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CIV 150625 CIV DS1508999 CASEEN 150202
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Case Number DS1508999
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6SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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A R a minor through his guardian ad Case No10 litem RAQUEL ESTES
COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES11 STARQUISHA BUNN individually
1 NEGLIGENCE
122 NEGLIGENCE PER SE
13 Plaintiffs
14 S3 INTENTIONAL INFLICTION
OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS15
TERIM CARE FOSTER FAMILY 4 CONSPIRACY
16 AGENCY a California CorporationSUKHWINDER SINGH an individual
17 FREDDIE WILSON an individual DEMAND FOR JURY TRIALAJAY MALHOTRA an individual
18 BHUPINDER CHHUDU anindividual KHUSHANUD AZARIAH
19 an individual JOEL DOMINGUEZ anindividual SHAHZIA RAMNIT an
20 individual LISA OATES anindividual NAWAB WILSON an
21 individual and DOES 1 throug 50inclusive
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23 Defendants
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COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1VENUE AND JURISDICTION
2 1 Venue is proper in the Superior Court of the State of California for the
3County of San Bernardino in that the underlying wrongdoing acts omissions
4
5 injuries and related facts and circumstances upon which the present action is based
6 occurred in the County of San Bernardino California within the judicial boundaries7
of this Superior Court This Superior Court has jurisdiction over the present matter8
9 because as described herein the nature of the claims and amounts in controversy
10 meet the requirements for unlimited damages jurisdiction
11PARTIES
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13 2 At all relevant times Plaintiff A R was a minor child residing in San
14 Bernardino County A R s date of birth is August 1 1999 Raquel Estes has been
15
16petitioned to be the court appointed Guardian ad Litem A R is currently a foster
1 child and was caught in an illegal abusive violent concealed unconscionable kids
1 g for cash operation from 2010 to 2011 run by defendant INTERIM CARE FOSTER19
FAMILY AGENCY INTERIM and defendants uncertified LISA OATES20
21 OATES and NAWAB WILSON WILSON At all times herein plaintiff
22 A R suffered ongoing unrestrained terror torture corporal punishment physical23
24and mental abuse and neglect at the hands of defendants OATES and WILSON
25 covered up and unchecked by INTERIM
26 3 At all relevant times Plaintiff STARQUISHA BUNN BUNN was
27
28a minor child residing in San Bernardino County during the abuse BUNN is
2COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 currently an adult residing in San Bernardino County Her date of birth is July 23
2 1993 She is a former foster child caught in an illegal abusive violent concealed
3unconscionable kids for cash operation from 2007 2009run by defendant
4
5 INTERIM CARE FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY INTERIM and defendants
6 uncertified LISA OATES OATES and NAWAB WILSON WILSON At all
7times herein plaintiff A R suffered ongoing unrestrained terror torture corporal
8
9 punishment physical and mental abuse and neglect at the hands of defendants
10 OATES and WILSON covered up and unchecked by INTERIM11
4 At all times herein defendant INTERIM was a California Corporation12
13 licensed and existing under the laws ofCalifornia with its principal place of
14 business in the County of San Bernardino 10251 Trademark Street A Rancho15
Cucamonga California 9173016
1 5 At all times herein between 1 1 06 and 1 1 13 defendants OATES and
1 g WILSON residents of San Bernardino County defendants INTERIM defendant19
board members defendant CEO and defendants Administrators held out uncertified20
21 OATES and WILSON and seven uncertified facilities as certified by INTERIM in
22 violation ofHealth and Safety Code Section 150823
6 At all times herein defendants INTERIM defendants board members24
25 defendant CEO defendants Administrators and defendants OATES and WILSON
26 bilked hundreds of thousands of foster care dollars from the U S Dept of Health
27
28and Human Services Title IV E Federal Foster Care Funds California Dept of
3COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 Social Services DSS State Foster Funds and San Bernardino County Child
2 Protective Services Foster Care Funds for plaintiffs on pretext that defendant
3INTERIM certified defendants OATES and WILSON and defendants seven
4
5 facilities
6 7 At all times herein defendant INTERIM defendants board members
defendant CEO and defendants Administrators knew plaintiffs foster children8
9 were evicted from four 4 of the seven uncertified facilities while holding said
10 defendants and said facilities out as certified by INTERIM in violation of Health11
Safety Code Section 1508 placed more defendant children collected lucrative12
13 federal state and county foster care funds perpetrating the kids for cash scam
14 g At all times herein defendant INTERIM defendants board members
15defendant CEO and defendants Administrators knew defendants OATES and
16
1 WILSON and plaintiffs foster children were homeless for six months homeless
1 g foster children tool no action held out said homeless defendants as certified by19
20INTERIM in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 placed more
21 dependent collected lucrative federal state and county foster care funds
22perpetrating the kids for cash scam
239 At all times herein defendant INTERIM defendants board members
24
25 defendant CEO and defendants Administrators knew or should have known
26 plaintiffs foster children suffered ongoing unrestrained relentless torture trauma27
severe mental and emotional abuse at the hands of defendants OATES and28
4COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 WILSON took no action held out said uncertified dangerous violent abusive
2 defendants as certified by INTERIM3
10 At all times herein Defendant SUKHWINDER SINGH SINGH4
5 defendant Interim s Chief Financial Officer and Administrator 10251 Trademark
6 Street A Rancho Cucamonga California 91730 bilked hundreds ofthousands of
foster care dollars from the U S Dept ofHealth and Human Services California8
9 DDS and San Bernardino County Child Protective Services on pretext uncertified
10 defendants OATES and WILSON and defenadnts facilities were certified by11
INTERIM in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 150812
13 11 At all times herein Defendant FREDDY WILSON F WILSON
14 defendant Interim s director 10251 Trademark Street A Rancho Cucamonga
15California 91730 bilked hundreds of thousands of foster care dollars from the U S
16
1 Dept of Health and Human Services California DDS and San Bernardino County
1 g Child Protective Services on pretext uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON
19and defendants facilities were certified by INTERIM in violation of Health and
20
21 Safety Code Section 1508
22 12 At all times herein Defendant AJAY MALHOTRA MALHOTRA
23defendant Interim s director 10251 Trademark Street A Rancho Cucamonga
24
25 California 91730 bilked hundreds of thousands of foster care dollars from the U S
26 Dept of Health and Human Services California DDS and San Bernardino County27
28Child Protective Services on pretext uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON
5COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 and defendants facilities were certified by INTERIM in violation of Health and
2 Safety Code Section 15083
13 At all times herein Defendant BHUPINDER CHHUDU4
5 CHH JDU defendant Interim s director 10251 Trademark Street A Rancho
6 Cucamonga California 91730 bilked hundreds of thousands of foster care dollars
7from the U S Dept of Health and Human Services California DDS and San
8
9 Bernardino County Child Protective Services on pretext uncertified defendants
10 OATES and WILSON and defendants facilities were certified by INTERIM in11
violation of Health and Safety Code Section 150812
13 14 At all times herein between 11 29 06 and 12 03 10 Defendant
14 K SHANUD AZARIAH AZARIAH employed as defendant Interim s
15Administrator 10251 Trademark Street A Rancho Cucamonga California 91730
16
17 bilked hundreds of thousands of foster care dollars from the U S Dept of Health
1 gand Human Services California DDS and San Bernardino County Child Protective
19
20Services on pretext uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON and defendants
21 facilities were certified by INTERIM in violation of Health and Safety Code Section
22 1508
2315 At all times herein between 12 03 10 and 7 22 11 Defendant JOEL
24
25 DOMINGUEZ DOMINGLTEZ employed as defendant Interim s Administrator
26 10251 Trademark Street A Rancho Cucamonga California 91730 bilked hundreds
