complaint filed by the san gabriel police officer's association

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(CITACION JUDICIAL)NOTICE T O DEFENDANT:(AVISO AL DEMANDADO):CITY OF SAN GABRIEL, a municipality;CITY COU NCIL OF TH ECITY OF SAN G ABRIEL;DAVID R GUTIERREZ(please see attached)YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDA NTE):SAN GABR IEL POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION; MARIANALVAREZ

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N O T I C E ! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the informationbelow.You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copyserved on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear yourcase. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.goviselfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, askthe court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and propertymay be taken without further warning from the court.There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorneyreferral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locatethese nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org ), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca .goviselthelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. N O T E : The court has a statutory lien for waived fees andcosts on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.jAVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion acontinuaci6n.Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citaciOn y pape/es legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en estacorte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una Ilamada telefOnica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estaren formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que hays un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informaci6n en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en labiblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentaci6n, pida al secretario de la corteque le de un formulario de exenciOn de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte lepodra guitar su sue/do, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que !lame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede Ilamar a un servicio deremision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de unprograma de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services,(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o elcolegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobrecualquier recuperacion de $10,000 6 mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesiOn de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene quepagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la code pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is:(El nombre y direcci6n de la corte es):Los Angeles Superior Court - N ortheast District Court300 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA 91101-1566

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is:(El nombre, la direcciOn y el flamer() de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):Michael A. M cGill, Esq. SBN 231613, 367 N. Second A ve., Upland, CA 91786ri15.1A. C L A R r a A MA IN MO O R E - R i L E Y ,Deputy(Secretario)(Adjunto)

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3. I on behalf of (specify):under: ICCP 416.10 (corporation)CP 416.60 (minor)CCP 416.20 (defunct corporation)CP 416.70 (conservatee)CCP 416.40 (association or partnership)CP 416.90 (authorized person)I other (specify):4. I by personal delivery on (date):age 1 ofForm Adopted for Mandatory Use

Judicial Council of CaliforniaSUM-100 [Rev. July 1, 2009]

SUMMONS Code of Civil Procedure 412.20, 46www.courtinfo.ca.goAmerican LegalNet, Inc.www.FormsWorkflow.com

CASE NUMBER:(NOmeno del Caso): 6 C 049042

M A R 0 8 2 0 1 2(For proof of service of this summons, use Proof of Service of Summons (form POS-010).)(Para prueba de entrega de esta citation use el formulario Proof of Service of Summons, (POS-010)).

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CASE NUMBER Ge04q042CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM AND STATEMENT OF LOCATION

(CERTIFICATE OF GROUNDS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO COURTHOUSE LOCATION)This form is required pursuant to LA SC Loca l R ule 2 .0 in a l l new civil case fil ings in the Los A ngeles Superior C ourt.

Item I. Check the types of hearing and fill in the estimated length of hearing expected for this case:JURY TRIAL? 3YES CLASS ACTION?ES LIMITED CASE?ES TIME ESTIMATED FOR TRIAL 5 H O UR S / C a D AItem II. Select the correct district and courthouse location (4 steps If you checked "Limited Case", skip to Item III, Pg. 4):Step 1: After first completing the Civil Case Cover Sheet Form, find the main civil case cover sheet heading for your case inthe left margin below, and, to the right in Column A , the Civil Case Cover Sheet case type you selected.Step 2: Check on e Superior Court type of action in Column B below which best describes the nature of this case.Step 3: In Column C, circle the reason for the court location choice that applies to the type of action you have checked.For any exception to the court location, see Los Angeles Superior Court Local Rule 2.0.A pplicable R easons for C hoosing C ourthouse Loca tion (see C olumn C below)

1. Class Actions must be filed in the County Courthouse, Central District.2. May be filed in Central (Other county, or no Bodily Injury/Property Damage).3. Location where cause of action arose.4. Location where bodily injury, death or damage occurred.5. Location where performance required or defendant resides.

6. Location of property or permanently garaged vehicle.7. Location where petitioner resides.8. Location wherein defendant/respondent functions wholly.9. Location where one or more of theparties reside.10 . Location of Labor Commissioner Office.

ACivil Case Cover Sheet

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Type of Action(Check only one)

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Auto (22) q A7100otor Vehicle - Personal Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death 1., 2., 4.Uninsured Motorist (46) qA7110 Personal Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death Uninsured Motorist 1., 2., 4.

q A6070 Asbestos Property Damage 2.Asbestos (04) qA7221sbestos - Personal Injury/Wrongful Death 2.

