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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF NEW YORK XGwen Goodwi n, Pl ai nt i f f , :- - _ - - - - - - ___ - - - _ -_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- V-MELI SSA MARK- VI VERI TO, andEASTSI DE MANAGERS' ASSOCI ATES, I NC.Def endant s. :

I ndex No. /-Pur chase Dat e:SUMMONS

VENUE: Pl a' l nt i f f des i gnat esNew Yor k Count y as t hePl ace of Tr i al , based onPl ai nt i f f ' s r es i denc e i nNew Yor k Count y.To t he above named Def endant s:PLEASE TAKE NOTI CE THAT YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED t o ans wer t hecompl ai nt of t he Pl ai nt i f f ( s ) her ei n and t o ser ve a copy of youranswer on t he Pl ai nt i f f ( s ) at t he addr ess i ndi cat ed bel ow wi t hi n20 days af t er t he ser v i ce of t hi s Summons ( not count i ng t he dayof s er vi ce i t s el f ) , or wi t hi n 30 days af t er s er vi ce i s compl et ei f t he summons i s not del i ver ed per sonal l y t o you wi t hi n t heSt at e of New Yor k.YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI FI ED THAT shoul d you f ai l t o answer , aj udgment wi l l be ent er ed agai nst you by def aul t f or t he r el i efdemanded i n t he compl ai nt .Dat ed: New Yor k, New Yor k

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December 30, 2013

Gwen Goodwi n, pr o sePl ai nt i f f152 East l o o t h S t r e e tJAN 0 2014 ( 212) 534- 0963

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i ssa t , dr k- Vi ver i t o, Home: 211 East lllt t r eet #2, NewYor k , NY 10029; Di s t r i c t Of f i ce: 105 East 6th St r eet , NewYor k, NY 10035; Legi sl at i ve Of f i ce: 250 Br oadway #1882, NewYor k, NY 10007.East s i de Manager s ' Associ at es, I nc. , 234 East 1 2 1 S t St r eet , NewYor k, NY 10035.

NOTE: THI S FORM OF SUMMONS MUST BE SERVED W TH A COMPL AI NT

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L .UPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK I ndex No.COUNTY OF NEW YORKGwen Goodwi n, VERI FI ED COMPLAI NTPl ai nt i f f , :

- V-MELI SSA MARK- VI VERI TO, andEASTSI DE MANAGERSASSOCI ATES, I NC. ,Def endant s. :TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

The compl ai nt of GWEN GOODW N agai nst MELI SSA MARK- VI VERI TOand EASTSI DE MANAGERS ASSOCI ATES, I NC. , shows and al l eges asf ol l ows .

PARTIES

1. The Pl ai nt i f f her ei n, Gwen Goodwi n, i s a r es i dent of t heSt at e, Ci t y and Count y of New Yor k, r esi di ng at 152 East l o o t hSt r eet t her ei n at al l t i me ment i oned and r el evant her ei n.

2. The Def endant her ei n, Mel i ssa Mar k- Vi ver i t o, on i nf or mat i onand bel i ef , i s a res i dent of t he St at e, Ci t y and Count y of NewYor k, r esi di ng at 112 East lllt t r eet t her ei n at al l t i mesment i oned and r el evant her ei n, and i s her eaf t er r ef er r ed t o asMMV .

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3. The Def endant her ei n, EASTSI DE MANAGERS' ASSOCI ATES, I NC. ,i s a cor por at i on whi ch i s t he owner and/ or l andl or d of t hebui l di ng, or pr oper t y, i n whi ch t he Pl ai nt i f f Gwen Goodwi nr es i des, and i s her eaf t er r ef er r ed t o var i ous l y as t hel andl or d , t he owner , and EMA .

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5. The Pl ai nt i f f and t he Def endant wer e opponent s i n t heDemocr at i c Par t y Pr i mar y El ect i on, hel d on Sept ember 10 2013,f or t he Democr at i c Par t y nom nat i on f or New Yor k Ci t y Counci l i nand f or Di s t r i c t 8, t her eof , t he Def endant bei ng t he i ncumbent ,at al l t i mes her ei n ment i oned and r el evant .