27
28of thousands of foster care dollars from the U S Dept ofHealth and Human
6COMPL INT FOR DAMAGES
1 Services California DDS and San Bernardino County Child Protective Services on
2 pretext uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON and defendants facilities were
3certified by INTERIM in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508
4
5 16 At all times herein between 10 18 11 and 8 30 14 Defendant
6 SHAHZIA R AMNIT RAMNIT employed by defendant as Interim s7
Administrator 10251 Trademark Street A Rancho Cucamonga California 917308
9 bilked hundreds of thousands of foster care dollars from the U S Dept of Health
10 and Human Services California DDS and San Bernardino County Child Protective11
Services on pretext uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON and defendants12
13 facilities were certified by INTERIM in violation of Health and Safety Code Section
14 1508
15FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION FOR NEGLIGENCE
16
1 By All Plaintiffs Against All Defendants
1 g 17 Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation contained in19
20paragraphs 1 16 of this Complaint and incorporate said allegations herein with the
21 same force and effect as if fully set forth
22 18 On 8 18 06 the Department sent written notification to defendants F
23
24WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU that defendant INTERIM applied for a
25 license to operate a foster family agency and named defendants as its board
26members
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7COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 19 The Department s notification further stated It is important for you to
2 understand that if approved this license will be issued in the name of the
3corporation This means that the corporation will be held accountable for the care
4
5 and supervision ofall clients in care
6 20 The Department s notification further stated Regular board of
directors meetings is essential if the board members are to ensure that the care8
9 facility is operating properly and in substantial compliance with licensing laws and
10 regulation In some instances board members may be held accountable for the11
conduct of or damages caused by the facility corporate licensee12
13 21 California Code of Regulations Title 22 Section 88063 imposed
14 mandatory statutory duties on defendant ITNERIM s directors defendants F15
WILSON MALHOTRA and CHH TDU to actively ensure accountability and16
1 perform at a minimum the following responsibilities 1 establish and approve
1 g policies and procedures governing the operation of defendant INTERIM 2
19approve and monitor a budget for defendant INTERIM 3 access and maintain the
20
21 level of funding necessary to cover the costs of operating defendant INTERIM
22 22 Title 22 Sections 80001 c 3 and 88018 d imposed mandatory23
statutory duties on defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and24
25 CHHLTDU to sign a written resolution stating the board shall operate defendant
26 INTERIM in full conformity with applicable licensing statutes and regulations27
28
8COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
123 Title 22 Section 88035 imposed responsibility on defendants directors
2 F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHLTDU for dependent children placed in
3defendant INTERIM s custody
4
5 24 Title 22 Section 88063 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on
6 defendant INTERIM to account for the general supervision of defendant s facility
and certified family homes to establish policies concerning operation and to ensure8
9 operations comply with applicable regulations and statutes
10 25 The U S Department of Health and Human Services under Social
11Security Act Title IV E California Department of Social Services and San
12
13 Bernardino Department of Social Services paid defendant INTERIM millions for
14 foster care for dependent children placed in defendant s custody including plaintiffs15
26 Administrator means the person designated by the board of directors16
1 to be responsible for defendant INTERIM s operation California Code of
1 g Regulation Title 22 section 88001 a 2
1927 Title 22 Sections 88001 c 2 88030 b imposed mandatory statutory
20
21 duties on defendants administrators AZARIAH DOMINGUEZ and R AMNIT to
22 sign Certificates ofApproval on defendant INTERIM s family homes23
28 Title 22 Section 88001 c imposed mandatory statutory duties on24
25 defendants administrators AZARIAH DOMINGUEZ and RAMNIT to issue
26 Certificates ofApproval on defendant INTERIM s family homes27
28
9COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 29 Under Section 88001 c 3 c 4 a certified family home means a
2 residence certified by a licensed FFA and issued a Certificate ofApproval by the3
agency as meeting licensing standards a certified parent is an adult residing in the4
5 home certified by the FFA to provide court supervision to children placed by that
6 agency
730 Title 22 Section 88030 b imposed mandatory statutory duties on
8
9 defendants administrators AZARIAH DOMINGUEZ and RAMNIT to provide
10 each certified family home used by defendant with a Certificate of Approval11
properly completed and signed by the administrator of his her designee a Certificate12
13 fApproval is not transferable and is void upon a change of location or certified
14 parents
1531 Under Section 89201 11 Completed Application means A the
16
1 applicant has submitted and the licensing agency has received all required material
1 g and B the licensing agency has completed a site visit to the facility19
32 Under Section 89218 c T he application and supporting documents20
21 shall include 1 Name and address of the applicant 2 Name and address of owner
22 of premises ifapplicant is leasing or renting 3 a copy of the document s that23
establish the applicant has control of the property to be licensed24
25 33 Under Section 80001 a b an application for a Certificate of Approval
26includes a Plan ofOperation completed by the applicant
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28
10COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
134 Under Sections 80022 and 83087 2 the Plan of Operation includes a
2 sketch ofthe building and the grounds including the dimensions of all areas used by3
the clients
4
5 35 Under Sections 80022 g and 80061 changes in the Plan of Operation
6 shall be submitted for licensing agency approval and shall be reported to the7
Department
8
9 36 Under Section 89218 e The application shall be filed with the
10 licensing agency which services the geographical area in which the home is11
located12
13 37 Title 22 Section 89227 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on
14 defendants administrators AZARIAH DOMINGUEZ and RAMNIT to ensure a
15site visit to the proposed foster family home is completed as part ofthe application
16
1 review process and a determination that all of the requirements ofArticle 3 of this
1 g chapter have been satisfied
1938 Title 22 Section 89231 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on
20
21 defendants administrators AZARIAH DOMINGUEZ and RAMNIT to issue a
22 license to the applicant after an application has been completed an in home visit has23
24been made pursuant to Section 89227 subsection a 1 and upon determination
25 that all licensing requirements set forth in Article 3 ofthis chapter have been met
26 39 Section 89234 imposed mandatory statutory duties on defendants27
28OATES and EILSON to provide defendant INTERIM with reasonable notice prior
11COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
i
1 to any change in the location of the home as specified in Section 89361 subsection
2 d
340 Under Health and Safety Code section 1503 5 a facility shall be
4
5 deemed an unlicensed community care facility maintained and operated to provide
6 non medical care if it is unlicensed and not exempt from licensure and the facility
is held out as or represented as providing care or supervision as defined by this8
9 chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter
10 41 Under Title 22 Sections 80001 2 89201 C and Health and Safety11
Code section 1503 5 a a home that is held out as or represented as providing care12
13 and supervision includes 3 A licensed home that moves to a new location
14 42 Health and Safety Code 1531 5 c states child abuse means a
15situation in which a child suffers from any one or more of the following 1 Serious
16
1 physical injury inflicted upon the child by other than accidental means 2 Harm by
1 g reason of intentional neglect or malnutrition or sexual abuse 3 Going without19
necessary and basic physical care 4 Willful mental injury negligent treatment or20
21 maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 by a person who is responsible for the