Product Liability (24) qA7260roduct Liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) 1., 2., 3., 4., 8.Medical Malpractice (45) E l A7210edical Malpractice - Physicians & Surgeons 1., 2., 4.qA7240ther Professional Health Care Malpractice 1. 2 4.qA7250remises Liability (e.g., slip and fall)

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qA7230ntentional Bodily Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death (e.g.,assault, vandalism, etc.)A7270ntentional Infliction of Emotional Distress 1.,1.,1., 2.,2.,2., 4.43.qA7220ther Personal Injury/Property Damage/Wrongful Death 1., 2., 4.

Business Tort (07) qA6029ther Commercial/Business Tort (not fraud/breach of contract) 1., 2., 3.Civil Rights (08) q A6005ivil Rights/Discrimination 1. 2., 3.Defamation (13) q A6010efamation (slander/libel) 1., 2., 3.

Fraud (16) qA6013raud (no contract) 1., 2 3.LACIV 109 (Rev. 01/07)IVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUMAS C , rule 2.0LASC Approved 03-04ND STATEMENT OF LOCATIONage 1 of 4


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A6017egal MalpracticeA6050ther Professional Malpractice (not medical or legal) 3.1.,1., 2.,2., 3.Other (35) q A6025 Other Non-Personal Injury/Property Damage tort 2.,3.

Wrongful Termination(36) III A6037rongful Termination 1., 2., 3.

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qA6024 Other Employment Complaint CaseA6109abor Commissioner Appeals 1. ,10 . 2., 3.

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A6004 Breach of Rental/Lease Contract (not Unlawful Detainer or wrongful eviction)A6008ontract/Warranty Breach -Seller Plaintiff (no fraud/negligence)A6019egligent Breach of Contract/Warranty (no fraud)A6028ther Breach of Contract/Warranty (not fraud or negligence) 2. ,2. ,11. 5.5.2.,2., 5.5.

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A6002ollections Case-Seller PlaintiffA6012ther Promissory Note/Collections Case 2.,2., 5.,5 6.

Insurance Coverage(18) q A6015nsurance Coverage (not complex) 1., 2., 5., 8.

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A6009ontractual FraudA 6 0 3 1ortious InterferenceA6027ther Contract Dispute(not breach/insurance/fraud/negligence) 1.,1.,1., 2.,2.,2., 3.,3.,3., 5.5.8.

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Condemnation (14)q A7300minent Domain/Condemnationumber of parcels 2.Wrongful Eviction(33) q A6023rongful Eviction Case 2., 6.Other Real Property

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A6018ortgage ForeclosureA6032uiet TitleA6060ther Real Property (not eminent domain, landlord/tenant, foreclosure) 2.,2.2., 6.6.6.

Unlawful Detainer-Commercial (31) 0 A6021nlawful Detainer-Commercial (not drugs or wrongful eviction) 2., 6.

Unlawful Detainer-Residential (32) E ll A6020nlawful Detainer-Residential (not drugs or wrongful eviction) 2., 6.Unlawful Detainer-

Drugs (38) 0 A6022nlawful Detainer-Drugs 2. 6.Asset Forfeiture (05) q A6108sset Forfeiture Case 2., 6.Petition re Arbitration

(11) q A6115etition to Compel/ConfirmNacate Arbitration 2 5LACIV 109 (Rev. 01/07)IVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUMASC, rule 2.0LASC Approved 03-04ND STATEMENT OF LOCATIONage 2 of 4


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ACivil Case Cover Sheet

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Writ of Mandate(02)

q A6151q A6152q A6153

Writ - Administrative MandamusWrit - Mandamus on Limi ted Court Case MatterWrit - Other Limited Court Case Review

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Other Judicial Review(39) q A6150 Other Writ /Judicial Review 2., 8.

Antitrust/TradeRegulation (03) q A6003 Antitrust/Trade Regulation 1., 2 8.

Construction Defect (10) q A6007 Construction defect 1 ., 2., 3.Claims Involving Mass

Tort (40) q A6006 Claims Involving Mass Tort 1., 2 8.Securities Litigation (28) q A6035 Securities Litigation Case 1., 2 8.

Toxic TortEnvironmental (30) q A6036 Toxic Tort/Environmental 1., 2., 3., 8.Insurance CoverageClaims from Complex

Case (41)q A6014 Insurance Coverage/Subrogation (complex case only) 1., 2 5., 8.

Enforcementof Judgment

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q A6141q A6160q A6107q A6140q A6114q A6112

Sister State JudgmentAbstract of JudgmentConfession of Judgment (non-domestic relations)Administrative Agency Award (not unpaid taxes)Petition/Certificate for Entry of Judgment on Unpaid TaxOther Enforcement of Judgment Case

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9.6.98.8.8., 9.

