Complaint,Petition: HAROLD J. WRIGHT, AN INDIVIDUAL VS ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION, ET AL.

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                                1 ARIN NORIJANIAN, ESQ. (SBN 260936)
                          arin@arinjames.com
                        2 JAMES H. DEMERJIAN, ESQ. (SBN 266525)
                          james@arinjames.com
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                          ARIN | JAMES LLP
                        4 100 North Brand Blvd., Suite 620
                          Glendale, CA 91203
                        5 (818) 476-0133 | Fax: (818) 230-5243

                        6 Attorneys for Plaintiff,
                          HAROLD J. WRIGHT
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                                            SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                                              COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT
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                          HAROLD J. WRIGHT, an individual,         Case No.
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                                         Plaintiff,                COMPLAINT FOR:
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                                 vs.
                       12                                           1. Harassment on the basis of age and
                                                                        disability (California Govt. Code
                       13 ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC., an Arkansas         §§12940, et seq.)
                          Corporation; BOB HOPKINS, an individual;  2. Discrimination on the basis of age and
                       14 and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,             disability (California Govt. Code
                       15                                               §§12940, et seq.)
                                         Defendants.                3. Retaliation (California Govt. Code
                       16                                               §§12940, et seq.)
                                                                    4. Failure to Reasonably Accommodate
                       17                                               Disability (California Govt. Code
                                                                        §§12940, et seq.)
                       18                                           5. Failure to Engage in a Timely, Good
                       19                                               Faith, Interactive process With
                                                                        Employee With a Disability (California
                       20                                               Govt. Code §§12940, et seq.)
                                                                    6. Failure to Prevent Discrimination,
                       21                                               Harassment, and Retaliation
                                                                        (California Govt. Code §§12940, et
                       22                                               seq.)
                       23                                           7.  Labor Code Whistleblower Retaliation
                                                                        (California Labor Code § 1102.5)
                       24                                           8.  Wrongful Termination in Violation of
                                                                        Public Policy
                       25                                           9. Intentional Infliction of Emotional
                                                                        Distress
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                       27                                               DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

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                                                              COMPLAINT
                1                                       NATURE OF ACTION

                2          1.     Plaintiff HAROLD J. WRIGHT (“Plaintiff” OR “WRIGHT”) brings this action

                3 against Defendants ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. (“ABF”), BOB HOPKINS (“HOPKINS”)

                4 and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive (collectively, “Defendants”), seeking, among other things,

                5 statutory, compensatory and punitive damages, interests as allowed by law, costs, attorneys’ fees,

                6 and other appropriate and just relief due to Defendants’ unlawful conduct in violation of California

                7 Government Code §§ 12940 et seq, and Labor Code § 1102.5, and related damages, attorneys’

                8 fees, and equitable relief.
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