Case: 0:12-cv-60138 As of: 12/06/2012 11:12 AM EST 1 of 5 LSS
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida (Ft. Lauderdale) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 0:12−cv−60138−KMW Gozaloff v. The City of Hollywood Police Department Assigned to: Judge Kathleen M. Williams Referred to: Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow Cause: 28:1983 Civil Rights Plaintiff Paul Gozaloff
Date Filed: 01/26/2012 Jury Demand: Defendant Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other Jurisdiction: Federal Question
represented by Paul Gozaloff 4157 SW 4th St Plantation, Fl 33317 954−533−0539 PRO SE
V. Defendant The City of Hollywood Police Department a political subdivision of the State of Florida Defendant Joseph Siple Individually, and in his official capacity as police officers of the City of Hollywood, Florida
represented by Bruce Wallace Jolly Purdy Jolly Giuffreda &Barranco PA 2455 E Sunrise Boulevard Suite 1216 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 954−462−3200 Fax: 462−3861 Email: bruce@purdylaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant Alexander Chang Individually, and in his official capacity as Police officer of the City of Hollywood, Florida
represented by Bruce Wallace Jolly (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant Matthew Petty Individually, and in his official capacity as Police officer of the City of Hollywood, Florida
represented by Bruce Wallace Jolly (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant Travis Schuller Individually, and in his official capacity as Police officer of the City of Hollywood, Florida
represented by Bruce Wallace Jolly (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant William Cash Individually, and in his official capacity as Police officer of the City of Hollywood,
represented by Bruce Wallace Jolly (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY
Case: 0:12-cv-60138 As of: 12/06/2012 11:12 AM EST 2 of 5 Florida
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant Michael J. Satz Individually, and in his official administrative capacity as State Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
represented by Mimi Vivien Turin Office of the Attorney General 110 SE 6th STreet 10th Floor Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 954−712−4600 Fax: 954−527−3702 Email: mimi.turin@myfloridalegal.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant City of Hollywood 2600 Hollywood Boulevard Room 407 Hollywood, FL 33020 (954) 921−3435
Date Filed
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represented by Tracy Ann Lyons City of Hollywood 2600 Hollywood Boulevard Suite 407 PO Box 229045 Hollywood, FL 33022−9045 954−921−3435 Fax: 921−3081 Email: tlyons@hollywoodfl.org ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Docket Text
01/26/2012
1 COMPLAINT against The City of Hollywood Police Department. Filing fee $ 350.00, filed by Paul Gozaloff. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(mg) (Entered: 01/26/2012)
01/26/2012
2 Clerks Notice of Receipt of Filing Fee received on 1/26/2012 in the amount of $ 350.00, receipt number FLS000002179 (mg) (Entered: 01/26/2012)
01/26/2012
3 Judge Assignment to Judge Kathleen M. Williams (mg) (Entered: 01/26/2012)
01/27/2012
4 ORDER OF INSTRUCTIONS TO PRO SE LITIGANT. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 1/27/2012. (jcy) (Entered: 01/27/2012)
05/23/2012
5 Summons Issued as to William Cash, Alexander Chang, Matthew Petty, Michael J. Satz, Travis Schuller, Joseph Siple, The City of Hollywood Police Department. (cqs) (Entered: 05/23/2012)
05/25/2012
7 MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Summons by Paul Gozaloff. Responses due by 6/11/2012 (ail) (Entered: 06/01/2012)
05/29/2012
6 Order Closing Case. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 5/29/2012. (jcy) (Entered: 05/29/2012)
06/06/2012
8 ORDER denying 7 Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Summonses. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 6/5/2012. (ail) (Entered: 06/06/2012)
06/13/2012
9 MOTION to Quash by Michael J. Satz. (Turin, Mimi) (Entered: 06/13/2012)
06/14/2012
10 ORDER denying 9 Motion to Quash. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 6/13/2012. (ail) (Entered: 06/14/2012)
06/18/2012
11 MOTION to Vacate 6 Order Dismissing Case and Reinstate Action by Paul Gozaloff. Responses due by 7/5/2012 (cqs) (Entered: 06/18/2012)
06/18/2012
12 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint by Paul Gozaloff. Michael J. Satz served on 5/23/2012, answer due 6/13/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 06/18/2012)
06/18/2012
13 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint The City of Hollywood Police Department served on 5/31/2012, answer due 6/21/2012. (cqs)
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14 Summons (Affidavit) Returned Unexecuted as to Alexander Chang. (cqs) (Entered: 06/18/2012)
06/18/2012
15 Summons (Affidavit) Returned Unexecuted by William Cash as to William Cash. (cqs) (Entered: 06/18/2012)
06/18/2012
16 Summons (Affidavit) Returned Unexecuted as to Travis Schuller. (cqs) (Entered: 06/18/2012)
06/18/2012
17 Summons (Affidavit) Returned Unexecuted as to Joseph Siple. (cqs) (Entered: 06/18/2012)
06/18/2012
18 Summons (Affidavit) Returned Unexecuted as to Matthew Petty. (cqs) (Entered: 06/18/2012)
06/21/2012
19 ORDER granting 11 Motion to Vacate 6 Order Dismissing Case and Reinstate Action Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 6/20/2012. (ail) (Entered: 06/21/2012)
06/21/2012
Case Reopened SEE DE 19 Order (ail) (Entered: 06/21/2012)
06/21/2012
20 MOTION to Dismiss 1 Complaint by City of Hollywood. Responses due by 7/9/2012 (Lyons, Tracy) (Entered: 06/21/2012)
07/11/2012
21 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 1 Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Michael J. Satz. Responses due by 7/30/2012 (Turin, Mimi) (Entered: 07/11/2012)
07/11/2012
22 ORDER Re: Response re 21 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 1 Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Michael J. Satz (response due 7/20/2012) Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 7/11/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 07/12/2012)
07/16/2012
23 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint by Paul Gozaloff. Matthew Petty served on 7/15/2012, answer due 8/6/2012. (ls) (Entered: 07/17/2012)
07/16/2012
24 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint by Paul Gozaloff. William Cash served on 7/15/2012, answer due 8/6/2012. (ls) (Entered: 07/17/2012)
07/19/2012
25 Summons (Affidavit) Returned Unexecuted as to Alexander Chang. (cqs) (Entered: 07/19/2012)
07/19/2012
26 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint Travis Schuller served on 7/17/2012, answer due 8/7/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 07/19/2012)
07/19/2012
27 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint Joseph Siple served on 7/17/2012, answer due 8/7/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 07/19/2012)