RICO (27) q A6033 Racketeering (RICO) Case 1., 2 8.

Other Complaints(Not Specified Above)

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Declaratory Relief OnlyInjunctive Relief Only (not domestic/harassment)Other Commercial Complaint Case (non-tort/non-complex)Other Civil Complaint (non-tort/non-complex)

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Partnership CorporationGovernance(21) q A6113 Partnership and Corporate Governance Case 2., 8.

Other Petitions(Not Specified Above)

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Item III. Statement of Location: Enter the address of the accident, party's residence or place of business, performance, oother circumstance indicated in Item II., Step 3 on Page 1, as the proper reason for filing in the court location you selected.

REASON: CHECK THE NUMBER UNDER COLUMN CWHICH APPLIES IN THIS CASE

Z1. Z2. Z3. E14. 1115. E16. 117.118.9. 1110. ADDRESS:425. Mission DriveCITY:San Gabriel

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ZIP CODE:91776

Item IV. Declaration of Assignment: I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing istrue and correct and that the above-entitled matter is properly filed for assignment to the Pasadena courthouse in theNortheast istrict of the Los Angeles Superior Court (Code Civ. Proc., 392 et seq., and LASC Local Rule 2.0,subds. (b), (c) and (d)).

(SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY/FILING PARTY)

P LE A S E H A VE T H E F O L L O W I N G I T E M S C O M P LE T E D A N D R E A DY T O B E F IL E D I N O R D E R T OP RO P E RL Y C O M M E N C E Y O U R N E W C O U RT C A SE :1. Original Complaint or Petition.2. If filing a Complaint, a completed Summons form for issuance by the Clerk.3. Civil Case Cover Sheet form CM-010.4. Complete Addendum to Civil Case Cover Sheet form LACIV 109 (Rev. 01/07), LASC Approved 03-04.5. Payment in full of the filing fee, unless fees have been waived.6. Signed order appointing the Guardian ad Litem, JC form FL-935, if the plaintiff or petitioner is a minorunder 18 years of age, or if required by Court.7. Additional copies of documents to be conformed by the Clerk. Copies of the cover sheet and this addendummust be served along with the summons and complaint, or other initiating pleading in the case.

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SAN G ABRIEL POLICE OFFICERS'ASSOCIATION; MARIAN ALVAREZ,Plaintiffs,

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CITY O F SAN GABRIEL, a municipality; CITYCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN GABRIEL;DAV ID R GUTIERREZ, individually and in hisofficial capacity as Mayor and C ouncilperson ofthe City of San Gabriel; KEV IN B. SAWK INS,individually and in h is official capacity as Vice-Mayor and C ouncilperson of the City of SanGabriel; JULI COSTANZO, individually and inher official capacity as Councilperson of the C ityof San Gabriel; JOHN H ARRINGTON ,individually and in his official capacity asCouncilperson of the City of San Gabriel;MAR IO DE LA TO RRE, individually and in hisofficial capacity as Councilperson of the C ity ofSan Gabriel; STEVEN A . PRESTON,individually and in his official capacity as theCity Manager of the City of San Gabriel; TOMMA RSTO N, individually and in his officialcapacity as the Finance Director for the City ofSan Gabriel; ROBER T KRE SS, in his officialcapacity as City Attorney for the City of San

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L O SLESSUPERIOR COURTDieter C. Damm eier, SBN [email protected] A. McG ill, SBN [email protected], DAMMEIER & McGILL APC367 North Second AvenueUpland, CA 91786Telephone: (909) 985-4003Facsimile: (909) 985-3299

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Gabriel; JOHN JANO SIK, individually and in hisofficial capacity as the T reasurer of the City ofSan Gabriel; and DOE S 1 through 50, Inclusive,Defendants.

1. Plaintiff SAN GA BRIEL POL ICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION ("SGPO A") isthe recognized exclusive bargaining representative for those em ployees of the City of SanGabriel ("the City") with the job classification of Police Officer. The SGPO A can sue an d besued in its name and on behalf of its members.

2. Plaintiff MA RIAN A LVA REZ brings this claim on behalf of herself and all othersimilarly situated residents and taxpayers of the City of S an Gabriel. She is a resident of the C ityof San G abriel who is liable or has been liable within one year of the filing of this complaint forthe payment of taxes, assessmen ts and fees imposed and collected by the City.

3. Defe ndant CITY OF S AN G ABR IEL ("the City") is a duly constituted municipalcorporation operating under the laws of the State of C alifornia, wholly situated in the County ofLos Angeles.

