Zainalizadeh
Zainalizadeh v. City of Mill Valley CA1/2
Opinion
Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
Mohtaram Moti Zainalizadeh (appellant) filed a complaint against the City of Mill Valley (the City), alleging an unspecified intentional tort. The trial court sustained two demurrers by the City, the second without leave to amend, finding that appellant failed to allege facts sufficient to state a cause of action against the City. In this appeal from the judgment, appellant, who has acted in pro per throughout this litigation, does not dispute that the City’s demurrer to her amended complaint was properly sustained, but she does contend that the trial court erred by denying her leave to amend. We reject this contention and affirm the judgment.
II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On March 6, 2012,1 appellant filed a form complaint alleging that the City committed an “Intentional Tort,” and prayed for compensatory and punitive damages in the amount of $5 million. She checked boxes on the form complaint to allege that she
1 Unless otherwise stated all date references are to the 2012 calendar year.
1 suffered damages for hospital and medical expenses, property damage, and loss of earning capacity. Under the heading “Other damage,” appellant added allegations…