07/19/2012
28 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response as to 21 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 1 Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Paul Gozaloff. (cqs) (Entered: 07/19/2012)
07/19/2012
30 CLERK'S NOTICE of Striking 29 Clerks Motion and Order for Appointment of Process Server by, Deputy Clerk. (docketed in error) (cqs) (Entered: 07/20/2012)
07/19/2012
SYSTEM ENTRY − Docket Entry 29 [order] restricted/sealed until further notice. (jcy) (Entered: 07/20/2012)
07/20/2012
31 MOTION To Post Case To Volunteers Lawyer Project by Paul Gozaloff. (cqs) (Entered: 07/23/2012)
07/20/2012
32 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response as to 21 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 1 Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Paul Gozaloff. (cqs) (Entered: 07/23/2012)
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33 ORDER, granting 28 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re 20 MOTION to Dismiss 1 Complaint Responses due by 7/27/2012 Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 7/23/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 07/23/2012)
07/24/2012
34 ORDER denying as moot 32 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 7/24/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 07/24/2012)
07/26/2012
35 Alias Summons Issued as to Alexander Chang. (cqs) (Entered: 07/27/2012)
07/27/2012
36 Summons (Affidavit) Returned Unexecuted as to Alexander Chang. (cqs) (Entered: 07/27/2012)
07/27/2012
37 RESPONSE to Motion re 20 MOTION to Dismiss 1 Complaint filed by Paul Gozaloff. Replies due by 8/6/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
07/27/2012
38 MOTION to Order The City Of Hollywood to Produce Alexander Chang for Service of Summons and MOTION for Extension of Time Time for Service re 1 Complaint ( Responses due by 8/13/2012) by Paul Gozaloff. (cqs) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
07/27/2012
39 RESPONSE to Motion to Deny re 21 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 1 Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Paul Gozaloff. Replies due by 8/6/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
07/30/2012
40 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Bruce Wallace Jolly on behalf of William Cash (Jolly, Bruce) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
07/30/2012
41 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Bruce Wallace Jolly on behalf of Matthew Petty (Jolly, Bruce) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
07/30/2012
42 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Bruce Wallace Jolly on behalf of Travis Schuller (Jolly, Bruce) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
07/30/2012
43 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Bruce Wallace Jolly on behalf of Joseph Siple (Jolly, Bruce) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
07/30/2012
44 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer RE: Complaints re 1 Complaint by William Cash, Matthew Petty, Travis Schuller, Joseph Siple. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Jolly, Bruce) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
07/31/2012
45 ORDER granting 44 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer RE: Complaints William Cash answer due 8/16/2012; Matthew Petty answer due 8/16/2012; Travis Schuller answer due 8/16/2012; Joseph Siple answer due 8/16/2012. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 7/31/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 08/01/2012)
08/06/2012
46 REPLY Memorandum to Response to Motion re 21 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 1 Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Michael J. Satz. (Turin, Mimi) Modified text on 8/7/2012 (asl). (Entered: 08/06/2012)
08/06/2012
47 REPLY City's Reply to Defendant's Response in Opposition to 20 Hollywood's Motion to Dismiss by City of Hollywood. (Lyons, Tracy) Modified to add document link on 8/7/2012 (asl). (Entered: 08/06/2012)
08/06/2012
50 ORDER granting 38 Motion to Produce; granting 38 Motion for Extension of Time, Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 8/6/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 08/08/2012)
08/07/2012
48 Clerks Notice to Filer re 47 Response/Reply (Other). Document Not Linked; ERROR − The filed document was not linked to the related docket entry. The correction was made by the Clerk. It is not necessary to refile this document. (asl) (Entered: 08/07/2012)
08/07/2012
49 ORDER REFERRING MOTIONS to Magistrate: 21 Defendant's MOTION TO DISMISS 1 Complaint FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Michael J. Satz, 20 MOTION to Dismiss 1 Complaint filed by City of Hollywood, 31 MOTION To Post Case ToVolunteers Lawyer Project filed by Paul Gozaloff Motions referred to Barry S. Seltzer Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 8/7/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 08/08/2012)
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51 ORDER denying as moot 31 Motion Case Be Posted to Volunteer Lawyers Project Signed by Judge Kathleen M. Williams on 8/10/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 08/13/2012)
08/15/2012
52 Summons Issued as to Alexander Chang. (cqs) (Entered: 08/16/2012)
08/20/2012
53 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on 1 Complaint Alexander Chang served on 8/17/2012, answer due 9/7/2012. (cqs) (Entered: 08/20/2012)
08/23/2012
54 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Bruce Wallace Jolly on behalf of Alexander Chang (Jolly, Bruce) (Entered: 08/23/2012)
08/30/2012
55 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint with Jury Demand by William Cash, Alexander Chang, Matthew Petty, Travis Schuller, Joseph Siple.(Jolly, Bruce) (Entered: 08/30/2012)
09/20/2012
56 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Ch. Magistrate Judge Barry S. Seltzer recused. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow. Motions referred to Lurana S. Snow. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Barry S. Seltzer on 09/20/2012. (mb) (Entered: 09/20/2012)
11/26/2012
57 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION recommending 20 Deft, City of Hollywood's, Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint be DENIED and 21 Deft, Michael Satz', Motion to Dismiss be GRANTED, signed by Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow on 11/26/2012. Objections to RRdue by 12/13/2012 (jz) (Entered: 11/26/2012)
11/27/2012
58 NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY by Michael J. Satz for dates of November 28, 2012−December 17, 2012 (Turin, Mimi) (Entered: 11/27/2012)
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IN TllE U M TED STA TES D ISTRICT C O UR T Forthe Southern districtofFlorida
12-60138-CIV-Williams/Seltzer
Case N o,: 12PA UL G O Z A LO FF, Plaintiff,
C lV -
V S.
