Spadaro

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The register of actions indicates that plaintiff filed three separate complaints, later

consolidated by the trial court, the first of which was filed May 5, 2010 (case No.

RIC10008502); the second on August 16, 2010 (case No. RIC10016299); and the third

on October 5, 2010 (case No. RIC10019580). Plaintiff failed to designate any of the

1 The State Bar of California’s website indicates that plaintiff was disbarred on July 6, 2013. (

2 complaints for inclusion in the clerk’s transcript, however, so copies do not appear in our

record. We discern from other documents in the record, and the descriptions of the

parties, that plaintiff’s first complaint asserted only a claim for injunctive relief against

the Department. The second complaint alleged malicious prosecution and intentional

infliction of emotional distress against Robert Miller, who is Director of Animal Services

for the City of Riverside, based on the issuance of 242 citations to plaintiff for lack of

dog licenses with respect to animals kept at a property in Riverside. Her third complaint

alleged 13…