6. Havi ng been cer t i f i ed as t he Democrat i c Par t y nom nee as ar esul t of of f i c i al Pr i mar y r esul t s , and havi ng been of f i c i al l ycer t i f i ed as dul y el ect ed i n t he gener al el ect i on hel d onNovember 5, 2013, t he Def endant i s schedul ed t o assume anaddi t i onal , or t hi r d, consecut i ve t er m t o commence on J anuar y1, 2014.

FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION:INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS

7. J oi nt l y and sever al l y, at t he appar ent i ni t i at i ve ofDef endant MMV, t he conduct of t he Def endant s has been ext r eme

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and out r ageous, i nt ent i onal l y cal cul at ed t o cause, and causi ng,t he i nf l i c t i on of emot i onal di s t r es s , f r omwhi ch t he Pl ai nt i f fhas suf f er ed.

8. On or about Sept ember 1, 2013, af t er sever al days ofpr el i m nar y pr eparat i on, a cer emony t ook pl ace at whi ch a mur al( Exhi bi t A) , pai nt ed on t he east er n wal l of t he bui l di ng l ocat edat and known as 152 East l o o t h St r eet , was unvei l ed.

9. At t hat t i me and pl ace, Def endant MMV was pr esent , as wer eagent s, empl oyees, ser vant s, of f i cer s and/ or pr i nci pal s ofDef endant EMA, i nc l udi ng J er r y , par t i c i pat i ng i n t he cer emony.

10. The mur al t ook up most of t he hei ght of t he wal l , upt o t he t op ( S t h ) f l oor , wher e t he apar t ment ( 5E) of t he Pl ai nt i f fi s l ocat ed.

11. Mor e t o t he poi nt , t he mur al abut t ed t he bot t om andnor t h si de of t he east wi ndow of Pl ai nt i f f ' s apar t ment ( 5 E ) ,and t he corner f or med by t he i nt er sect i on t her eof .

12. The mur al depi ct ed a decapi t at ed and wooden- swor d-st abbed bi r d of pr ey, on i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , and accor di ngt o nei ghbor s of Puer t o Ri can and ot her backgr ounds, i n t heCar i bbean cul t ur e, t hi s const i t ut ed a cur se and a deat h t hr eat ,

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as a swast i ka or a noose woul d symbol i ze t ypi cal l y t o many J ewsor Af r i can Amer i cans, r espect i vel y.

13. The subj ect mur al , accor di ng t o a N e w ork aily N e w sar t i cl e of Sept ember 4, 2013 ( Exhi bi t B) , was a r esul t ofsubst ant i al pl anni ng on t he par t of t he Def endant s, j oi nt l y andsever al l y: As sa i d aily New s art i cl e document s, Mont hsear l i er , East si de Manager s Associ at es, whi ch owns Goodw n' sbui l di ng at 152 E. 100t h St . , vol unt eer ed t he wal k- up' s f acadet o Los Mur os Habl an a mul t i - bor ough pr oj ect spear headed by Mar k-Vi ver i t o and t he El Museo del Bar r i o.

14. On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , t hese repor t ed f act s est abl i sht hat j oi nt l y and sever al l y, t he hi r ed and f unded cr eat i on of t hesubj ect mur al was pl anned over mont hs, del i ber at e andi nt ent i onal on t he par t of bot h Def endant s, j oi nt l y andsever al l y, al t hough on i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , Def endant MMV wast he i ni t i at or .

15. Fur t her , t he i nt ent i onal pur pose of t he subj ect mur alwas t o i nf l i c t emot i onal di s t r ess on t he Pl ai nt i f f . Thi sr easonabl y and l ogi cal l y f ol l ows f r om t he f act t hat t he mur al i nno way cont r i but ed t o el ect i oneer i ng or publ i c i t y f or t heDef endant ' s campai gn. I t was not even as an expl i ci tdenunc i at i on of t he Pl ai nt i f f , whi ch woul d ent ai l a rat i onal e of

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Fi r st Amendment pr ot ect i on under t he Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i onand par al l el pr ovi s i ons i n t he New Yor k St at e and New Yor k Ci t yl aw.