TH E CITY O F H O LLYW O O D, a politicalsubdivision ofthe State ofFlorida;
JOSEPH SIPLE,lndividually,and in hisofficialcapacity aspolice ofncersofthe C ity ofH ollyw ood,Florida; ALEX ANDER CH AN G ,Individually,and in hisofficialcapacity as Police officer ofthe C ity of H ollywood,Florida; M A TTH EW PETT Y ,Individually,and in his officialcapacity asPoliceofncerofthe City ofH ollywood,Florida; TR AV IS SC H U LL ER ,lndividually,and in his official capacity asPoliceofficeroftheCity ofHollywood,Florida; W ILLIAM CASH ,Individually,and in hisofscial capacity asPoliceofficerofthe City ofHollywood,Florida; M ICHA EL J.SATZ,individually,and in hisofficial adm inistrative capacity as State A ttorney for the 17thJudicialCircuitofFlorida,
D efendants. /
CO M PLA IN T FO R D A M A GE S PR U SU A N T TO
Title42 U.S.C.j1983 PaulG ozaloff 4157 SW 4 TH Street Plantation,FL, 33317
Tel.:(954)533-0539 pgozaloff@ gmail.com 1 1 of 18
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COM PLAINT FOR : CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION S
(42U.S.C.51983) (1)FalseArrestandFalselmprisonment UnlawfulSeizure(A1lDefendantsl; First,Fourth,Fiflh,and Ninth Am endments
lnvasionofPrivacy (W ithin-named Defendants):First,Fotlrth,Fifth,andNinthAmendments,as . .. .. ..
recognized in Griswold v.Connecticut;
(2)ExcessiveForce,AssaultandBattery,Tortureand
M ayhem :First,Fourth,Fifth,Ninth and Fourteenth Am endm ents
(3)M aliciousProsecutionand Conspiracy to D eny Accessto theCourtsand to Justice by m eans of: False arrest; Falsifying Police R eports; Filing False Charging lnstrum ents; Intim idation oftheeye-w itnessby threat; Secreting inform ation otherw ise required to be disclosed underB rady v.M aryland;inter alia,the identity ofan eye w itness;
(4) Perjuryinthecourseofjudicialproceedings, w ith obstructing Justice;
(5)Failureto lntervene(eachandeveryDefendant Policeofficerl; (6)FailuretoTrain and Supervise(City of Hollywood) a. Failing to lm pose Sanctions againstpolice officers Forpersistentuse ofexcessive force,and in maintaining A policy thatdoesnotallow forpunishm entofpolice officers, W hich policy holdsthata citizen does nothave a rightto resist Excessive force and m ustdtfalldow n and curlup- ççand accept W hatevertorture,m ayhem ,brutality,orbeating thatthe officer M ay chose to inflict.
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(7) M ichaelJ.Satz,individually,and in hisofficial adm inistrative capacity asState Attorney for the 17thJudicialCircuitofFlorida,in m aintaining apracticeand policy ofrefusing to prosecute corrupt police officers,orotherelite,and m aintaining a policy and practice ofsecreting exculpatory evidence to assistcorruptpolice officersavoid punishment, and in opting,instead,to prosecutethe innocent. DEM AND FO R JURY TRIAL COM PLAINT FILED :January 26,2012 V erified C om plaintfor D eprivations and Violations ofCivilRights,N eglectto PreventtheSam e,Terrorism , Failureto Train and Supervise;N egligentand Corrupt G overnm entalP ractices;C onspiracy to V iolate C ivilR ights and, C om plaint for D am agesand C ertain R em edialA ctions: JU RISD ICTION :
Thejurisdiction ofthisCourtisinvokedpursuantto 28USC jj1331,and 1343(a)(3),and (4);ThefederalclaimsforreliefariseundertheU .S.Constitution,
andTitle 42 USC k1983,and 1988;Thependentjurisdiction ofthisCourtover Plaintiffsstate 1aw claim sariseoutofacom m on nucleusofoperative factand is also invoked. 111. PA R TIE S A . Plaintiff
1. The Plaintiff,PA IJL G O ZA LO FF,is a citizen and residentof Plantation,Florida.
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B . H ollvw ood D efendants
2. TheDefendant,JOESEPH SIPLE,isa citizen and residentofBrow ard County,Florida,and wasatalltim esm aterialto theallegationsin thisCom plaint, acting in hiscapacity asa Police Officerem ployed by the City ofHollywood, Florida and wasacting undercolorofstatelaw .
TheD efendant,M ATTHEW PETTY,isacitizen and residentof Broward County,Florida,and wasatalltim esm aterialto the allegations in this Complaint,acting in hiscapacity asaPolice Officerem ployed by theCity of Hollywood,Floridaand wasacting undercolorofstate law . 4. TheD efendant,ALEXAN DER CHAN G,isa citizen and residentof Brow ard C ounty,Florida,and w asatal1tim es m aterialto the allegations in this Complaint,acting in hiscapacity asaPolice Officeremployed by the City of H ollyw ood,Florida and w asacting under color ofstate law . 5. The D efendant,W ILLA M C A SH ,isa citizen and residentofB row ard County,Florida,and wasatal1timesm aterialto the allegationsin thisCom plaint, acting in hiscapacity asa Dispatcherem ployed by the City ofHollywood,Florida and w as acting undercolorofstate law .
6. TheD efendant,TR AVIS SCHULLER,isa citizen and residentof Broward County,Florida,and w asatalltim esm aterialto the allegationsin this Complaint,acting in hiscapacity asaDispatcheremployed by the City of Hollywood,Florida and w asacting undercolorofstate law . 7. The Defendant,CITY OF HOLLY W OOD ,isa politicalsubdivision ofthe StateofFlorida,forwhich DefendantsSiple,Petty,Chang,Cash,Schuller serve aspolice officers. City ofH ollyw ood is responsible forthe training and supervision ofabove-nam ed Defendants.The City ofH ollyw ood hasestablished or delegated to Defendantstheresponsibility forim plem enting policies,practices, procedures,and custom sused by 1aw enforcem entofficersem ployed by City of H ollyw ood regarding arrests and the use offorce. .