22 child s welfare under circumstances that indicate that the child s health or welfare is
23
harmed or threatened thereby as determined in accordance with regulations24
25 prescribed by the Director of Social Services
26
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12COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 43 Under Health and Safety Code Sections 1531 5 c 3 and 4
2 necessary and basic physical care means care provided in a current and validly3
licensed or administrator certified community care facility4
5 44 Penal Code Section 11166 imposed mandatory statutory duties on
6 defendant INTEIM to report the abuse of a dependent child pursuant to Health and
7Safety Code Section 1531 5 c 3 and 4 based on placement in uncertified
8
9 community care facilities in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508
10 45 Section 88061 b imposed mandatory statutory duties on all defendant11
INTERIM s personnel to report the abuse of a dependent child pursuant to Health12
13 and Safety Code Section 1531 5 c 3 and 4 based on placement inuncertified
14 community care facilities in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 150815
46 A child placed in an uncertified home in violation for Health and Safety16
1 Code Section 1508 constitutes an unusual incident under Section 88061 c 4 that
1 g threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child constituting child19
abuse under Health and Safety Code Section 1531 5 c 3 4 mandating a report20
21 under Penal Code Section 11166
22 47 Section 88061 g imposed mandatory statutory duties on defendant23
24INTERIM to report child abuse under Health and Safety Code Section 1531 5 c 3
25 4 based on placement in uncertified homes in violation of Health and Safety Codes
26 Section 1508
27
28
13COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 48 Section 88061 h imposed mandatory statutory duties on defendant
2 INTERIM to provide a log of family homes certified and decertified during the3
month to the Department by the tenth of the following month4
5 49 Section 88068 imposed mandatory statutory duties on defendant
6 INTERIM to complete and maintain current admission agreements with each
certified parent with whom the children were placed8
9 50 Start with Section 89200 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on
10 defendant INTERIM to ensure compliance with all applicable law and regulation
1151 Under Section 89201 d 1 Deficiency means any failure to comply
12
13 ith any provision of the Community Care Facilities Act commencing with Section
14 1500 of the Health and Safety Code and or regulations adopted by the Department15
pursuant to the Act16
1 52 Under Section 89201 s 1 Serious Deficiency means any deficiency
1 g that presents an immediate or substantial threat to the physical health mental health
19or safety of any child in the home
20
21 53 Under Section 89201 p 4 Provision or provide means whenever
22 any regulation required that provision be made for or that there be provided any23
24service personnel or other requirements the caregiver shall do so directly or
25 present evidence to the licensing agency that the requirements have been met by
26some other means
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28
14COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 54 Under Section 89201 1 2 Licensed Home means a home that is
2 licensed by Community Care Licensing in accordance with the standards set forth in3
Article 3 of this chapter The license cannot be transferred to another person or4
5 location
6 55 Under Section 89201 u 1 Unlicensed Community Care Facility
means a facility as defined in Section 1503 5 of the Health Safety Code8
9 56 Under Section 89201 u 1 C 3 89201 U 1 C 3 Unlicensed
10 Community Care Facility means a licensed home that moves to a new location
1157 Section 89205 imposed mandatory statutory duties on defendant
12
13 TERIM not to operate establish manage conduct or maintain a foster family
14 home or hold out advertise or represent by any means to do so without first15
obtaining a current valid license from the licensing agency16
17 58 Under Section 89206 a An unlicensed facility as defined in Section
18 89201 u 1 is in violation of Section 1503 5 and or 1508 ofthe Health and Safety
19Code
20
21 59 Section 89206 d imposed mandatory statutory duties on defendant
22 INTERIM to issue an immediate civil penalty on parents for operating an illegal23
unauthorized uncertified home pursuant to Title 22 section 89255 and Section 154724
25 of the Health and Safety Code
26
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28
15COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
160 Section 89206 imposed mandatory statutory duties on defendant
2 INTERIM to notify the appropriate placement or protective service agency of an3
immediate threat to clients health and safety4
561 Health and Safety Code Section 1508 imposed mandatory statutory
6 duties on defendant INTERIM not to operate establish manage or maintain
uncertified homes8
9 62 Health and Safety Code Section 1508 imposed mandatory statutory
10 duties on defendants administrators AZARIAH DOMINGUEZ and RAMTIIT not
11to operate establish manage or maintain uncertified family homes
12
13 63 Health and Safety Code Section 1508 imposed mandatory statutory
14 duties on defendant CEO SINGH not to operate establish manage or maintain
15uncertified family homes
16
1 64 Health and Safety Code Section 1508 imposed mandatory statutory
1 g duties on defendant directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU not to19
operate establish manage or maintain uncertified family homes20
21 65 Section 89240 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on defendants
22 administrators AZARIAH DOMINGUEZ and RAMNIT to deny an application for23
certification if it is determined the applicant is not in compliance with applicable24
25 laws and regulations
26
27
28
16COMPLAINT FORDAMAGE
166 Under Section 89242 a the Department shall have the authority to
2 suspend or revoke any license on any ofthe grounds specified in Health and Safety3
Code section 15504
5 67 Under Health and Safety Code section 1550 T he department may
6 deny an application for or suspend or revoke any license or any administrator
certificate issued under this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in the8
9 manner provided in this chapter for any of the following grounds a Violation by
10 the licensee of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter b
11Aiding abetting or permitting the violation of this chapter or of the rules and
12
13 regulations promulgated under this chapter c Conductwhich is inimical to the
14 health morals welfare or safety ofwither an individual in or receiving services15
from the facility or the people of the State of California Engaging in acts of16
1 malfeasance concerning the operation of a facility including but not limited to
1 g fraudulent appropriation for personal gain of facility moneys or property or19
willful or negligent failure to provide services20
21 68 Under Section 89361 a each caregiver shall furnish such reports to the
22 licensing approval agency and the child s authorized representative required by the23
24Department including but not limited to the following 3 Any unusual incident or
25 child absence that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any child
26 4 Any suspected physical or psychological abuse of any child d When there is a
27
28
17COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 change in the location of the home the caregiver shall notify the licensing approval
2 agency 30 days prior to the move or as soon as the information is available3
69 Under Section 89372 each child shall have personal rights which4
5 include but are not limited to the following 1 To be accorded safe healthful and
6 comfortable home accommodations furnishings and equipment appropriate to
his her needs 2 To be treated with respect and to be fee from physical sexual8
9 emotional or other abuse 4 To be free from corporal or unusual punishment
10 infliction of pain humiliation intimidation ridicule coercion threat mental abuse
11or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to interference with
12
13 the daily living function of eating sleeping or toileting or withholding of shelter
14clothing or aids of physical functioning 5 To receive adequate and healthy food
15
166 To be provided adequate clothing and personal items in accordance with Section
1 89372 C 3 B To possess and use his her own personal items including toiletries
1 g 8 To receive necessary medical dental vision and mental health services 10 To
19have social contacts with people outside of the foster care system such as teachers
20
21 church members mentors and friends in accordance with Section 89372 c 3 11
22 To contact family members unless prohibited by court order 16 To make and
