Corp., MANLY STEWART FINALDI 12 (2009) 169 Cal.App.4th 1094 ...................................................................................................... 12 Christensen v. Sup. Ct., 19100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 13 (1991) 54 Cal.3d 868 ............................................................................................................... 8, 11 Telephone (949) 252-9990 Irvine, California 92612 Cole v. Fair Oaks Fire Protection Dist., 14 (1987) 43 Cal.3d 148 ..................................................................................................................... 8 Daniels v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., 15 (2016) 246 Cal.App.4th 1150 ........................................................................................................ 6 16 Donovan v. Poway Unified Sch. Dist., (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th ................................................................................................................. 5 17 Gatto v. County of Sonoma, (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th 744 .......................................................................................................... 11 18 Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District, (1998) 524 U.S. 274 .................................................................................................................... 13 19 Isbister v. Boys' Club of Santa Cruz, Inc., 20 (1985) 40 Cal.3d 72 ..................................................................................................................... 10 K.T. v. Pittsburgh Unified School Dist., 21 (N.D. Cal. 2016) 219 F.Supp.3d 970 .......................................................................................... 10 KOVR-TV, Inc. v. Sup. Ct., 22 (1995) 31 Cal.App.4th 1023 .......................................................................................................... 8 Lawson v. Sup. Ct., 23 (2010) 180 Cal.App.4th 1372 ........................................................................................................ 7 24 Little v. Stuyvesant Life Insurance Co., (1977) 67 Cal.App.3d 451 ............................................................................................................. 9 25 M.W. v. Panama Buena Vista Union School Dist., (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 508 .......................................................................................................... 7 26 Matteson v. Wagoner, (1905) 147 Cal. 739 ....................................................................................................................... 4 27 Murillo v. Rite Stuff Foods, Inc., 28 (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 833 .......................................................................................................... 12 ii PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT DOE 1’s DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT 1 Myer v. Graphic Arts International Union, (1979) 88 Cal.App.3d 176 ........................................................................................................... 14 2 Nicole M. By and Through Jacqueline M. v. Martinez Unified School Dist., (N.D. Cal. 1997) 964 F.Supp. 1369 ............................................................................................ 10 3 Osborn v. Irwin Memorial Blood Bank, 4 (1992) 5 Cal.App.4th 234, 7 Cal.Rptr.2d 101 ......................................................................... 9, 13 Perkins v. Sup. Ct., 5 (1981) 117 Cal.App.3d 1 ............................................................................................................... 3 Rader Co. v. Stone, 6 (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 10 ............................................................................................................. 6 Raven H. v. Gamette, 7 (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 1017 .................................................................................................. 9, 10 8 Societa per Azioni de Navigazione Italia v. City of Los Angeles, (1982) 31 Cal.3d 446 ..................................................................................................................... 4 9 Stamps v. Sup. Ct., (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 1441 ...................................................................................................... 11 10 State of CA v. Sup. Ct., 11 (1984) 150 Cal.App.3d 848 ........................................................................................................... 5 Sullivan v. Vallejo City Unified Sch. Dist., MANLY STEWART FINALDI 12 731 F.Supp. 947 (E.D.Cal.1990) ................................................................................................. 10 Toney v. State, 19100 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 13 (1976) 54 Cal.App.3d 779 ............................................................................................................. 7 Telephone (949) 252-9990 Irvine, California 92612 Trerice v. Blue Cross of CA, 14 (1989) 209 Cal. App. 3d 878 ......................................................................................................... 8 15 Virginia G. v. ABC Unified School Dist., (1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 1848 ........................................................................................................ 15 16 Walsh v. Tehachapi Unified School Dist., (E.D. Cal. 2011) 827 F.Supp.2d 1107 ......................................................................................... 10 17 Statutes 18 Article 1, section 28(c) of the California Constitution ...................................................................... 2 19 C.C. §52........................................................................................................................................... 11 20 C.C. §52(b) ...................................................................................................................................... 11 C.C. § 51.......................................................................................................................................... 11 21 C.C. §§ 57.1, 52.1............................................................................................................................ 11 C.C.P. §§422.10, 589 ........................................................................................................................ 3 22 Chapter 2 of the Ed. Code ............................................................................................................... 10 Civil Code § 43 ................................................................................................................................. 2 23 Civil Code § 51.9 ................................................................................................. 2, i, 1, 9, 10, 11, 12 24 Civil Code § 1708 ............................................................................................................................. 2 Ed. Code §212.5 .............................................................................................................................. 10 25 Ed. Code §262.4 .............................................................................................................................. 10 Ed. Code §48200 ............................................................................................................................. 14 26 Ed. Code § 201(a-b) ........................................................................................................................ 10 Ed. Code § 210.3 ............................................................................................................................... 9 27 Education Code §201 ..................................................................................................................... i, 9 28 Education Code §220 ....................................................................................................... 2, i, 1, 5, 13 iii PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT DOE 1’s DEMURRER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT 1 Education Code § 200 ............................................................................................................... 3, 5, 9 Gov. Code §815................................................................................................................................. 4 2 Gov. Code §815.2...................................................................................................................... 4, 5, 7 Gov. Code §815.69..................................................................................................................... i, 5, 9 3 Government Code §§ 820, 815.2 .................................................................................................. 2, 4 4 Penal Code §§ 11166, 11167............................................................................................................. 2 Subdivision (a) of section 51 ........................................................................................................... 11 5 §820, subd. (a) ................................................................................................................................... 4 § 815, subd. (b) .................................................................................................................................. 4 6 § 815.2, subd. (a) ............................................................................................................................... 4 7 8 9 10 11 M