16. The mur al di d not cal l on anyone t o vot e f or t hePl ai nt i f f . On t he cont r ar y, t o t he ext ent t hat peopl e know whoknow t hat i t was a pr oj ect of and by t he Def endant Mel i ss a Mar k-Vi ver i t o, on i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , i t woul d, be a t ur n- of f i n t he communi t y, count er pr oduct i ve t o her at t r act i ng vot es.

17. Fur t her , t he subj ect bui l di ng upon whi ch t he mur al wascomm ss i oned by Def endant Mel i ssa Mar k- Vi ver i t o and per m t t ed byDef endant East si de Manager s Ass oci at es, t he bui l di ng Owner andPl ai nt i f f s Landl or d, had been cut out of Di s t r i c t 8, r ender i ngt he subj ect mur al as r emoved f r om Di st r i ct 8 al t oget her .

18. Ther ef or e, any el ect or al publ i c i t y f unct i on of t hemur al i s c l ear l y el i m nat ed, and t he sol e r emai ni ng i nt ent andpur pose was t o i nf l i c t emot i onal di s t r ess on t he Pl ai nt i f f .

19. Fur t her mor e, Def endant East si de Manager s Associ at es,I nc. , l i kewi se had no ot her mot i ve f or vol unt eer i ng i t spr oper t y f or t he mur al , ot her t han i nf l i c t i ng emot i onal di s t r esson t he Pl ai nt i f f : t he Pl ai nt i f f was and i s Landl or d EMA s r ent -st abi l i zed t enant who has def eat ed sai d l andl or d i n many

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f r i vol ous and vexat i ous cour t cases per pet r at ed agai nst t hePl ai nt i f f by sai d Landl or d ( Def endant EMA) , i n addi t i on t o ayear s - l ong ser i es of ot her ac ts o f spi t e, nas t i ness , m schi efand har assment by Def endant EMA, t he Landl or d agai nst Pl ai nt i f f .

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The f r i ght eni ng, scar y, and per cei ved evi l mur al woul dcapi t al i mpr ovement t o i t s bui l di ng. The Landl ord woul d

7 not be abl e t o r egi st er t he mur al as an MCI .

21. On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , t he gr af f i t i - l i ke mur alact ual l y l ower s t he pr oper t y val ue and put a downwar d pr essur eon pr ospect i ve r ent s of apar t ment s, t he val ue of conver si ons, orsal e pr i ce of t he pr oper t y.

22. Si nce t he subj ect mur al i s count er pr oduct i ve t o t henor mal busi ness pr ospect s of t he bui l di ng Owner , Def endant EMA,i t i s r easonabl e t o concl ude t hat t he mot i ve of t he Landl or dDef endant EMA was t o j oi n i n t he m schi ef of Def endant Mel i ssaMar k- Vi ver i t o agai ns t t he Pl ai nt i f f , caus i ng t he Pl ai nt i f femot i onal di st r ess, even over r i di ng t he det r i ment t o t hepr oper t y val ue i n or der t o do s o.

23. Fur t her mor e, pr i nci pal s of East si de Manager s'Associ at es, I nc. , mat er i al l y suppor t ed t he campai gn of t heDef endant Mel i ssa Mar k- Vi ver i t o agai nst t he Pl ai nt i f f .

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24. Thus, a number of bases f or t he f or mat i on of a bondbet ween bot h Def endant s her ei n i s evi denced, as a mot i vat i on f ort hei r j oi nt and sever al col l us i on and col l abor at i on i ni nf l i c t i ng emot i onal di s t r es s on t he Pl ai nt i f f .

25. The conduct of t he Def endant s, j oi nt and sever al , hasbeen ext r eme and out r ageous, even agai nst t hei r seem ng mat er i ali nt er est s, and was appar ent l y comm t t ed wi t h t he sol e i nt ent i onof i nf l i c t i ng emot i onal di s t r es s upon t he Pl ai nt i f f .