23
24receive confidential phone calls and send and receive unopened mail unless
25 prohibited by court order 20 To attend school and participate in extracurricular
26 cultural and personal enrichment activities consistent with the child s age and
27
28
18COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
f
1developmental level that is consistent with state law 23 To be accorded dignity in
2 his her personal relationships with other persons in the home
370 Section 89376 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on certified
4
5 parents to provide or ensure at least three nutritious meals per day
6 71 Section 89376 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on certified7
parents to ensure foster children have their meals with foster family members in a8
9 family setting
10 72 Section 89378 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on certified11
parents to provide care and supervision as necessary to meet each child s needs12
13 3 Section 89379 a imposed mandatory statutory duties on certified
14 parents to provide opportunity for and encourage participation in group sports15
leisure time family special school and daily living skills activities16
1 74 On 12 01 06 the Department of Social Services Department issued
1 g defendant INTERIM a license to operate a Foster Family Agency FFA to certify19
foster parents and their homes as meeting all licensing requirements to provide20
21 foster care for dependent children entrusted to defendant INTERIM s custody
22 75 Prior to the issuance of defendant INTERIM s FFA license to certify23
family homes defendants issued defendants OATES and WILSON a Certificate of24
25 Approval on 11 16 06
26 76 OATES and WILSON lived with foster children INTERIM placed with
27
28them in Facility 1 located at 13945 Topmast Drive Helendale CA 92342
19COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
177 In or about 6 07 defendants OATES and WILSON moved to Facility
2 2 on 12547 Dulce Street Victorville Dulce with the dependent foster children
3under their care The Certificate of Approval Defendant INTERIM issued on 11 16
4
5 06 was void by the operation of law upon change of location under Title 22 Section
6 88030 e and Health and Safety Code Sections 1524 1503 57
78 On or about 6 07 defendant INTERIM placed plaintiffBUNN DOB8
9 July 23 1993 then 13 years old with defendants OATES and WILSON in Facility
10 2 on 12547 Dulce Street Victorville
1179 Defendant INTERIM knew or should have known defendants OATES
12
13 and WILSON violated plaintiff BUNN s personal rights enumerated in Sections
14 g9372 1 2 4 5 6 B 8 9 10 11 16 20 23 in Facility 2
15Dulce by but not limited to 1 forcing them to scrub walls floors vacuum and
16
1 sweep floors lift rugs move and replace furniture clean toilets kitchen and
1 g bathrooms nightly in violation of Section 89378 suffering extreme pain fatigue and19
severe sleep deprivation 2 not allowing them to eat the same food as defendants20
21 OATES and WILON in violation of Section 89376 3 not allowing them to eat at
22 the same table as defendants OATES and WILON in violation of Section 89376 4
23
24depriving them of adequate food in violation of Section 89276 causing a constant
25 state of hunger 5 prohibiting them from opening the refrigerator or entering the
26 food pantry in violation of Section 89376 6 barring them from court ordered27
28
20COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 contact with relatives in violation of Section 89379 and 7 forcing them to wear ill
2 fitting shoes causing permanent injuries3
80 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties4
5 imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1534 and Title 22 Sections 89234 d by
6 failing to report a change in location to defendant INTERIM7
81 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties8
9 imposed by Section 89218 c by failing to submit an application for approval on
10 Facility 2 Dulce
1182 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties
12
13 imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1534 and Title 22 Sections 89234 d
14 and 89361 d by failing to obtain a Certificate of Approval on Facility 2 Dulce
1583 Defendant INTERIM provided no supervision over defendant OATES
16
1 and WILSON no site visit to Facility 2 Dulce little or no contact with plaintiffs
1 g putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when they knew or should have19
known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect20
21 84 Defendant INTERIM s administrator defendant AZARIAH di not and
22 could not issue a Certificate of Approval on Facility 2 Dulce given defendants
23
24OATES and WILSON s violations of mandatory statutory duties as alleged in
25 paragraphs 80 82
26
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21COMPLAINT FORDAM GES
185 Facility 2 Dulce was not a certified family home pursuant to
2 Sections 88001 c 3 88005 89201 1 2 89201 u 1 89201 u 1 C 3
389206 a and Health and Safety Code sections 1503 5 and 1508
4
5 86 Defendants OATES and WILSON were not certified parents who met
6 licensing requirements in uncertified Facility 2 pursuant to Sections 88001 c 4
88005 89201 1 2 89201 u 1 89201 u 1 C 3 89206 a Health and Safety8
9 Code sections 1503 5 and 1508 putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm
10 g 7 Defendant INTERIM breach mandatory statutory duties imposed by11
Sections 88005 88030 b 80001 80005 89201 c 89205 89206 a 89231 a
12
13 Health and Safety Code Sections 1503 5 and 1508 by operating uncertified Facility
14 2 Dulce with no supervision over and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting15
16plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when they knew or should have known
1 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
1 g 88 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
19breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Health and Safety Code Section
20
21 1508 by operating uncertified Facility 2 Dulce with no supervision over and
22 little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm23
24when they knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and
25 neglect
26 89 Defendant administrator AZARIAH breached mandatory statutory27
28duties imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1508 by operating uncertified
22COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 Facility 2 Dulce with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs
2 putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known3
plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect4
5 90 Defendant CEO SINGH breached mandatory statutory duties imposed
6 by Health and Safety Code Section 1508 by operating uncertified Facility 2
7Dulce with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting
8
9 plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs
10 suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
1191 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
12
13 Sections 89206 d 89255 and Health and Safety Code Section 1547 by failing to
14 issue an immediate civil penalty against defendants OATES and WILSON on15
uncertified Facility 2 Dulce16
1 92 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
1 g Section 86206 by failing to notify the CPS placement agency that plaintiffs were19
in uncertified Facility 2 in violation of Health and Safety Code Sections 1505 and20
21 1508 with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs
22 at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered23
24ongoing abuse and neglect
25 93 Defendant INTERIM s breach ofmandatory statutory duties imposed
26by Section 86206 by failing to notify CPS that defendants OATES and WILSON
27
28moved to an uncertified Facility 2 caused plaintiffs to remain in uncertified
23COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 Facility 2 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 as opposed to
2 immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and little if any contact3
with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should4
5 have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
6 94 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed7
by Section 86206 j constituted inimical conduct that caused plaintiffs to remain in8
9 uncertified Facility 2 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 as
10 opposed to immediate removal as mandated by law with no supervision and little11
if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it12
13 ew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
14 95 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by15
Section 89205 holding uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON and uncertified16
1 Facility 2 out as certified to CPS causing plaintiffs to remain in uncertifiedFacility