8. The D efendant,M ICHA EL J.SA TZ,isthe elected state attorney for the 17thJudicialCircuitofFlorida and isresponsible forestablishing policy forthe initiating ofcrim inalprosecutions. The D efendant,Satz,in his adm inistrative capacity hasestablished atwo-tiered system forinitiating prosecutions:
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1)Policeofficersandotherconnected politicalfigures,orthewealthy
and connected,areexem ptfrom prosecution,exceptin rare situationswhere public outrage m andates the initiation ofprosecution;
2) Al1others,includingthehomeless,thepoor,theblack,andthose withoutpowerwillbesubjecttoprosecution,eventhough theprosecution is known to have been broughtupon false and altered evidence,and in that event,thepoliceand the agenciesbringing such chargeson such corrupt evidence w illbe protected by the secreting ofany exculpatory evidence. STATEM ENT OF FACTS 1. TheCircuitCourtJudge,theH onorable Dale C.Cohen,in ruling on a m otion beforehim on D ecem ber3rd, 2009,found,and itisso alleged herein,that the Plaintiff,on January 27,2008w asputting up campaign postersforthe presidentialcandidate,Rudolph W illiam LouisGiuliani,in the City ofHollywood, Florida in the generalarea ofN orth State R oad 7 and Johnson Street,in Brow ard County,State ofFlorida. A friend and co-worker,DennisShelter,wasalso setting outcam paign material,and becam e lost,and when thisPlaintiffobserved m any police carsand ilmum erablepoliceofficersin thearea where Shelterwasthought to havebeen,Plaintiffbecam e worried and attem pted to inquire ofone ofthem any policeoffcersasto hisco-w orker. Thepolice officerinitially spoken to w as Joseph Siple,the Defendantherein. 2. The Courtfound thatthepoliceofficerstold thePlaintiffto getaw ay. ThePlaintiffdid notinterferew ith theissuanceofa traffc citation,which
(accordingtothepolicetestimony)wasthereasonfora1lthepoliceactivity,there, atthattime,having stopped a young black m an forfailureto carry hisregistration,
with four(4)back-up markedpatrolvehiclesand asmanypoliceofficersacting as back-up.
3. The Plaintiffw asnotcom m itting any crim e;he had notcom m itted any crim e,and he wasnotaboutto com m itany crim e. Therew asabsolutely no probable causeorreasonable suspicion thatthePlaintiffwasengaged in any criminalactivity. TheCircuitCourtJudge found thatthePlaintiffhad done nothing wrong,and thatthe seizure ofthePlaintiffviolated hisconstitutionalrights againstunreasonable search and seizure and suppressed certain evidence planted by D efendantSiple,as w illbe furtherexplained below . 4. Atthattim e and place,the Defendantpolice officers,brutally and viciously and m ercilessly attacked thePlaintiffand busted Plaintiffshead open on
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the concrete and delivered a volley ofkicks,Gsts and shoes to the face and body of thePlaintiff,while grinding hisface into the ground and standing,forcefully,on Plaintiffsankle and hisknee in an attemptto crippleorm aim the Plaintiff.
5.
TheD efendant,Siple,then setaboutto plantevidence offelony
possession ofacontrolled substance(Xanax)on thePlaintiff. 6. Jam esDockery,theyoung black m an being ticketed,w asan eyewitnessto the entirety ofthe activity taking place atthattim e and w asthen accosted by one orm oreofthepolice officers,w ho asked,according to the deposition testim ony ofthisw itness,iรงiflwanted the sam e thing to happen to m e.'' In hisdeposition,M r.D ockery testified thatafterbeing asked thatquestion,hetold
thepoliceofficers:He รงGwasjustreadytogohome.ldidn'twantnoproblems'' 7. The D efendantpolice officers then setaboutto contrive police reports and probable cause afรปdavits,upon which to falsely prosecutethePlaintiff. Each such police officergave testim ony thatcontradicted the otherD efendants' testim ony,w hich wasobserved by Judge Dale Cohen in hisOrdersuppressing the planted and falseevidence: tรงtheofficerscontradicted each otheras faraswhatthe otherwassaying,how loud he was * * * everything thepoliceofficerssaid wasin totalcontradiction am ongstthem selves.''
8. ThePlaintiffalso testised,and the CircuitCourtJudge found Plaintiff s testim ony tlvery credible,''and the courtbelieved hisentire testim ony. (sthathewasm erely trying to detennine ifthatw ashis friend there. Thathedidn't raisehisvoice.He didn'tdo anvthinR im proper.'' Thisquote by Judge Cohen. 9. The City ofHollyw ood hascondoned the illegalactionsofitspolice officersform any years,and hasrefused to even attem ptrem ediation. Thecity has utterly failed to train,supervise,orpunish such actsofcorruption asw ere dem onstrated in thiscase. 10. ln the instantcase,Plaintiffattem pted to lodge an lntem alA ffairs Com plaint,butw as rebuffed by lnternalaffairs. lthas since been ascertained that the C ity ofH ollyw ood m aintains a policy ofallow ing theirofficers to exercise any
forcedesiredto intlictpre-judgment/pre-arrestpunishm entupon any citizen sought to be arrested,or arrested. lnternalA ffairs chief,ForrestJeffries,testified atthe trialofD onald Bakerand proclaim ed the policv ofthe C ity of H ollvw ood,stating thata citizen doesnothave a rightto resistexcessive force by a H ollyw ood police officerand m ustfalldown and curlup astheonly meansavailable to him to 6 6 of 18
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protecthim self.ld.,atP.227,Line 5,etseq. Additionally,when a complainant tslesan InternalA ffairsCom plaint,the City ofH ollywood M irandizesthe com plainantand usesthe IA process asa back-doorm eans ofgathering and then suppressing exculpatory evidence. The procedure em ployed by H ollyw ood asto an lntem alA ffairs lnquiry,in reality,is an interrogation ofthe com plaining person directed tow ard the prosecution ofthe victim ,com plainant,and to protectthe com lptpoliceofticerwho hasused hisbadgeto perfecthissadistic and unconstitutionalattackson thepublic,and thisPlaintiff. l1. ln an effortto secretthe identity ofthe eye-w itness to the attack upon thePlaintiff,Jam esD ockery w asreleased and allowed to leave im m ediately after being intim idated and threatened by theDefendantpolice ofticers. The traffic/warning/citation wasintentionally written w ith the location ofthe incident being fardistantin place than atthe location wherethebeating and tortureofthe Plaintifftook place. For m ore than a yearafterthe attack,the D efendantCity of Hollywood,secreted the identity oftheEye-W itnessby tendering false information
relatingtothecitation,andrejecting theBradyEvidencerequestsfrom theState
Attorney'sOffice.TheStateAttomeyfailedandrefusedtocompelthejroduction oftheidentity oftheBradv witness,because ofthe State Attorney'scontlnuing policy ofrefusing to prosecute corruptpolice ofscers,as w illbe addressed m ore fully below .
12. Finally,after m any m onths of secreting the identity ofthe eyew itness,CircuitCourtJudge Dale Cohen had had enough and directed the DefendantPoliceO fticer,CHA N G,to appearbeforehim ,there,to deliverup the exculpatory evidencetheretofore secreted and denied thedefense. However, before the tim e forhis appearance,D efendantCH A N G delivered up the inform ation as to the identity ofthe eye-W itness.