4. Defendant CITY COU NCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN GAB RIEL ("CityCouncil"), the elected governing body of De fendant City, is responsible for establishing laws andpolicies in the condu ct of City business.

5. Defendant DAV ID R GUTIERREZ is the Mayor and a Councilperson for the Cityof San Gabriel. Defendant G utierrez is named in both his official and individual capacities.

6. Defendant KEVIN B. SAW KINS is the Vice-Mayor and a Councilperson for theCity of San Gabriel. Defendant Sawkins is nam ed in both his official and individual capacities.

7. Defe ndant JULI COST ANZ O is a Councilperson for the City of San Gabriel.Defe ndant Costanzo is name d in both her official and individual capacities.

8. Defendant JOHN HA RRINGTON is a Councilperson for the City of San Gabriel.Defe ndant Harrington is name d in both his official and individual capacities.

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Employees' Retirement System" is now kno wn as the "Public Employees' Retirement System",or "PERS".)

17.egarding the special tax, Ordinance No. 540 of 194 8 authorized the City to:"...levy and collect annually...a special tax sufficient to raise the amountestimated...to be required to provide sufficient revenues to meet the obligationsof said City to said retirement system..." (See "Exhibit A" attached hereto.Emphasis added.)18. Based on information and belief, since the adoption of this special tax, the City

has updated the tax by enacting annual rate-setting Resolutions.19. According to docum ents obtained by P laintiffs, every rate-setting Resolution

enacted for the past eleven y ears, from fiscal year 2000-2001 through 2010-2011 , specificallyreferences the purpose of the tax as the "C ity's indebtedness to Public Employees' RetirementSystem as set forth in Ordinance N o. 540..." (See "Exhibit B" attached hereto.)

20. Since at least fiscal year 2000-2001, and most likely beginning before that year,the revenue from this special tax has been p laced outside the City's general fund and into theCity's designated "Retirement Fund."

21. Despite the enume rated specified purpose for the revenues generated from thisspecial tax, documents obtained by Plaintiffs show that the funds instead are being, and havebeen, diverted towards and use d for purposes other than the C ity's indebtedness and contractualobligations to PE RS for the benefit of its em ployees, and attracting and retaining qualifiedemployees f or the benefit of the C ity, and ultimately its residents, businesses and otherconstituents.

22. Specifically, docum ents show that at least $5,714,280 from the C ity's RetirementFund has been diverted by D efendants to fund nume rous benefits for City staff personnel,including deferred co mpensation accounts and retiree m edical accounts. (See Exhibit C attachedhereto.)

23. In addition, based on information and be lief, interest received from the special taxrevenue w as diverted to the City's General Fund by D efendants to assist in paying for City Staffcompensation increases.

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24. Based on information and belief, defendants MARSTON and PRESTONpersonally received these benefits, and thus personally benefit from the diversions from the C ityRetirement Fund.

25. Upon inform ation and belief, Plaintiffs estimate that more than $5,714,280 hasbeen imperm issibly diverted from the City's Retirement Fund; the documents obtained byPlaintiffs only extend back to fiscal year 2000-2001.

26. As a result of these diversions, the Retirement Fu nd has been de pleted to a pointwhere its continued solvency is in jeopardy, and as such the City's responsibility to fund itsPERS obligations is creating a fiscal crisis endangering the we ll-being of the City as a w hole.

27. Based on information and belief, Defe ndant28. In doing the things alleged herein, the individually-named D efendants acted under

color of state law, and within the course and scope of employm ent and official duties.F IR ST C A US E O F AC T I O N

Fa ilu r e to C om p ly with M a n da tor y Du ty Un d e r G o v't C od e 5 3 7 24Government Code 815.6

29. Plaintiffs re-alleges each and eve ry preceding paragraph as though set forth in fullhere.

30. California Governme nt Code 815.6 states:Where a public entity is under a mandatory duty imposed by an enactment that isdesigned to protect against the risk of a p articular kind of injury, the public entityis liable for an injury of that kind proximately caused by its failure to dischargethe duty unless the public entity establishes that it exercised reasonable diligenceto discharge the duty.

(Emphasis added.)31. California Gov't Code 53724 imposes a mandatory duty on D efendants to

ensure that a special tax may be "used only for the purpose or service for w hich it was imposed,an d for no other purpose whatsoever." Gov't Code 53724 (emphasis added).

32. The tax imposed pursuant to Ordinance No. 54 0 is a special tax, because it is a tax"levied to fund a specific governmental project or program." R ider v. County of S an Diego, 1

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