26. The Pl ai nt i f f di d suf f er f r om and sus t ai n s ai demot i onal di s t r ess .

27. As a measur e t her eof , Pl ai nt i f f ' s per f or mance i n t heabove ment i oned el ect i on was di sr upt ed and Pl ai nt i f f ' s at t ent i onwas di s t r ac t ed, al ong wi t h ot her par t i c i pant s i n Pl ai nt i f f ' scampai gn. The r esul t i ng l oss of ener gy f r om t he campai gn mayeven have af f ect ed t he out come of t he Democr at i c Pr i mar y andconsequent l y t he cont r i but ed t o t he el ect i on of Def endant MMV t ot he Ci t y Counc i l i n Counc i l Di s t r i c t 8.

SECOND C USE OF ACTION:RECKLESS INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS

28. Pl ai nt i f f i ncor por at es by r ef er ence al l f or egoi ngpar agr aphs.

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29. J oi nt l y and sever al l y, at t he appar ent i ni t i at i ve ofDef endant MMV, t he conduct of t he Def endant s j oi nt l y andsever al l y has been ext r eme and out r ageous, so as r eckl ess l y, t ocause, and cont i nue causi ng, f or eseeabl e i nf l i ct i on of emot i onaldi s t r es s, f r omwhi ch t he Pl ai nt i f f has s uf f er ed.

30. On or about Sept ember 1, 2013, af t er sever al days ofpr el i m nar y pr epar at i on, a mur al ( Exhi bi t A) appear ed, pai nt edon t he east er n wal l of t he bui l di ng l ocat ed at and known as 152East l o o t h St r eet .

31. The mur al t ook up most of t he hei ght of t he wal l , upt o t he t op ( s t h ) l oor , wher e t he apar t ment ( 5E) of t he Pl ai nt i f fi s l ocat ed.

32. The mur al abut t ed t he bot t om and nor t h si de of t heeast w, i ndowof Pl ai nt i f f ' s apar t ment ( #5E) , and t he cor nerf or med by t he i nt er sect i on t her eof .

33. The mur al depi ct ed a decapi t at ed and wooden- swor d-st abbed bi r d of pr ey, on i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , accor di ng t onei ghbor s of Puer t o Ri can and ot her backgr ounds, whi ch t hey sai di n t hei r cul t ur e const i t ut ed a cur se and deat h t hr eat , as aswast i ka or a noose woul d be f el t by many J ews or Af r i can-Amer i cans.

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3 4 . The subj ect mur al , accor di ng t o a New ork Daily Newsar t i cl e of Sept ember 4, 2013 ( Exhi bi t B) , was a r esul t ofsubst ant i al pl anni ng on t he par t of t he Def endant s, j oi nt l y andsever al l y: As sai d Dai l y News ar t i cl e document s, Mont hsearl i er , East si de Manager s Associ at es, whi ch owns Goodwi n sbui l di ng at 152 E. 100t h St . , vol unt eer ed t he wal k- up s f acadet o Los Mur os Habl an a mul t i - bor ough pr oj ect spear headed by Mar k-Vi ver i t o and t he El Museo del Bar r i o.

35. On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , t hese r epor t ed f act s est abl i sht hat j oi nt l y and sever al l y, t he hi r ed and f unded cr eat i on of t hesubj ect mur al was pl anned by t he par t of t he Def endant s, andf or eseeabl y, t hey act ed i n an ext r eme and out r ageous conduct ,and reckl ess l y i nf l i c ted emot i onal di s t r ess on t he Pl ai nt i f f

36. Fur t her , t he f or eseeabl e ef f ect of t he subj ect mur alwas t o i nf l i ct emot i onal di s t r ess on t he Pl ai nt i f f .