13. Finally,with the evidencein hand,Judge Cohen held ahearing on
PlaintiffsM otion to Suppress,which wasgrantedon b''ĂŠ '' i t ' 7' ) b'V7 '' 77$:' ) 67 , /)()) j,);, t 4 t ''' V' ,, t; (# ),. , .
14. The crim inalproceedingssubsequentto Plaintiff sarrestw ere term inated in hisfavorw ithouta plea ofguiltora tçbargained for''resolution with the entry ofa nolleprosequiby the D efendantState A ttom ey,M ichaelSatz. 15. A fterdelivering the devastating beating upon and againstthe Plaintiff wherea large am ountofPlaintiffsblood lay on the ground,and being w ith full
knowledgethatthePlaintiffsinjurieswereseriousand required professional
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m edicaltreatm ent,the D efendants,and e ta rch eatme oft nt heof m,hi fasil ie nd jur and ies, ref and use ins dtea o dof transportthePlaintiffto the hospitalfor being transported to the hospitalorto theholding facility atthe City ofH ollywood Police Departm ent,Plaintiffwastaken im m ediately to theBroward County Jail. The testimony ofthepolice offcers,in theireffortsto shield them selvesfrom civil orcriminalprosecution,orliability,firstalleged thatPlaintiffwastaken to the H ollywood PoliceD epartm ent,then suffered alapse ofm em ory and could not rem emberwhetherPlaintiffw astaken to the police departm ent.The Defendants deliberately denied thePlaintiffnecessary m edicaltreatm entand endangered the life ofthe Plaintiffby exposing him to thepossibilitiesofcom plication,infection orotherdiseases.
16. Each ofthe within-nam ed Defendantswasin a position to causethe brutalattack on the Plaintiffto cease. Each police offcerwaspossessed w ith the pow erofhisoffice and thepowerofarrest,and,indeed,the duty to protectthe
Plaintifffrom theinjuriesintlicteduponhim by thesetsvepoliceofficer Defendants,working in concerttoinflictseriousinjury andtomaim thePlaintiff, and tothereafterconspireto falsely convictthisPlaintiffby contriving false reports,planting evidence,intim idating the eye-w itness,and to thereby deny Plaintiffm eaningfulaccessto the courts. ln Federalproscriptions,the nomenclature ofthe actsofeach ofthepolice officerDefendantsis,ttM isprision of
Felony,''which violatesTitle 18U.S.C.j4.See,also,Title 18U.S.C.55242-242. 17. D efendant,M ichaelSatz,the State A ttom ey forthe Seventeenth JudicialCircuitofFlorida,w ellknew thatthe D efendantpolice officers initiated thism aliciousprosecution upon false evidence;thatthey had falsifed theirpolice
reports,andthattheyperjuredtheirtestimonyto falselyconvictthisPlaintiffandto deny him m eaningfulaccessto the courts. DefendantSatzhasrefused to prosecute corruptpolice officersforand during thepast30 years.Becauseofthatpolicy, which hasencouraged and protected such corruptpracticesasin the instantcase, corruption hasflourished in Brow ard County,Florida. The United States DepartmentofJustice and the United StatesCom m ission on CivilRightshave been asked by high ofscialsin Brow ard County to investigate the practice and
policy ofnon-prosecutionofcorruptpoliceofticers(andotherelite)inBroward County,Florida.
18. TheCourtmaytakejudicialnoticeofthecomplaintstiled inthat m atteratthe follow ing lirlks,relating to D efendant Satz'policy ofrefusing to prosecutecorruptpolice officers,and sim ultaneously secreting Brady evidenceto 8 8 of 18
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perpetuate thatunconstitutionalpolicy,w hich establishes a tw o-tiered system of
justicein BrowardCounty,asallegedinthesedocuments: 14ttp://d1.dropbox.conA/i 33693074/brady% 20llow ie0 A 20;nke1stein% 20 l-19-lo.pdf February 9,2010 http://d1.dropbox.com/u/33693074/>'lNKELS'1'ElN% 20LR-R% 20pd brady.pdf Jan 12,2010 http://dl.d1-opbox.com/tl /33693074/brady% 20Howie% 2015nke1stein% 201-l9-10.pdf
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19. The effectofthe refusalto prosecute such corruption hasresulted in the State A ttorney know ingly and deliberately suppressing Brady m aterial,as noted in the links,butalso in thisCourt'sown fles,where in thecaseofD onald Bakerv.City ofH ollywood,theCity falsified evidence and suppressed
exculpatory evidence,thenthestateattom ey subornedtheperjuryofBaker'sown attom ey,A ssistantPublic Defender,M adeleineTorres,to testify falsely against B aker,herow n client,to defeathabeascorpusreliefin the state courts,and to maintain a Heck v.Humphriesdefense.Countlessnum bersofinnocentcrim inal defendantsin Brow ard havebeen wrongfully deprived oftheirlivesand libertiesas a directresultofthatpolicy,w hich w ould prosecute the innocentin orderto preservethenon-prosecution policy.H eck v.Humphriesencouragesfurtherand m ore dastardly actsofcorruption;thegreaterthe corruption,thebetterthe chance
tomaintain aHeck v.Humphriesdefense,andescapejustice. 20. Fortunately in thiscase,theStatecourtjudge,DaleCohen,hadthe capacity to see through theconuptactionsofthe within Defendants,but,still,the State A ttorney hasnot,and w illnot,prosecute thatcorruption.This,again,w asnot acase ofm istake;thisw asa deliberatebeating ofa citizen thattheH ollyw ood
policethoughtto beççhomeless,''justasthey thoughtDonaldBakerwashomeless when they sm ashed hisface into a concrete floorfor1:14 Secs.,and caused his
hospitalization in intensivecarefor4 daysafterthebeating;justasthey thought DennisShelter(Plaintiffsfriend andco-worker)tobehomelesswhen hewas bnltally attacked byotherHollywoodpoliceofficerson anotheroccasion,andjust asthey thoughtthatA ngelC astro w ashom eless w hen otherH ollyw ood cops
assaultedhim,withoutanyjustcausewhatsoever.lndeed,therearehundredsof caseswheretheH ollyw ood policebrutalized citizens,sim ply,becausethey were thoughtto be hom eless,and pow erless. The C ity m aintains a policy ofprotecting corruption,also,and w hen they are caughtred-handed in effecting afalse arrest,
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the city has a policy offalsifying evidence' ,the C ity ascribes a nom enclature of such falsification as,çiD oin: a L ittle W altD isnev on the Evidence.'' 21. Proofofthe D efendantC ity's propensity and policy ofççD oing a Little W altD isney on the Evidence''w illbe fully established in this case,and itw illbe
shown tothesatisfaction ofthisCourtandthejurythattheDefendants,andeach of them ,perfected theirrendition ofir isney'ing''evidence in this case,and thatthe prosecution ofthisPlaintiffw as,and is,utterly m alicious,unw arranted,and based upon false evidence.
