Case 3:16-cv-02859 Document 1 Filed 05/27/16 Page 1 of 26 1 FRANK M. PITRE (SEN 100077)
[email protected] 2 ALISON E. CORDOVA (SEN 284942) acordova@cpmlegaLcom 3 COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP San Francisco Airport Office Center 4 840 Malcolm Road Eurlingame, CA 94010 5 Telephone: (650) 697-6000 Facsimile: (650) 697-0577 6 Attorneysfor Plaintiffs 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES STEINLE, individually and as CASE NO. heir to KATHRYN STEINLE, deceased; 11 ELIZABETH SULLIVAN, individually, COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES: and as heir to KATHRYN STEINLE, 12 deceased; and JAMES STEINLE and 1. GENERAL NEGLIGENCE - ELIZABETH SULLIVAN, as co- WRONGFUL DEATH (Cal. Govt. 13 representatives ofthe Estate ofKATHRYN Code §§ 815.2(a) and 820(a)) STEINLE, 14 Plaintiffs, 2. PUBLIC ENTITY NEGLIGENCE 15 WRONGFUL DEATH (Cal. Evid. V. Code § 669) 16 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 3. NEGLIGENCE - SURVIVOR 17 a governmental entity; CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, a CAUSE OF ACTION 18 governmental entity; ROSS MIRKARIMI, an individual; and JUAN FRANCISCO 4. DEPRIVATION OF FEDERAL 19 LOPEZ-SANCHEZ, an individual. CIVIL RIGHTS (48 U.S.C. § 1983) 20 Defendants. JURY TRIAL DEMAND 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LAW OFFICES COTCHETT.PrrRE& COMPLAINT McCarthy, LLP Case 3:16-cv-02859 Document 1 Filed 05/27/16 Page 2 of 26 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No» 2 I. INTRODUCTION 1 3 IT JURISDICTION AND VENUE 2 4 III. PARTIES 3 5 A. Plaintiffs and Decedent 3 6 B. Defendants 3 7 C. Agency and Concert ofAction 4 8 IV.