1 g 2 in violation of Health and Safety Code section 1508 as opposed to immediate19
removal mandated by law with no supervision and little if any contact with20
21 plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have22 known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect23
96 Defendant INTERIM s breach ofmandatory statutory duties imposed24
25 by Section 88061 c holding out uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON and
26uncertified Facility 2 Dulce as certified to CPS constituted a serious deficiency
27
28under Section 89201 s 1 causing plaintiffs to remain in uncertified Facility 2 in
24C MPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 as opposed to immediate removal
2 mandated by law with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs3
putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known4
5 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
6 97 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
by Section 89206 for failure to report defendants OATES and WILSON and8
9 Facility 2 Dulce were uncertified in violation ofHealth and Safety Code Section
10 1508 as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and11
little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm12
13 hen it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
14 98 Plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 2 Dulce in violation of
15Health and Safety Code Section 1508 was child abuse under Health and Safety Code
16
l Section 1531 5 c 3 and 4 and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 b
1 g reportable under Penal Code Section 11166 mandating plaintiffs immediate19
removal
20
21 99 Penal Code Section 11166 imposed mandatory statutory duties on
22 defendant INTERIM to report plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 2
23
24Dulce in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 mandating plaintiffs
25 immediate removal
26 100 Defendant INTERIM s breach ofmandatory statutory duties imposed27
28by Penal Code Section 1166 for failure to report plaintiffs placement in uncertified
25COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 Facility 2 Dulce causing plaintiffs to remain in uncertified Facility 2 in violation
2 of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 as opposed to immediate removal3
mandated by law with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs4
5 putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known
6 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
7101 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
8
9 by Penal Code Section 11166 for failure to report Facility 2 Dulce was
10 uncertified was a serious deficiency under section 89201 s 1 caused plaintiffs to
11remain in uncertified Facility 2 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section
12
13 1508 as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and
14 little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm15
when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect16
1 102 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
ig by Penal Code Section 1166 and Title 22 Sections 89205 86206 j 88661 c19
among others with no supervision and little if any contact aided abetted and20
21 permitted defendants OATES and WILSON s operation of uncertified Facility 2
22 Dulce in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 as opposed to23
24plaintiffs immediate removal mandated by law putting plaintiffs at risk of
25 foreseeable harm when they knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered
26ongoing abuse and neglect
27
28
26COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 103 Defendant INTERIM engaged in acts of financial malfeasance based on
2 payments from the U S Department of Health and Human Services California
3Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services
4
5 for plaintiffs placement in uncertifiedby Facility 2 in violation of Health and
6 Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government fudnign agencies as
opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and little if8
9 any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it
10 ew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
11104 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
12
13 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 2 by approving
14 and monitoring a budget based on payments from the U S Department of Health15
and Human Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino16
1 Department of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 2 in
1 g violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government19
funding agencies with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs20
21 putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known22
plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect23
105 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHI UDU24
25 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by approving26 and monitoring a budget to cover operation costs based on payments from the U S27
28Department of Health and Human Services California Department of Social
27COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services for plaintiffs
2 placement in uncertified Facility 2 in violation ofHealth and Safety Code Section3
1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no supervision and4
5 little ifany contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm
6 when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
7106 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
8
9 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by accessing
10 and maintaining defendant INTERIM s level of funding to cover operation costs11
based on payments from the U S Department of Health and Human Services12
13 California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social
14 Services for plaintiffs placement inuncertified Facility 2 in violation of Health
15and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies
16
1 with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk
1 g of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing
19abuse and neglect
20
21 107 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
22 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 80000 1 3 nad 88018 by23
24operating uncertified Facility 2 Dulce in violation of Health and Safety Code
25 Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no
26 supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of27
28
28COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing
2 abuse and neglect
3108 Defendant SINGH engaged in acts of financial malfeasance based on
4
5payments form the U S Department of Health and Human Services California
6 Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services
for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 2 in violation of Health and Safety8
9 Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no
10 supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of11
foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it knew12
13 or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
14 109 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in conduct inimical to
15
16plaintiffs health morals welfare and safety by operating uncertified Facility 2
17 Dulce in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to above
1 g alleged governmental funding agencies19
110 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in acts of financialI 20
21 malfeasance based on payments for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 2
22on pretext defendants OATES and WILSON and Facility 2 Dulce were certified
23111 Defendant INTERIM knew or should have known and defendant
24
25 WILSON observed defendant OATES and plaintiffs to either fight over foster
26 children or for plaintiffs to be beaten tortured by defendant forced to steal food or27
28go hungry forced to walk and run in competitions of her design while carrying large
29COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 loads took away their personal belongings forced plaintiffs to ask defendant for a
2 glass of water toilet paper and toothpaste among other things demeaned and3
cursed plaintiffs forced plaintiffs to clean defendant s house several hours each4
5 night to wear used clothes to wear clothes that were too small causing shame and
6 embarrassment beat plaintiffs with belts shows and anything else defendant could
find effused to allow plaintiffs to wash clothes in defendant s machine in Facility8
9 2 forced plaintiffs to walk or ride a bike carrying plastic bags of clothes miles to
10 and from the Laundromat in all kinds of weather
11112 In or about 9 07 defendants OATES WILSON and plaintiffBLJNN
12
13 moved to location to facility 3 Pool
14 113 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties15
imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1534 and Title 22 Sections 89234 d by16
1 failing to report a change in location to defendant INTERIM
1 g 114 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties19
imposed by Section 89218 c by failing to submit an application for approval on20
21 Facility 3 Pool
22 115 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties23
24imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1534 and Title 22 Sections 89234 d
25 and 89361 d by failing to obtain a Certificate of Approval from defendant
26 AZARIAH on Facility 3 Pool
27
28
30COMPLAINT FOR D MAGES
1116 Defendant INTERIM s administrator defendant AZARIAH did not
2 and could not issue a Certificate ofApproval on Facility 3 Pool under Section
389240 a given defendants OATES and WILSON s licensing violations defendant
4
5 INTERIM made no site visit provided no supervision little or no contact with
6 plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk offoreseeable harm as opposed to immediate
removal mandated by law when they knew or should have known plaintiffs8
9 suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
10 117 Facility 3 Pool was not a certified family home pursuant to Title 2211
Sections 88001 c 3 88005 89201 1 2 89201 u 1 89201 u 1 C 3
12
13 g9206 a and Health and Safety Code sections 1503 5 and 1508 putting plaintiffs at
14 a foreseeable risk ofharm
15118 Defendants OATES and WILSON were not certified parents who met
16
1 licensing requirements in uncertified Facility 3 pursuant to Sections 88001 c 4
1 g 88005 89201 1 2 89201 u 1 89201 u 1 C 3 89206 a Health and Safety19
Code sections 1503 5 and 1508 while defendant INTERIM provided no20
21 supervision little is any contact putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as
22 opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it knew or should have23
24known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
25 119 Defendant INTERIM breach mandatory statutory duties imposed by
26 Sections 88005 88030 b 80001 80005 89201 c 89205 89206 a 89231 a
27
28Health and Safety Code Sections 1503 5 and 1508 by operating uncertified Facility
31COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 3 Pool with no supervision over and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting
2 plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when they knew or should have known3
plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect4
5 120 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
6 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Health and Safety Code Section7
1508 by operating uncertified Facility 3 Pool with no supervision over and little8
9 if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when
10 they knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect11
121 Defendant administrator AZARIAH breached mandatory statutory12
13 duties imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1508 by operating uncertified
14 Facility 3 Pool with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs15
16putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known
1 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
1 g 122 Defendant CEO SINGH breached mandatory statutory duties imposed19
by Health and Safety Code Section 1508 by operating uncertified Facility 3 Pool20
21 with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk
22 of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing23
abuse and neglect
24
25 123 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
26 Sections 89206 d 89255 and Health and Safety Code Section 1547 by failing to27
28
32COMPLAINT FOR DAM GES
1 issue an immediate civil penalty against defendants OATES and WILSON on
2 uncertified Facility 3 Pool
3124 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
4
5 Section 86206 j by failing to notify the CPS placement agency that plaintiffs were
6 in uncertified Facility 3 in violation ofHealth and Safety Code Sections 1505 and7
1508 with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs8
9 at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered
10 ongoing abuse and neglect
11125 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
12
13 by Section 86206 by failing to notify CPS that defendants OATES and WILSON
14 moved to an uncertified Facility 3 caused plaintiffs to remain in uncertified
15Facility 3 in violation ofHealth and Safety Code Section 1508 as opposed to
16
1 immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and little if any contact
1 g with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should19
have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect20
21 126 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
22 by Section 86206 constituted inimical conduct that caused plaintiffs to remain in
23
24uncertified Facility 3 in violation ofHealth and Safety Code Section 1508 as
25 opposed to immediate removal as mandated by law with no supervision and little
26 if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it27
28knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
33COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1127 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
2 Section 89205 holding uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON and uncertified3
Facility 3 out as certified to CPS causing plaintiffs to remain in uncertified Facility4
5 3 in violation of Health and Safety Code section 1508 as opposed to immediate
6 removal mandated by law with no supervision and little if any contact with7
plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have8
9 known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
10 128 Defendant INTERIM s breach ofmandatory statutory duties imposed11
by Section 88061 c holding out uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON and12
13 uncertified Facility 3 Pool as certified to CPS constituted a serious deficiency
14 under Section 89201 s 1 causing plaintiffs to remain in uncertified Facility 3 in
15violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 as opposed to immediate removal
16
1 mandated by law with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs
1 g putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known19
20plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
21 129 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
22 by Section 89206 for failure to report defendants OATES and WILSON and
23
24Facility 3 Pool were uncertified in violation ofHealth and Safety Code Section
25 1508 as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and
26 little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm27
28when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
34COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1130 Plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 3 Pool in violation of
2 Health and Safety Code Section 1508 was child abuse under Health and Safety Code3
Section 1531 5 c 3 and 4 and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 b4
5 reportable under Penal Code Section 11166 mandating plaintiffs immediate
6 removal
7131 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
8
9 Penal Code Section 11166 by failing to report plaintiffs placement in uncertified
10 Facility 3 Pool in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 causing11
plaintiffs to remain in uncertified facility 3 with no supervision and little if any12
13 contact putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate
14 removal mandated by law when it knew or should have known that plaintiffs15
suffered ongoing abuse and neglect16
1 132 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
1 g by Penal Code Section 11166 for failure to report Facility 3 Pool was uncertified
19was a serious deficiency under section 89201 s 1 caused plaintiffs to remain in
20
21 uncertified Facility 3 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 as
22 opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and little if23
24any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it
25 knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
26 133 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed27
28by Penal Code Section 11166 and Title 22 Sections 89205 86206 j 88661 c
35COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 among others with no supervision and little if any contact aided abetted and
2 permitted defendants OATES and WILSON s operation of uncertified Facility 3
3Pool in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 as opposed to plaintiffs
4
5 immediate removal mandated by law putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm
6 when they knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and7
neglect
8
9 134 Defendant INTERIM engaged in acts of financial malfeasance based on
