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This is a complaint for damages and injunctive reliefbrought under the California
Fair Employment and Housing Act("FEHA") against Defendant City of Palos Verdes Estates
for race, religious creed, national origin, and ancestry discrimination, harassment, retaliation for
Plaintiffs opposition of these unlawful actions, and failure to prevent that discrimination and
retaliation. Plaintiff, a Jewish Iranian immigrant and police officer working at the City of Palos
Verdes Estates' Police Department, was abruptly terminated after complaining to his superiors
about the discriminatory and harassing treatment he suffered. Rather than making any effort to
address the issues complained of by Plaintiff, the Department chose instead to remove Plaintiff
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himself. Therefore, he now brings this action seeking damages and injunctive relief.
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employee of Defendant City, employed as a Level II Reserve Police Officer within the Palos
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Verdes Estates Police Department, a peace officer pursuant to California Penal Code 830.6
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ESTATES ("the City") was a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
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State of California. The Palos Verdes Estates Police Department is an operating department of
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the City.
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The true names and capacities of the Defendants named herein as DOES I
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through 10, whether individual, government, corporate, associate, or otherwise, are unknown to
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Plaintiff who therefore sues such Defendants by such fictitious names pursuant to the California
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Defendant DOES 1 through 10, were at all times alleged herein, employers,
employees, agents, partners, servants and joint venturers of Defendants and each of them and in
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some capacity were responsible for the wrongful acts herein complained of. Plaintiff is informed
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and believes that the DOE Defendants herein are California residents and will amend this
Complaint to show their true names and capacities when they have been ascertained.
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The acts alleged and complained of herein were committed within the County of
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Defendants, their agents, servants, and employees, and each of them as individuals and under the
color and pretense of the statutes, ordinances, regulations, customs and usages of the State of
California, and under the authority of their employment with full knowledge and approval of
their superiors as agents. Defendants are jointly and severally liable for the injuries and damages
sustained by Plaintiff.
Each and all of the acts of the Defendants as alleged herein were done by
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At all times mentioned herein, the City regularly employed five or more persons
within the provisions of the California Government Code. All conditions precedent to
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jurisdiction under California Government Code 12940 et seq. have been complied with: timely
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charges of unlawful employment practices were filed with the Department of Fair Employment
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and Housing (DFEH) and subsequent "Right to Sue Letters" were issued to Plaintiff.
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All facts stated herein in any one section are incorporated, reiterated, and
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Plaintiff was hired by Defendant City as a Level II Reserve Police Officer on June
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19, 2007. Throughout his time with Defendant City, Plaintiff has consistently been a highly
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beliefs strictly and maintains great pride in his Iranian heritage. He immigrated to the United
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States as a teenager after being granted "refugee asylum" status by the federal government, due
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Despite his valuable service to Defendant City, and his past escapes from hostile
persecution, Plaintiff has been subject to anti-Semitic and racist discriminatory treatment and
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employment. This discriminatory and harassing conduct had been, and possibly still is,
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Within the first few months after being hired, Plaintiff was told by a large group
of fellow officers that Plaintiff and "the rest of (his) bleeding heart liberal Jewish tribe were
responsible for having President Obama elected." This same comment has been repeated by
other officers, in addition to the ones at this initial confrontation, on numerous occasions.
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walked into a room with otherofficers, he was greeted with a loud "Allah-o-Akbar", attempted
mimicked Arabic phrases, and shouts of "Ah La La La" with fists pumped into the air. There
was a group of three fellow officers that did this consistently. Countless other officers were
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encouraged and joined in repeatedly. This behavior was witnessed by management numerous
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Plaintiffs Jewish kosher Iranian diet was constantly ridiculed by fellow and
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On one particular occasion, Plaintiff was told by a fellow officer that his
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grandfather had died during the holocaust of World War 11. After sincere follow up questions by
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Plaintiff, the officer told him that his grandfather was a Nazi guard in a concentration camp, and
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died when he accidentally fell off of the guard tower. Afterfinishing thisegregious insult, he
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looked at other fellow officers gathering around, and all started laughing uncontrollably.
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Velez about the consistent anti-Semitic and racist discrimination and harassment he had been
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receiving from fellow and superior officers, including reference to specific instances such as
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Based upon information and belief, the Department never followed up on the
complaint in any way. No investigation was initiated and no resolution was had.
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In or around August of 2011, a fellow officer, with other fellow and superior
officers surrounding, asked Plaintiff how he felt about the fact that "Jews were responsible for
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Plaintiff that Jews "are taught and obligated to cheat and steal from the gentiles." The officer
then handed Plaintiff an eleven-page document, printed from the Department's briefing room
printer, which detailed more ridiculous and incredibly anti-Semitic propaganda, and suggested
that Plaintiff should "learn more" about his religion.
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the station by a fellow officer and asked, in front of supervising officers, if he knew "why Jews
and Arabs keep fighting each other like cats and dogs." No supervising officers intervened.
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In addition to the confrontations above, throughout his time with the Department,
Plaintiff has been scheduled and forced to work on Jewish holy days, despite repeated and prior
requests to not be scheduled on such days. When Plaintiff made these requests, he was told that
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he had no choice, and that adverse employment actions would be taken against him if he didn't
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work the days as scheduled. Based upon information and belief, the Department made no effort
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Plaintiff also had particular difficulty meeting his required firearm range
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qualifications, because range managers, including two in particular, refused to schedule Plaintiff
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on days that did not conflict with his observed religious holidays and worship, despite Plaintiffs
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repeated requests. Based upon information and belief, they did this with the intent to make it
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During a meeting on or about February 6, 2012, with Sergeants Eric Gaunt and
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Lou Warnick, Plaintiffagain made a formal complaint about the anti-Semitic and racist treatment
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from fellow and superior officers. When this issue was brought up, Sergeant Gaunt replied "let's
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not go there," making it clear that neither he nor the Department had any concern about the
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treatment received by Plaintiff, and did not intend to do anything about it.