CA U SES O F A C TIO N CO UNT l
Violation ofCivilRightsPursuanttoTitle42U.S.C.j1983 (GeneralAllegations) 22. Plaintiffreallegesand incorporates herein by reference the allegations setforth in paragraphs 1-21 ofthis Com plaint. 23. ln com m itting the acts com plained ofherein,D efendantsacted under colorofstate law to deprive Plaintiffofcertain constitutionally protected rights underthe First,Fourth,Fifth,N inth and Fourteenth A m endm entsto the
Constitution oftheUnited Statesincluding,butnotlimitedto:a)therighttobe freefrom unreasonable searchesand seizures;b)therightnotto bedeprived of libertywithoutdueprocessoflaw;c)therightnottobedeprivedofproperty withoutdueprocessoflaw;d)therighttobefreefrom excessiveuseofforceby personsactingundercolorofstatelaw;e)therightto befreefrom falsearrest;and 9 therighttojustcompensation fortakingofproperty. 24. Detkndants Siple,w ith the assistance ofthe other nam ed D efendant police ofticers,brutally attaclted the Plaintiffin the absence ofany probable cause orreasonable suspicion,w hatsoever,w ith the intentto contine the Plaintiff, 'the D etkndants'acts resulted in the confinem entofthe Plaintiff,and Plaintift-w as falsely and m aliciously iluprisoned,and the false im prisonm entofthe Plaintiff resulted in a violation ofPlaintiffs Fourth and Fotlrteenth A m endm entrights. 25. In violating Plaintiff s'rights as setforth above and otherrightsthat w illbe proven attrial,D efendantsacted under colorof state law and conducted an unauthorized,w arrantless search,and seizure ofPlaintiff. The illegaland warrantlessstop setinto m otion the chain ofeventsthatled to an unauthorized and w arrantless illegalsearch and seizure and the gratuitoususe ofexcessive force by 10 10 of 18
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D efendants,in violation ofPlaintifp rights underthe First,Fourth,Fifth,Ninth and Fourteenth Am endm entsto the Constitution ofthe United States. 26. A sadirectand proxim ate resultofthe violation ofPlaintiffs constitutionalrightsby theD efendants,Plaintiffsuffered generaland special dam agesasalleged in thisCom plaintand isentitled to reliefunder42 U.S.C
j1983.
27. The conductofD efendantswaswillful,m alicious,oppressive and/or reckless,and wasofsuch anature thatpunitivedamagesshould be im posed in an am ountcom m ensurate with thewrongfulactsalleged herein. C O U N T 11
Violation ofCivilRightsPursuantto Title42 U.S.C.j1983 (Failuretolm plementAppropriatePolicies,Customsand Practices) (DefendantCity ofHollywood,and Defendant,M ichaelSatz) 28. Plaintiffreallegesand incorporateshereinby reference the allegations setforth in paragraphs 1-21 ofthisComplaint. 29. Defendant,City ofHollywood,implicitly orexplicitly adopted and implem ented carelessand recklesspolicies,custom s,orpractices,thatincluded, am ong otherthings,allowing employeesoftheH ollyw ood Police Departm entto confrontany person thoughtto behom elessand to exerciseany brutality without
lawfuljustitication,andtouseexcessiveforceand cruelty in dealing withpersons thoughtto be hom eless. 30. Defendant,City ofHollywood,implicitly orexplicitly adopted and implemented a carelessand recklesspolicy,custom ,orpractice ofallow ing em ployeesofthe H ollyw ood Police D epartm entto confronthom eless,orapparent hom elesspeople,w ith theuse ofexcessivelethalforce where lesssevere altem ativesexisted,and hasprotected such brutality by a policy thatholdsthata 'รงcitizen doesnothave arightto resistexcessive force by aH ollyw ood Police officerand m ustfalldown and curlup- tiastheonly m eansofprotecting him self, and thatfailing that,thecitizen isto be arrested upon a charge ofresisting arrestor obstruction with violence and prosecuted upon false evidenceasm ay be contrived by the policedepartm ent,including รงr oing aLittle W altDisney on the Evidence.'' 31. The failure ofthe City ofHollyw ood to adequately train and supervise theDefendantpolice officersnam ed herein am ountsto deliberate indifferenceto therightsofthe Plaintiffto befree from excessive forceand unreasonableseizures undertheFirst,Fourth,Fifth,N inth and Fourteenth Am endm entsto the Constitution ofthe United States.
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32. The failure ofthe City ofH ollywood to adequately train and supervise Defendantpolice offcers,nam ed herein,am ountsto deliberateindifferenceto the rightsofthe Plaintiffto be free from excessive force and unreasonable seizures undertheFirst,Fourth,Fifth,N inth and Fourteenth Am endm entsto the Constitution oftheUnited States. 33 A sa resultofthis deliberate indifferenceto Plaintiffsrights,the Plaintiff sufferedpersonalinjuriesand lostliberty and freedom and isentitled to relief
under42U.S.C.51983.
34. ln com m itting the actscom plained ofherein,Defendantsacted under colorofstate law to deprivePlaintiffasalleged herein ofcertain constitutionally
protected rightsincluding,butnotlimitedto:a)therighttobefreefrom unreasonablesearchesand seizures;b)therightnottobedeprived ofliberty withoutdueprocessoflaw;c)therightnotto bedeprived ofpropertywithoutdue processoflaw;d)therightto befreefrom excessiveuseofforcebypersonsacting undercolorofstatelaw;and e)therighttojustcompensation fortaking of property.
