Saint-Victor

Saint-Victor v. City of Los Angeles CA2/8

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 16, 2022B313498California3,115 words

Opinion

Opinion

BACKGROUND

Appellant filed his original complaint in October 2019. The complaint did not set forth intelligible causes of action. It simply alleged without more that LAPD’s “crimes include: Stalking tort, police harassment, malice, extreme and outrageous conduct, intentional tort, credible threat and Title 42 Section 1983 of the United States Code.” The complaint included only extremely broad allegations describing LAPD’s behavior, such as: “When ever he leaves his place of residence for work, groceries or to socialize he is stalked and harassed by a multitude of Los Angeles Police Department Officers.” There are no dates or locations for these allegations. The trial court sustained the City’s demurrer to the complaint with leave to amend, explaining “the complaint fails to state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action and is uncertain. There are no discernible causes of action in the complaint. The allegations are insufficient to apprise defendant of the basis upon which plaintiff is seeking relief. Further, there are no allegations showing the plaintiff complied or was excused from complying with the requirements of Government Code section 900, et seq.” In March 2020,…

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