Citizens for Free Speech, LLC et al v. County of Alameda

Filing 1

COMPLAINT (with jury demand) against County of Alameda (Filing fee $400, receipt number 0971-8659059). Filed by Citizens for Free Speech, LLC, Michael Shaw. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Furman, Joshua) (Filed on 6/1/2014) Modified on 6/2/2014 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).

JS 44 (Rev. 12/12)
Cand rev (1/15/13)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

CITIZENS FOR FREE SPEECH, LLC; MICHAEL SHAW

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff Washoe County, NV

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
NOTE:

(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)

Alameda

(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.

Attorneys (If Known)

JOSHUA R. FURMAN LAW CORP.
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 2250
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
[phone]

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
1

U.S. Government
Plaintiff

2

U.S. Government
Defendant

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff
(For Diversity Cases Only)
PTF
1

3 Federal Question
(U.S. Government Not a Party)
4 Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

Citizen of This State

DEF

and One Box for Defendant)
PTF
DEF
4
4

1

Incorporated or Principal Place
of Business In This State

TORTS

REAL PROPERTY
210 Land Condemnation
220 Foreclosure
230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
240 Torts to Land
245 Tort Product Liability
290 All Other Real Property

PERSONAL INJURY
310 Airplane
315 Airplane Product
Liability
320 Assault, Libel &
Slander
330 Federal Employers’
Liability
340 Marine
345 Marine Product
Liability
350 Motor Vehicle
355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
360 Other Personal
Injury
362 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice
CIVIL RIGHTS
440 Other Civil Rights
441 Voting
442 Employment
443 Housing/
Accommodations
445 Amer. w/Disabilities
- Employment
446 Amer. w/Disabilities
- Other
448 Education

V. ORIGIN (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
1 Original
Proceeding

2 Removed from
State Court

VI. CAUSE OF
ACTION
VII. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT:

2

Incorporated and Principal Place
of Business In Another State

5

5

3

3

Foreign Nation

6

6

(Place an “X” in One Box Only)

CONTRACT
110 Insurance
120 Marine
130 Miller Act
140 Negotiable Instrument
150 Recovery of Overpayment
& Enforcement of Judgment
151 Medicare Act
152 Recovery of Defaulted
Student Loans
(Excludes Veterans)
153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran’s Benefits
160 Stockholders’ Suits
190 Other Contract
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise

2

Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country

IV. NATURE OF SUIT

Citizen of Another State

FORFEITURE/PENALTY

PERSONAL INJURY
365 Personal Injury Product Liability
367 Health Care/
Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury
Product Liability
368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
370 Other Fraud
371 Truth in Lending
380 Other Personal
Property Damage
385 Property Damage
Product Liability
PRISONER PETITIONS
Habeas Corpus:
463 Alien Detainee
510 Motions to Vacate
Sentence
530 General
535 Death Penalty
Other:
540 Mandamus & Other
550 Civil Rights
555 Prison Condition
560 Civil Detainee Conditions of
Confinement

3 Remanded from
Appellate Court

4

625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21 USC 881
690 Other

BANKRUPTCY

OTHER STATUTES

422 Appeal 28 USC 158
423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157

375 False Claims Act
400 State Reapportionment
410 Antitrust
430 Banks and Banking
450 Commerce
460 Deportation
470 Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations
480 Consumer Credit
490 Cable/Sat TV
850 Securities/Commodities/
Exchange
890 Other Statutory Actions
891 Agricultural Acts
893 Environmental Matters
895 Freedom of Information
Act
896 Arbitration
899 Administrative Procedure
Act/Review or Appeal of
Agency Decision
950 Constitutionality of
State Statutes

PROPERTY RIGHTS
820 Copyrights
830 Patent
840 Trademark
LABOR
710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
720 Labor/Management
Relations
740 Railway Labor Act
751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
790 Other Labor Litigation
791 Employee Retirement
Income Security Act

SOCIAL SECURITY
861 HIA (1395ff)
862 Black Lung (923)
863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
864 SSID Title XVI
865 RSI (405(g))

FEDERAL TAX SUITS
870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
or Defendant)
871 IRS—Third Party
26 USC 7609

IMMIGRATION
462 Naturalization Application
465 Other Immigration
Actions

Reinstated or
Reopened

5 Transferred from
Another District
(specify)

6 Multidistrict
Litigation

Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Brief description of cause:
Infringement of free speech and equal protection rights to display signs
DEMAND $ Injunction
CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.
Monetary relief subject to proof
JURY DEMAND:
Yes
No

VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY

(See instructions):

JUDGE

IX. DIVISIONAL ASSIGNMENT (Civil L.R. 3-2)
(Place an “X” in One Box Only)

DOCKET NUMBER

(X) SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND

DATE

SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

June 1, 2014

/s/ Joshua R. Furman

( ) SAN JOSE

( ) EUREKA