COU NT IlI
Violation ofCivilRightsPursuanttoTitle42 U.S.C.j1983 (UseofExcessiveForce) 35. Plaintiffre-allegesand incop oratesherein by reference the allegations setforth in paragraphs 1-21ofthisComplaint. 36. TheDefendant,City ofHollywood,Florida,hasadopted policies, procedures,practicesorcustom swithin the Hollyw ood Police Departm entthat allow,among otherthings,the use ofexcessive forceeven though othermore reasonable and lessdrasticm ethodsare available. 37. The actionsofDefendantCity ofH ollyw ood,Florida am ountto deliberate indifference to therightsofthePlaintiffto be free ofexcessiveforce and unreasonable seizuresunderthe Fourth and Fourteenth Am endm entsto the Constitution oftheUnited States. 38. A saresultofthedeliberate indifferenceto Plaintiffsconstitutional rightsby the City ofHollyw ood,Florida and itsagents,servantsand employees,
Plaintiffsuffered seriouspersonalinjuriesandlossofliberty and isentitledto reliefunder42U.S.C.j1983. C OUNT IV
Violation ofCivilRightsPursuantto42 U.S.C.j1983 (FalseArrest) 39. Plaintiffreallegesand incorporatesherein by reference the allegations setforth in paragraphs 1-21ofthisComplaint.
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40. ln com m itting the actscomplained ofherein,D efendantpoliceofticers acted undercolorofstate law by falsely arresting and detaining thePlaintiffwith no basisin factorlaw to do so.ln violating Plaintiff rightto be free from false arrest,theD efendantsviolated Plaintiff rightsunderthe First,Fourth,Fifth,N inth and Fourteenth Am endm entsto theConstitution oftheU nited States. 41. Asa directand proxim ateresultofthe violation ofPlaintiffs constitutionalrightto be free from falsearrestby theD efendants,Plaintiffsuffered
seriouspersonalinjuriesandspecialdamagesasallegedinthisComplaintand is entitledtoreliefunder42 U.S.C.51983. COUN T V
Violation ofCivilRightsPursuanttoTitle42 U.S.C.j1983 (M aliciousProsecution) Plaintiffreallegesand incorporatesherein by referencethe allegationsset forth in paragraphs1-21 ofthisComplaint. 42. On orabout,January 27,2008,DefendantSiple caused thephysical arrestofPlaintiff,PaulGozaloff. 43. A fterarresting PlaintiffGozaloff,Siple caused theprosecution to be instituted againstPlaintiffGozaloffforthe offensesofObstruction with Violence,
Possession ofXanax,and Possession ofM arijuanaintheCircuitand County Courtsin and forBroward County,Florida. 44. Theprosecution wasinstituted by Siplewithoutprobable causeasto the factsrecited by Petty priorto arresting PlaintiffG ozaloff.The m attersknown to Siplebeforeinstituting the aforem entioned prosecution would nothave warranted a reasonableperson to believe thatany crim inaloffense had been comm itted by PlaintiffGozaloff.ln thealtem ative,the prosecution ofPlaintiff Gozaloffw asinstituted by Siple with no reasonable likelihood ofsuccess. 45. Siple acted w ith m alice in instituting the aforesaid prosecution,which isim plied by the lack ofprobablecase and/orwith expressm alice asshown by his recklessdisregard fortherightsofPlaintiff,G ozaloff,and hispersonalanimosity and hostility tow ardsPlaintiff,Gozaloff.Further,Siple m ade m aterial m isstatem entsof factand/or m aterialom issions ofm aterialfacts in supportofthe prosecution,asw ellasplanting Xanax,alleging thathedid are-search ofthe Plaintiffthatnetted the X anax.
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46. No prosecution ofPlaintiffGozaloffwould have occurred butforthe actions ofSiple. 47.
The otherDefendantpolice offcers,M atthew Petty,Alexander
Chong,W illiam Cash,andTravisSchuller,wouldnothavejoined in on the stomping,kicking and brutality ofthePlaintiffifD efendantSiple had nottackled and busted Plaintiffshead open in the firstplace,which gave riseto a shark-like feeding frenzy ofbrutality.
48. The crim inalproceeding wasresolved in favorofPlaintiffGozaloff by nolleprosequientered by the DefendantState Attorney. 49. The factofPlaintiffGozaloffsprosecution becam eknown to many personsasaresultofbeing m adepartofthepublic recordsofBrow ard County and itsappearance on courtdocum entsavailable forpublic scrutiny. 50.
A sa resultofthe aforementioned actions,Plaintiffsuffered physical
injuryofatemporary andpermanentnature,embarrassment,lossoflivelihood, dam ageto hisreputation and anxiety,a1lofwhich continue to thisday and islikely to continue in the future,and he incurred attom ey'sfeesand incidentalm onetary costs.
51. Thisisan action fordam agesbroughtby thePlaintiffagainst DefendantSiple,with thecooperation and assistance ofthe othernam ed D efendants,M atthew Petty,A lexanderChong,W illiam Cash,and TravisSchuller,
afteracrim inalproceeding wasunsuccessfully commenced withoutD'obable
(.attseand forapuposeotherthanthatofbringing an allegedoffendertojustice. 52. Thisaction form aliciousprosecution isthe rem edy forthebaseless and m aliciouslitigation broughtagainstthePlaintiff.The othernamed Defendants took an active rolein initiating orencouraging and assisted in the torture and beating ofthePlaintiffand in tsling falsepolice reportsand giving false testim ony in thecrim inalproceedingsagainstthe Plaintiff,which concluded with theentry of the nolleprosequi. COUN T V ll Florida Governm entalTortLiability A ct
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53. Plaintiffreallegesand incorporatesherein by referencethe allegationssetforth in paragraphs 1-21ofthisCom plaint. 54. Plaintiffaversthatthe Defendantsbreached aduty ofcare ow ed to Plaintiff,so asnotto deprivehim ofhispersonalliberty,by intentionally
restraining ordetainingPlaintiffwithoutjustcauseandwithoutmittimusfrom a court.
55. PlaintiffaversthattheDefendants,withoutprobable cause,wrongfully and unlawfully detained and restrained the Plaintiffagainsthisw illthrough useof force foraperiod ofcloseto thirty m inutes. 56. Atno tim eduring thedetainm entdid Plaintiffresistorattem ptto resist theDefendantoffcers,butwasfully cooperating with the ordersoftheD efendants who had gunsnight-clubs,tasers,handcuffsand an array ofweaponry,aswellas
assistancefrom four(4)otheroffcers. 57. PlaintiffaversthattheD efendantsareliable to him forfalse im prisonm ent. 58. A s a directand proxim ate resultofthe false im prisonm entby the
Defendants,Plaintiffsufferedseriouspersonalinjuries,emotionaldistress,and lost the com panionship and valueofhisfam ily and consortium . C O U N T V Ill Florida G overnm entalTortLiability A ct Florida C om m on Law
(Negligence) 59. Plaintiffreallegesand incorporatesherein by referencetheallegations setforth in paragraphs 1-21ofthisCom plaint. 60. Each Defendantow ed Plaintiffaduty to usedue care atoraboutthe tim esoftheaforem entioned incident. 61. ln com m itting the aforem entioned actsand/orom issions,each Defendantnegligently breached said duty to use duecare,which directly and
proximately resultedin theinjuriesand damagestothePlaintiffasallegedherein. COU NT IX Florida G overnm entalTortLiability A ct Florida C om m on L aw
(NegligentSupervision) 62. Plaintiffrealleges and incorporatesherein by reference the allegations setforth in paragraphs 1-21 ofthis Com plaint. 63. Each D efendantow ed Plaintiffa duty to use due care atoraboutthe tim e ofthe aforem entioned incidents.