37. Thi s r easonabl y and l ogi cal l y f ol l ows f r om t he f actt hat t he mur al i n no way cont r i but ed t o el ect i oneer i ng orpubl i ci t y f or t he Def endant s campai gn, even as a denunci at i onof t he Pl ai nt i f f , whi ch woul d ent ai l a r at i onal e of Fi r s tAmendment pr ot ect i on under t he Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on andpar a l l el pr ovi s i ons i n t he New Yor k St at e and New Yor k Ci t yl aws.

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38. Fur t her , t he subj ect bui l di ng upon whi ch t he mur al wascomm ssi oned by Def endant Mel i ss a Mar k- Vi ver i t o and per m t t ed byEast si de Manager s Associ at es, t he bui l di ng owner andPl ai nt i f f s l andl or d, i s not even i n Di s t r i ct 8, and t her ef orehas no par t i n t he Di s t r i c t 8 el ect i on.

39. Ther ef or e, t he Def endant s do not have a r easonabl er esor t t o i nvoke t he Fi r st Amendment t o t he U . S . Cons t i t ut i on orr el at ed or par al l el pr ot ec t i ons on t he New Yor k St at e or NewYor k Ci t y l evel s .

40. Fur t her mor e, Def endant East si de Manager s Ass oci at es,I nc . , l i kewi se had no ot her mot i ve f or vol unt eer i ng i t spr oper t y f or t he mur al , so as t o c l ai m t hat t hi s wr ongf ul ac twas nor mal bus i ness act i vi t y, whi ch onl y i nc i dent al l y oracci dent l y r esul t ed i n i nf l i c t i ng emot i onal di s t r ess on t hePl ai nt i f f as a col l at er al cas ual t y.

41. . The f r i ght eni ng, scar y, and per cei ved evi l mur al woul dnot be a capi t al i mpr ovement t o i t s bui l di ng. The Landl or d woul dcer t ai nl y not be abl e t o r egi st er t he mur al as a Maj or Capi t alI mpr ovement t o j ust i f y an i ncr ement t o r ent s.

42. On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , the gr af f i t i - l i ke mur alwoul d act ual l y l ower t he pr oper t y val ue and put a downwar d

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pr essur e on pr ospect i ve r ent s of apar t ment s, t he val ue ofconver s i ons , or sal e pr i ce of t he pr oper t y.

43. Si nce t he subj ect mur al i s count er pr oduct i ve t o t henor mal busi ness pr ospect s of t he bui l di ng owner , Def endant EMA,i t i s r easonabl e t o concl ude t hat t he mot i ve of t he l andl or dDef endant EMA can not avai l i t sel f of a cont ent i on t hat i n wasnor mal bus i ness act i vi t y t o j oi n i n t he m schi ef of Mel i s saMar k - Vi ver i t o agai ns t t he Pl ai nt i f f , caus i ng t he Pl ai nt i f femot i onal di st r ess, even over r i di ng t he det r i ment t o t hepr oper t y val ue i n or der t o do so, as an acci dent al r esul t ofr at i onal bus i ness .

44. Fur t her mor e, on i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , pr i nci pal s ofEast s i de Manager s Associ at es, I nc. , mat er i al l y suppor t ed t hecampai gn of t he Def endant Mel i ssa Mar k- Vi ver i t o agai nst t hePl ai nt i f f , unl eashi ng a vi c i ous cycl e of r eckl essness among bot hDef endant s, EMA and MMV, j oi nt l y and s ever al l y.

45. Thus, a number of bases f or t he f or mat i on of a bondbet ween bot h Def endant s her ei n i s evi denced, as a mot i vat i on f ort hei r j oi nt and sever al col l us i on and col l abor at i on i ni nf l i c t i ng emot i onal di s t r es s on t he Pl ai nt i f f .

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46. The conduct of t he Def endant s, j oi nt and sever al , hasbeen ext r eme and out r ageous, even agai nst t hei r seem ng mat er i ali nt er est s , and t her ef or e l acks a def ense t hat t hei r act i ons wer ecomm t t ed i n t he nor mal cour se of busi ness, t her eby excusi ngt hei r r eckl ess ac ts .