10 payments from the U S Department of Health and Human Services California
11Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services
12
13 for plaintiffs placement in uncertified by Facility 3 in violation ofHealth and
14 Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies as15
opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and little if16
1 any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it
1 g knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
19135 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
20
21 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 2 by approving
22 and monitoring a budget based on payments from the U S Department of Health23
24and Human Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino
25 Department of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 3 in
26 violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government27
28funding agencies with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs
36COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known
2 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
3136 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
4
5 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by approving
6 and monitoring a budget to cover operation costs based on payments from the U S7
Department of Health and Human Services California Department of Social8
9 Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services for plaintiffs
10 placement in uncertified Facility 3 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section11
1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no supervision and12
13 little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm
14 When it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
15137 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
16
1 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by accessing
1 g and maintaining defendant INTERIM s level of funding to cover operation costs19
based on payments from the U S Department of Health and Human Services20
21 California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social
22 Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 3 in violation of Health
23
24and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies
25 with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk
26 of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing
27
28abuse and neglect
37COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
i
1138 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHLTDU
2 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 80000 1 3 and 88018 by
3operating uncertified Facility 3 Pool in violation of Health and Safety Code
4
5 Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no
6 supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of
foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing8
9 abuse and neglect
10 139 Defendant SINGH engaged in acts of financial malfeasance based on
11payments form the U S Department of Health and Human Services California
12
13 Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services
14 for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 3 in violation of Health and Safety
15Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no
16
1 supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of
1 g foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it knew19
or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect20
21 140 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in conduct inimical to
22 plaintiffs health morals welfare and safety by operating uncertified Facility 3
23
24Dulce in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to above
25 alleged governmental funding agencies
26
27
28
3 8COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
i
1141 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in acts of financial
2 malfeasance based on payments for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 3
3on pretext defendants OATES and WILSON and Facility 3 Pool were certified
4
5 142 In or about 11 20 07 defendants OATES WILSON and plaintiff
6 BLTNN moved to Facility 4 on 14594 Woodworth Way Victorville California7
143 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties8
9 imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1534 and Title 22 Sections 89234 d by
10 failing to report a change in location to defendant INTERIM11
144 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties12
13 imposed by Section 89218 c by failing to submit an application for approval on
14 Facility 4 Woodworth
15145 The identical factual scenario in 76 111 with regard to uncertified
16
17 Facility 2 Dulce and 112 141 with regard to uncertified Facility 3 Pool
1 g repeated with regard to uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth Defendant INTERIM s
19administrator defendant AZARIAH did not and could not issue a Certificate of
20
21 Approval on Facility 4 Woodworth under Section 89240 a given defendants
22 OATES and WILSON were not in compliance with licensing regulations defendant23
24INTERIM made no site visit provided no supervision little if any contact putting
25 plaintiffs at a risk of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated
26 by law knowing or should know plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect27
28
39COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1146 Defendant INTERIM engaged in acts of financial malfeasance based on
2 payments from the U S Department of Health and Human Services California
3Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services
4
5 for plaintiffs placement in uncertified by Facility 4 in violation of Health and
6 Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies as
opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision and little if8
9 any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it
10 ew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
11147 Defendant SINGH continued to engage in acts of financial malfeasance
12
13 based on payments form the U S Department of Health and Human Services
14 California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social15
Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 4 in violation ofHealth16
17 and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies
1 g with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk19
of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it20
21 knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
22 148 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
23breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 2 by approving
24
25 and monitoring a budget based on payments from the U S Department of Health26 and Human Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino27
28Department of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 4 in
40COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government
2 funding agencies with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs3
putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known4
5 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
6 149 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by approving8
9 and monitoring a budget to cover operation costs based on payments from the U S10 Department of Health and Human Services California Department of Social
11Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services for plaintiffs
12
13 Placement in uncertified Facility 4 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section
14 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no supervision and15
little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm16
1 when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
1 g 150 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
19breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by accessing
20
21 and maintaining defendant INTERIM s level of funding to cover operation costs
22 based on payments from the U S Department of Health and Human Services23
24California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social
25 Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 4 in violation of Health
26 and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies27
28with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk
41COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing
2 abuse and neglect
3151 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
4
5breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 80000 1 3 and 88018 by
6 operating uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth in violation of Health and Safety
7Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no
8
9 supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of
10 foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing
11abuse and neglect
12