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64. D efendant,City ofHollywood,Floridanegligently supervised the nam ed Defendantsby failing to providepropertraining and outlineproper procedure in confronting thecitizenry with civility.
65. M ichaelJ.Satzhasimplemented thetwo-tiered system ofjusticein B row ard County,and m aintained and m aintains a policy and practice ofrefusing to prosecute police of没cers fortheircrim inalactsofbrutality and con-uption,and within thatpolicy isthe concomitantnecessity ofsuppressing exculpatory evidence to insurethatthecorruption w illnotbe prosecuted. 66. Therealparty in interestherein isthe Defendant,City ofHollywood; how ever,the ChiefofPolice and lnternalA ffairshave utterly failed to train and superviseitsofticersand subordinatesin theproperand accepted practicesof1aw enforcem ent,and encouraged unconstitutionalconducton the partofthe Defendantsby secreting and protecting such practicesand actsofcorruption throughoutthe history oftheH ollyw ood PoliceD epartment,which accordingto the PoliceComplaintCenterhasthe 3'dworstrecord in the country forpolice brutality. 67. ln com m itting the aforem entioned actsorom issions,each Defendant negligently breached said duty to use due care,which directly and proxim ately
resultedintheinjuriesand damagestoPlaintiffasallegedherein. CO UNT X Title42 U.S.C.41983 Conspiracv: Florida G overnm entalTortL iability A ct Florida Com m on Law
(Conspiracy) 68. Plaintiffreallegesand incorporatesherein by referencethe allegationssetforth in paragraphs l-2l ofthisComplaint. 69. The D efendantspresentatthe aforem entioned incidentsubsequently participated in acom m on design through a concertofaction to protectfellow offcersfrom crim inaland/orcivilliability by m aking overtly false statem entsin theirreportsand in theirtestim ony regarding the circum stances surrounding the aforem entioned incident. 70. ln com m itting theaforem entioned acts,each D efendantdirectly and
proximatelyinjured,damaged,libeled,and causedemotionaldistresstothe Plaintiffherein.
CO UNT XI Title 42 U.S.C.41983 Florida C om m on Law
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71. Plaintiffreallegesand incorporatesherein by referencethe allegationssetforth in paragraphs 1-21ofthisComplaint. 72. Plaintiffaversthatthe actionsoftheDefendantsbreached a duty of
careowedto Plaintiffto notassaulthim orcausehim physicalharm orinjury, exceptto the extentallow ed by law .
73. Further,Plaintiffwasslamm ed to the pavem ent,face firstby Defendants, while DefendantSipleheld Plaintiff sarm sso thatPlaintiffcould not brake thefallw ith hishands. 74. Further,Plaintiffw asshoved into theback seatofa patrolcarand lefthandcuffed and on hisback form orethan twenty m inutes,in fear. 75. A sa directand proxim ateresultofthe actsoftheD efendants,
Plaintiffsuffered bothphysicalandmentalinjuriesandisentitled to relief. COUN T XIl
Title 42 U .S.C .:1983 Florida C om m on L aw
Art.1,j23,Fla.Const.
IN VASION AN D DEPRIVATION OF RJGHT OF PRJVA CY 76. To prevailupon a state constitutionalclaim forinvasion ofhisrightto privacy,Plaintiffmustprove ''governmentalintrusion''into hisprivate life.See Art.
1,j23,Fla.Const.''A 'govem mentalintrusion'adion isex hypothesisan action againstthe governm entratherthan againsta privateperson.'' Tuckerv.Resha,634
So.2d756,759(F1a.1stDCA 1994).
77. Plaintiffreallegesand incop oratesherein by referenee theallegations setforth in paragraphs 1-21ofthisCom plaint. 78. N o greaterdeprivation ofthe constitutionalrightofprivacy m ay occur than wherethegovernm ent,through itsagents,acting undercoloroflaw ,deprives
acitizenofhisrightfulliberty and enjoymentoflife,by incarceratinghim inthe absence ofany probablecause orreasonable suspicion,whatsoever.
79. Forthereasonshereinabovesetforth,Plaintiffclaimsjust compensation forthe deprivation ofhisliberty,thetortureofhisbody,and the invasion and deprivation ofhisRightofPrivacy by the Defendants. PR AYER S FOR RELIEF W H EREFO R E,the above prem isesconsidered,Plaintiffdem ands: 1. Thatprocessissue to theDefendants and thatthey berequired to answerin the tim eallowed by law .
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2. Thatjudgmentberenderedin favorofthePlaintiffand againstthe Defendants,and each ofthen,jointly and severallyon al1causesofaction asserted herein. 3.
ThatPlaintiffbe awarded those damagesto which itm ay appearheis
entitledbytheproofsubmittedinthiscauseforhisphlsicalandmentalpainand
suffering,bothpastand future;permanentinjury and dlsability;lossofenjoyment oflife;lossofconsortium ,legal,m edicaland psychologicalexpenses,both past and future. 4. ThatPlaintiffbeaw arded punitivedam agesagainstthe D efendants. 5. ThatPlaintiffbeawarded reasonable expensesincurred in this litigation,including reasonable attonzey and expertfees,pursuantto 42 U .S.C.
j1988 (b)aThat nd(ct)he . Plaintiffreceive any otherfurtherand generalreliefto which it 6. may appearhe isentitled.
7.
A jury forthetrialofthiscause.
UN DER PEN ALTIES OF PERJURY ,1declare thatlhaveread the foregoing Com plainton January 26,2012,and thatthe factsand allegationsset forth therein are true and correct. Thisalternative oath ispresented pursuantto Ch. 95.525,Florida Statutes. Respectfully subm itted,
PaulGozaloff 4157 S.W .4tllStreet Plantation,FL 33317
Tel:(954)533-0539
pgozaloff@ gmail.com
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