47. The Pl ai nt i f f di d suf f er f r om and sus t ai n sai demot i onal di s t r ess .

48. As a r esul t , Pl ai nt i f f ' s per f or mance i n t he abovement i oned el ect i on was di sr upt ed and Pl ai nt i f f ' s at t ent i on wasdi s t r ac ted, as was t hat of ot her par t i c i pant s i n Pl ai nt i f f ' scampai gn. The r esul t i ng l oss of ener gy f r om t he campai gn mayeven have af f ect ed or r ever sed t he out come of t he Democr at i cPr i mar y and consequent l y t he el ect i on t o t he Ci t y Counci l i nCounc i l Di s t r i c t 8.

49. Meanwhi l e, Def endant MMV may unj ust l y be r ecei vi ng ar ewar d f or her wr ongf ul , t or t i ous behavi or , to t he det r i ment anddamage of t he Pl ai nt i f f .

THIRD CAUSE OF ACTIONCONSPIRACY IN WRONGF UL ACTS

50. Pl ai nt i f f i ncor por at es by r ef er ence al l f or egoi ngparagr aphs.

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51. J oi nt l y and sever al l y, at t he appar ent i ni t i at i ve ofDef endant MMV, t he conduct of t he Def endant s has been ext r emeand out r ageous, r eckl ess l y, cause, and causi ng, i nt ent i onaland/ or r eckl ess i nf l i c t i on of emot i onal di s t r ess , f r om whi ch t hePl ai nt i f f has s uf f er ed.

52. The f act t hat as r epor t ed i n t he Sept ember 4, 2013,above- sai d N e w ork aily N ew s ( Exhi bi t B) , Mont hs ear l i er ,East si de Manager s Ass oci at es, whi ch owns Goodwi n s bui l di ng at152 E. 100t h St. vol unt eer ed t he wal k- up s f acade t o Los Mur osHabl an a mul t i - bor ough pr oj ect spear headed by Mar k- Vi ver i t o andt he El Museo del Bar r i o, i ndi cat es t hat t he t or t i ous andwr ongf ul act s descr i bed above, t he ext r eme and out r ageousconduct engaged i n and accompl i shed by t he Def endant s, r esul t i ngi n t he del i ber at e and/ or r eckl ess i nf l i c t i on of emot i onaldi s t r ess by t he Def endant s on t he Pl ai nt i f f , r esul t ed f r om aconspi r acy bet ween t he Def endant s, compoundi ng t he ci vi l wr ongscomm t t ed by t he Def endant s t aken separ at el y.

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54. On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , an ar t i s t t ol d us t hatDef endant MMW asked sai d ar t i st t o r emove a pr o- Pl ai nt i f f GwenGoodwi n el ect i on campai gn banner f r om Pl ai nt i f f s wi ndow,cal l ed t he l andl or d r egar di ng t hi s r equest , and a short t i mel at er , one of t he l andl or d EMA pr i nci pal s , J er r y, was r epor t edt o di r ec t one of t he ar t i s t s t o remove Pl ai nt i f f s banner f r omPl ai nt i f f s wi ndow, and t he same J er r y was l at er s een t o l eavet he scene r api dl y, wi t h t he banner , as Pol i ce ar r i ved. The

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banner has yet t o be r et ur ned, and at any r at e, af t er t heel ect i on, i t has l i t t l e use val ue. Def endant EMA i s f ur t heri mpl i cat ed because i t made no at t empt or appr oach t o t hePl ai nt i f f t o re t ur n t he banner . On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef ,Def endant MMV obser ved t hi s t hef t and di d not hi ng t o r ever se i tor even r epor t i t , t her eby maki ng t hi s i l l egal and wr ongf ul actj oi nt and sever al on t he par t of t he Def endant s, and anot herwr ongf ul act comm t t ed by t he Def endant s, j oi nt l y and sever al l y,whi ch f ur t her cont r i but ed i nt ent i onal l y or r eckl ess l y t o t hei nf l i c t i on of emot i onal di s t r ess exper i enced by t he Pl ai nt i f f .