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During that same meeting, Plaintiff informed his superiors of other misconduct
and unlawful behavior by fellow officers that he had witnessed. Plaintiff was told that the
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purpose of the meeting was not to talk about those issues. Immediately thereafter. Plaintiffwas
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asked to leave for a few minutes as the others wanted to speak amongst themselves. He was also
asked if he had been tape recording the meeting, which he did not.
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When Plaintiff was asked back in to the room, he was told that he was not
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allowed to work patrol any longer, and that he needed to take a leave of absence. No explanation
was given.
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Five days later, on or about February 11, 2012, Plaintiff again met with Sergeants
Gaunt and Warnick. Plaintiff was given two documents; a resignation letter and a termination
letter, and told to chose between the two. After Plaintiff informed the two Sergeants that he was
not able to make a decision that very moment, Sergeant Gaunt said the "offer" of resignation was
only good for the night.
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his locker where he emptied his personal belongings, and then escorted to his car.
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FEHA Discrimination
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Plaintiff re-alleges each and every preceding paragraph as though set forth in full
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In doing the things alleged to have been done, Defendant violated 12940(a).
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Defendant and its agents had knowledge of Plaintiffs Jewish religion and Iranian
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race, national origin, and ancestry. Defendants took the discriminatory actions and treatment
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described above because of that knowledge. As such, Plaintiff is a member of a protected class.
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Plaintiff performed competently in his job: Plaintiff was never disciplined during
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religious creed, national origin, and ancestry: Plaintiff was terminated without cause which
resulted in an effective end to his law enforcement career and substantial economic loss related
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employment actions and other acts ofdiscriminatory animus because ofhis race, religious creed,
national origin, or ancestry, including, but not limited to constant ridicule about his Iranian race,
national origin, and ancestry, constant ridicule about his Jewish religion, consistent refusal by his
employer to accommodate his religious beliefs, and consistent refusal by his employer to
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and ancestry were the motivating reasons for the actions taken against Plaintiff, including those
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Plaintiff re-alleges each and every preceding paragraph as though set forth in full
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In doing the things alleged to have been done, Defendant City violated
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I2940(l)(l ) Government Code section 12940(0(1) makes it unlawful for an employer to fail to
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conflict between those religious beliefs or observance and any employment requirement.
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At all times relevant to this complaint, Defendant City of Palos Verdes Estates
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agents consistently refused to schedule Plaintiff around his observed Jewish Sabbath and other
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holy days. "Religious belief or observance," includes "observance of a Sabbath or other religious
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terminated his career as a police officer and resulted in a substantial economic loss related to his
The City of Palos Verdes Estates' failure to provide Plaintiff with reasonable
accommodations for his religious beliefs and observance was a substantial factor in causing
Plaintiffs harm.
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and continues to suffer in his capacity to earn his salary, and has lost, and will continue to lose,
his ability to have a law enforcement career.
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Plaintiff re-alleges each and every preceding paragraph as though set forth in full
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In doing the things alleged to have been done. Defendant City violated
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12940(j)(l). Section I2940(j)(l) makes it unlawful for an employer to harass an employee on the
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Defendant City harassed Plaintiff on the basis of his race, religious creed, national
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origin, and ancestry because numerous, if not all, of its agents and supervisors knew of the
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harassing treatment and conduct and failed to take immediate and appropriate action. As
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recounted above, despite Plaintiffs repeated complaints about the unlawful harassment,
Defendant City did nothing.
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harassment, despite being fully aware of such conduct by its agents and employees.
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prematurely ended his career as a police officer and resulted in a substantial economic loss
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As a direct and proximate result of the Defendant's conduct, Plaintiff has suffered
and continues to suffer in his capacity to earn a salary in law enforcement going forward, and has
lost, and will continue to lose, the ability to have a law enforcement career, and has suffered
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Plaintiff re-alleges each and every preceding paragraph as though set forth in full
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unlawful and discriminatory employment practices. Specifically, in or around March of 2011 and
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on or around February 6, 2012, Plaintiff made formal complaints about these practices directly to
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his superiors as recounted above. Based upon information and belief, the Department took no
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Plaintiff was terminated a mere five days after the last of his complaints.
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prematurely ended his career as a police officer and resulted in a substantial economic loss
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As a direct and proximate result of the Defendant's conduct, Plaintiff has suffered
and continues to suffer in his capacity to earn a salary in law enforcement going forward, and has
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lost, and will continue to lose, the ability to have a law enforcement career, and has suffered
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In doing the things alleged to have been done, Defendant City violated
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alleged herein, and to this very day, have condoned such unlawful actions.
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Defendant City failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the discrimination and
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inability to find future law enforcement employment, and suffered severe emotional damages as
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Defendant City's failure to take reasonable steps to prevent the discrimination and
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and continues to suffer in his capacity to earn a salary in law enforcement going forward, and has
lost, and will continue to lose, the ability to have a law enforcement career, and has suffered
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to return Plaintiff to the position he would have been in had he not been
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For interest provided by law including, but not limited to, Civil Code 3291;
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For each other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
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STATE;
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6. Asignedorderappointing the Guardian ad Litem, Judicial Council form CIV-010, if the plaintiff or petitioner is a
minor under 18 years of age will be required by Court in order to issue a summons.
7. Additional copies of documents to be conformed by the Clerk. Copies of the cover sheet and this addendum
must be served along with the summons and complaint, or other initiating pleading in the case.
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