GROSS et al v. DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES, INC. et al

Filing 2

COMPLAINT against All Plaintiffs ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0090-3134832) filed by ALAN GROSS, JUDITH GROSS. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Exhibit A, # 6 Exhibit B)(Snyder, Ivan)

CNIL COVER SHEET
JS44

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

Alan and Judith Gross
2501 Porter Street, NW Apt. 116
Washington, D.C. 20008

Development Alternatives, lnc.,
7600 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20814, and
The United States of America

(b) COTJNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLA rmpp 1
(EXCEPT IN U,S. PLAÍNTIFF CASES)

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LrsrED DEFENDANT Montqomerv
(IN U,S, PLAINTIFF CASES ONLÐ

RESTDENCE oF FIRST

L^ND CONDEMNATION C^SES,

USE THE LOC^TION OF THE

TMCT OI L^ND INVOLVED

ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN)

(c) ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER)

Scott D. Gilbert,
Gilbert LLP
1 100 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005, [phone]

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (PLACE

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION

PLAINTIFF AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT)

(PLACE AN x tN ONE BOX ONLY)

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Plaintiff

3 Federal Question
(U,S, Govemment Not a Party)

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Foreign Country

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Incorporated or Principal Place
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Place ofBusiness in Another Stale
Foreign Nation

IV, CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT

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,¿¿ministrøtive Agency
Review

310 Airplane

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Liability
& Slander
330 Federal Employers Liability

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320 Assault, Libel

345
350
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360
362

Marine
Marine Product Liability
Motor Vehicle
Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Other Personal Injury
Medical Malpracfice

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893 Environmental Matters
890 Other Statutory Actions

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Ãppea,l¿7 USc 158

Withdrawal 28 USC

157

Forfeiture/Penaltv
l-J625 Drug Related Seizure of
Property 21 USC 881

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Prisoner Petitions

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El s¿o Mandamus & other
f-l sso civír Rights

other Fraud
Truth in Lending

560

Civil

Detainee

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Conditions

of Confinement

375 False Claims Act
400 State Reapportionment
430 Banks

D

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Rates/etc,

J---l 460 Deportation
l--1 4 62 N a tu raliza ti o n

¡gs Property Damage
Product Liability

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Actions
Federal Tax Suits
T- 870 Taxes (US plaintiff or
defendant)

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26 USC 7609

Consumer Credit

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Exchange

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Agency Decision
l_lsso Constitutionality of State

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380 Other Personal Property

Damage

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555 Prison Conditions

Personal ProDertv

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Order/Preliminary

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Real ProDertv

371

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slo Motion/Vacate Sentence
l--l¿o¡ Habeas Corpus - Alien

442

*(If pro
(non-employment)

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Standards Act
Labor/Mgmt, Relations

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Cívit Rìghts
(non-employment)

StudentLosn

Americans w/Disabilities

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Employment
Americans w/Disabilities
Other

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Litigation

791 Empl, Ret. Inc. Security Act

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(if Privacy Act)

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Student Loan
(excluding veterans)

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Voting (if not Voting Rights
Act)

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Leave Act

oflnformation Act

890 Other Statutory Actions

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Three-Judge

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440 Other Civil Rights

751 Family and Medical

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895 Freedom

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443 Housing/Accommodations

740 Labor Railway Act

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Lsbor/ERISA

790 Other Labor

Civil Rights - Employment
(criteria: race, gender/sex,
national origin,
discrimínation, disability, age'
reli gion, retaliation)

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(if Voting Rights Act)

& Enforcement of
Judgment
ls¡ Recovery ofOverpayment
of Veteran's Benefìts
160 Stockholder's Suits
190 Other Contracts
195 Contract Product

Liability

196 Franchise

V. ORJGIN

@ I originat
Proceeding

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from State

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3 Remanded from

Appellate Court

Reinstated or

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Reopened

Transferred from
another distrlct

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(specify)

Court

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Appeal to
District Judge
from Mag, Judge

CAUSE OF ACTION (CrTE THE U,S, CrVrL STATUTE UNDER WHrCH YOU ARE FILING AND \ryRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE.)

Federal Tort Claims Act 28 U.S.C. SS 2671-2680; common law tort claims
CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS

VII. REQUESTED IN

ACTION LTNDER F,R C

COMPLAINT

DEMAND g 60 million
JURY DEMAND:

Check YES only if demand-gþ complaint

YES

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(See instruction)

vrrr. RELATED CASE(S)
IF
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DATE:

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YES

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yes, please complete rela[ed case form

SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORJ)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET JS.44
Authority for Cívll Cover Sheet

The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and services ofpleadings or other papers as required
bylaw,exceptasprovidedbylocal rulesofcourt. Thisform,approvedbytheJudicialConferenceoftheUnitedStatesinSeptemberl9T4,isrequiredfortheuseofthe
ilerk of Court foi th. prrpo." of initiating the civil docket sheet. Consequently, a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of Court for each civil complaint filed.

Listed below are tips for completing the civil cover sheet. These tips coincide with the Roman Numerals on the cover sheet.

I.
IlI,

COLTNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT (b) Counry of residence: Use l l00l to indicate plaintiff if resident
of Washington, DC,88S88 if plaintiff is resident of United States but not Washington, DC, and99999 if plaintiff is outside the United States.

CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES: This section is completed only if diversity of citizenship was selected as the Basis of Jurisdiction
under Section

IV.

II'

CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT: The assignment of a judge to your case will depend on the category you select that best
represents the p¡!¡qgry cause of action found in your complaint. You may select only one category. You 4gg! also select 9!9 corresponding
nature ofsuit found under the category ofthe case,

VL

CAUSE OF ACTION: Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under whicb you are filing and write a brief statement of the primary cause.

VIII.

RELATED CASE(S), IF ANY: If you indicated that there

is a related case, you must complete a related case form, which may be obtained from

the Clerk's Office,

Because ofthe need for accurate and complete information, you should endure the accuracy ofthe information provided prior to signing the form'