55. Thi s wr ongf ul act i on al so f ur t her cont r i but ed t o t hei nf l i c t i on of emot i onal di s t r es s , r eckl es sl y and/ ori nt ent i onal l y, and as he i s an agent , empl oyee, ser vant ,of f i cer , and/ or pr i nc i pal of t he EMA l andl or d, hi s act i oncont r i but es t o t he f ur t her l i abi l i t y of Def endant EMA and t he

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j oi nt and sever al act s and om ssi ons of bot h Def endant s her ei n,on i nf or mat i on and bel i ef orchest r at ed by Def endant MMW

56. Thus t he Pl ai nt i f f was damaged bot h as to t he mat er i alval ue and use val ue of t he banner r egar di ng Pl ai nt i f f ' scampai gn.

FIFTH CAUSE O ACTION:TORTIOUS INT-RENCE WITH BUSINESS ACTIVITY


58. The above descr i bed wr ongf ul behavi or const i t ut es at or t i ous i nt er f er ence i n t he bus i ness act i vi t i es of t hePl ai nt i f f , i nsof ar as a pol i t i cal campai gn i s a t ype of bus i nessact i vi t y.

59. On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , i t i s t ant amount t ounl awf ul act i ons desi gned t o dr i ve away pot ent i al cust omer s awayf r om a compet i t or i n a commer ci al busi ness.

60. The wr ongf ul act s descr i bed above, i nt ent i onal and/ orr eckl es s i nf l i ct i on of emot i onal di st r ess, f or eseeabl ydi s r upt ed, di s t r act ed and det r act ed f r om t he re l at i onshi pbet ween t he Pl ai nt i f f as candi dat e and t he el ect or at e, andPl ai nt i f f ' s abi l i t y t o appeal f or vot es f or pol i t i cal of f i ce and




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t o chal l enge t he i ncumbent Def endant MMV, and mat er i al l ybenef i t ed t he Def endant MMV, al so f or eseeabl y so.

61. Gi ven t he pol i t i cal conf l i c t , t her e exi s t s amot i vat i on t o di sr upt and ot her wi se set back t he ef f or t s ofr i val s , and i n t hi s case, t hr ough t he i nt ent i onal and/ orr eckl ess i nf l i c t i on of emot i onal di s t r ess . The l egi t i mat epol i t i cal conf l i ct was car r i ed out by wr ongf ul means beyond t hebounds of l egi t i macy and even l egal i t y, on i nf or mat i on andbel i ef , pol i t i cs car r i ed out by means of psychol ogi cal war f ar e,whi ch damaged t he Pl ai nt i f f , and f or whi ch t he Def endant s,j oi nt l y and sever al l y, shoul d be hel d account abl e and l i abl e.

6 2 . The Def endant s wer e obvi ousl y consci ous of Pl ai nt i f f ' sef f or t s t o appeal t o t he el ect or at e.

6 3 Whi l e t he Pl ai nt i f f MMV of cour se had a r i ght t o usel egi t i mat e means t o compet e f or r eel ect i on and def end her seatas t he i ncumbent , she had no pr i vi l ege t o r esor t t o wr ongf ulact i vi t y, or any r eason t o bel i eve t hat Def endant MMV had such apr i vi l ege t o comm t t he c i vi l wr ongs of i nt ent i onal and/ orr eckl ess i nf l i c t i on of emot i onal di s t r ess , i n t he cour se ofel ect or al compet i t i on.

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64. But i nst ead, Def endant MMV i s r eapi ng t he r ewar ds ofwr ongf ul and t or t i ous behavi or , whi l e t he Pl ai nt i f f i s damaged.

65. Pl ai nt i f f r espect f ul l y asks t he Cour t t o cons i derequi t abl e r emedi es may i ncl ude some speci es of negat i vei nj unct i ve r el i ef t o bal ance agai nst t he r ewards r eaped byt or t i ous behavi or , namel y, a seat on t he Ci t y Counci l , and t odi scour age ot her s f r om such t empt at i ons, i n t he absence ofwhi ch, as a pr act i cal r emedy, puni t i ve damages may be t he onl yposs i bi l i t y, shoul d t he Cour t so f i nd.

