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5 South Flower Street
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Forty-Second Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: 213.430.3400 GLomA MAnm, DEPUTY
Facsimile: 213.430.3409
ALEX JOHN BENITEZ, JR.
Attorneys for Defendants and FRESENIUS
MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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CROSS-COMPLAINT OF DEFENDANT ALEX
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§ INC, Registered Owner; and DOES through 1 Trial Date:
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ALEX JOHN BENITEZ, JR.,
Cross-Complainant,
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ZACHARY DOSSEY; and ROES 1 through
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Cross-Defendants.
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CROSS—COMI’LAIN'I' OI: DEFENDAN'J' AIJ‘IX JOHN BENITEZ, JR.
Defendant and Cross-Complainant Alex John Benitez, Jr. (“Cross-Complainant Alex Benitez”)
alleges the following causes 0f action against Cross-Defendant Zachary Dossey and ROES 1 through
100, inclusive, as follows:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
l. At all relevant times, Cross-Complainant Alex Benitez is an individual residing in the
State 0f California.
2. Cross-Complainant Alex Benitez is informed and believes, and thereon alleges that
Cross-Defendant Zachary Dossey is an individual residing in the State of California.
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15 ascertained. Cross-Complainant Alex Benitez is informed and believes and therefore alleges that each
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20 4. Cross-Complainant Alex Benitez is informed and believes, and thereon alleges that at all
21 times referred to herein, Cross-Defendant Zachary Dossey, and ROES 1 through 100, inclusive, were
22 and are agents, partners, co-venturers, employees, 0r some other manner of agent or principal, of each 0f
23 the remaining cross-defendants, and at all times referred to herein, were acting within the course and
24 scope 0f such agency and/or employment.
5. On or about October 2, 2020, Plaintiff Abraham Trujillo bought an action against Cross-
26 Complainant Alex Benitez and Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. in the San Bernardino County
27 Superior Court entitled Abraham ('erda Trujillo v. Alex John Benitez, Jr er al., Case Number CIV DS
28 2020893, for l) negligence, 2) negligent entrustment, 3) negligent hiring, and 4) negligence per se.
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CROSS-COMPLAINT ()I: DEFENDANT ALEX JOHN BENI'I‘EA JR.
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