SIXTH CAUSE OF ACTION:WRONGFUL USE O F CAMPAIGN FUNDS I N FURTHERANCE OF C I V I L WRONGS

6 6 . Pl ai nt i f f i ncor por at es by re f er ence al l f or egoi ngpar agr aphs.

67. On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , Campai gn f unds, i ncl udi ngmat chi ng f unds, used di r ect l y or i nt er m ngl ed, by Def endant MMV,t o f i nance what t he above r ef er enced Sept ember 4, 2013 Dai l yNews ar t i cl e ( Exhi bi t B) r ef er enced above, descr i bed as amul t i bor o pr oj ect spear headed by Mar k- Vi ver i t o and t he El Museodel Bar r i o, woul d compound t he Def endant MMV s t or t l i abi l i t y,pl ace t he Pl ai nt i f f at an even gr eat er di sadvant age t han what i snor mal bet ween an i ncumbent and chal l enger , and woul dexponent i al l y i ncr ease t he capabi l i t i es of t he Def endant MMV t o

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-engage i n wr ongf ul conduct amount i ng t o t he t or t ofi nt ent i onal l y and/ or r eckl ess l y i nf l i c t i ng emot i onal di s t r ess ont he Pl ai nt i f f .

SEVENTH CAUSE OF ACTION:WRONGFUL USE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS IN FURTHERANCE OF CIVIL WRONGS

6 8 . Pl ai nt i f f i ncor por at es by r ef er ence al l f or egoi ngparagr aphs.

69. On i nf or mat i on and bel i ef , t he above descr i bed pr oj ectwhi ch t he Sept ember 4, 2013 New Yor k Dai l y News ( Exhi bi t B) saysDef endant MMV was spear headi ng , Los Mur os Habl an, i sappar ent l y a not - f or- pr of i t ent i t y, whi ch Def endant MMV wasus i ng di r ec t l y or i ndi r ect l y as a campai gn asset , may bei mpr oper , woul d compound t he Def endant MMV' s t or t l i abi l i t y, andwoul d pl ace t he Pl ai nt i f f at an even gr eat er di sadvant age t hanwhat i s nor mal bet ween an i ncumbent and chal l enger , and woul dexponent i al l y i ncr ease t he capabi l i t i es of t he Def endant MMV t oengage i n wr ongf ul conduct amount i ng t o t he t or t ofi nt ent i onal l y and/ or r eckl ess l y i nf l i c t i ng emot i onal di s t r ess ont he Pl ai nt i f f .

WHEREFORE Pl ai nt i f f demands j udgment agai nst Def endant s i nt he amount of $1 m l l i on dol l ars i n combi ned compensat or y and

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-puni t i ve damages pl us i nt er est f r om Sept ember 1, 2013, t o beappor t i oned among t he Def endant s as det er m ned by t he Cour t ,pl us cost s and di sbur sement s, t oget her wi t h what ever ot her ,di f f eyent , wj di t i onal or f q t h e r p l i e f s t he Cour t may deemj ust and pr ~pt ar

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Dat ed: New Yor k, New YorkDecember 30, 2013

Gwen Goodwi n, p ro sePl ai nt i f f152 East l o o t h S t r e e t( 212) 534- 0963

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VERIFlCATlONMmystkState of New York County of 3Gtiqgs SS:[J The undersigned, an attorney duly admitted to practice in the courts of the Stateof New York,[ I certify that the withinme with the original and found to be a true and complete copy.

, has been comp;ared by[ state that I am the attorney forforegoing .made by me and not by the

, nd have read the. The reason this verification is being, s that:

[XI I, the undersigned, being duly sworn, depose and say: I amthe P l a i n t i f f in the within action.[-] , the undersigned, am he . of, a [domest i c] corporation, and a party to the withinaction; this verification is made by me because the above party is a corporation andI am an officer thereof.I have read the foregoing Complaint and know the contents thereof; thesame is true to my own knowledge except as to matters therein alleged oninformation and belief and as to those matters I bel

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