13 152 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in conduct inimical to
14 plaintiffs health morals welfare and safety by operating uncertified Facility 4
15
16woodworth in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to
1 above alleged governmental funding agencies
1 g 153 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in acts of financial
19malfeasance based on payments for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 4
20
21 on pretext defendants OATES and WILSON and Facility 4 Woodworth were
22certified
23154 On 11 11 07 unlawful detainer Case No UDVS 701833 was filed
24
25 against defendants OATES and WILSON for nonpayment of rent 3 534 96 on
26Facility 1 13945 Topmast Drive Helendale California 92342
27
28
42COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 155 On 11 11 07 plaintiffs and defendants OATES and WILSON resided in
2 uncertified facility 4 Woodworth
3156 On 12 04 07 defendants OATES and WILSON were evicted from
4
5 Facility 1 by court order Case No UDVS701833
6 157 Defendants OATES and WILSON s eviction from Facility 1 while
7also residing in uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth was an unusual incident
8
9 reportable under Section 88061
10 158 Defendants INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by11
Section 88061 by failing to report defendants OATES and WILSON s eviction from12
13 Facility 1 on 12 04 07
14 159 On 2 1 08 unlawful detainer Case No UDVS800320 was filed against
15defendants OATES and WILSON for nonpayment of rent 4 870 00 on uncertified
16
1 Facility 4 Woodworth
1 g 160 On 2 20 08 defendants OATES WILSON and plaintiffs were evicted
19from uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth Case No UDVS800320 for nonpayment
20
21 of rent 4 870 00 unbeknownst to the alleged governmental agencies due to
22 financial malfeasance of defendants INTERIM defendant directors F WILSON
23
24MALHOTRA CHHUDU defendant CEO SINGH defendant administrator
25 AZARIAH and defendants OATES and WILSON
26 161 Plaintiffs eviction from uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth for
27
28nonpayment of rent was child abuse under Health and Safety Code Section
43COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 1531 5 c 3 4 and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 b reportable under
2 Penal Code Section 11166
3162 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
4
5 Penal Code Section 11166 by failing to report plaintiffs eviction from Facility 4
6 Woodworth
7163 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
8
9 Penal Code Section 11166 by failing to report plaintiffs placement in uncertified
10 Facility 4 Woodworth in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 150811
causing plaintiffs to remain in uncertified Facility 4 with no supervision and little12
13 if any contact putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate
14 removal mandated by law when it knew or should have known that plaintiffs15
suffered ongoing abuse and neglect16
1 164 Plaintiffs and defendants eviction from unauthorized uncertified
1 g Facility 4 Woodworth due to financial malfeasance of defendants INTERIM
19defendant directors F WILSON MALHOTRA CHHUDU defendant CEO
20
21 SINGH defendant administrator AZARIAH and defendants OATES and WILSON
22 constituted an unusual incident under Section 88061 4 and a serious deficiency23
under Section 89201 s 124
25 165 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
26 by Section 88061 4 by failing to report to the Department that plaintiffs were27
28evicted from uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth
44COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 166 Defendant INTERIM s breach ofmandatory statutory duties imposed
2 by Section 88061 by failing to report plaintiffs eviction from uncertified Facility 4
3Woodworth was a serious deficiency under Section 89201 s 1 that caused
4
5 plaintiffs to remain in the custody ofuncertified defendants OATES and WILSON
6 in violation ofHealth and Safety Code section 1508 and to remain in uncertified
Facility 4 also in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 with no8
9 supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of
10 foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it knew11
or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect12
13 167 On 3 1 08 plaintiff BUNN and defendants OATES and WILSON
14 moved to Facility 5 on 13547 Silversand Street Victorville
15168 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties
16
17 imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1534 and Title 22 Sections 89234 d by1 g failing to report a change in location to defendant INTERIM19
169 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties20
21 imposed by Section 89218 c by failing to submit an application for approval on
22 Facility 5 Silversand
23170 The identical factual scenario in 76 111 with regard to uncertified
24
25 Facility 2 Dulce 112 141 with regard to uncertified Facility 3 Pool 142
26 158 with regard to uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth repeated with regard to
27
28uncertified Facility 5 Silversand Defendant INTERIM s administrator defendant
45COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1AZARIAH did not and could not issue a Certificate of Approval on Facility 5
2 Silversand under Section 89240 a given defendants OATES and WILSON were
3not in compliance with licensing regulations defendant INTERIM made no site
4
5 visit provided no supervision little if any contact putting plaintiffs at a risk of
6 foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law knowing or
should know plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect8
9 171 Defendant INTERIM continued to engage in acts of financial
10 malfeasance based on payments from the U S Department of Health and Human
11Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department
12
13 of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified by Facility 5 in violation
14 ofHealth and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding15
agencies as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision16
1 and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable
1 g harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and
19neglect
20
21 172 Defendant SINGH continued to engage in acts of financial malfeasance
22 based on payments form the U S Department ofHealth and Human Services23
24California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social
25 Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 5 in violation of Health
26 and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies27
28with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk
46COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it
2 knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
3173 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
4
5 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 2 by approving
6 and monitoring a budget based on payments from the U S Department of Health
and Human Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino8
9 Department of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 5 in
10 violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government11
funding agencies with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs12
13 Putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known14 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
15174 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
16
1 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by approving
1 g and monitoring a budget to cover operation costs based on payments from the U S19
Department of Health and Human Services California Department of Social20
21 Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services for plaintiffs
22placement in uncertified Facility 5 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section
231508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no supervision and
24
25 little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm
26 when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
27
28
47COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1175 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
2 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by accessing3
and maintaining defendant INTERIM s level of funding to cover operation costs4
5 based on payments from the U S Department of Health and Human Services
6 California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social
7Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 5 in violation of Health
8
9 and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies
10 With no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk11
of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing12
13 abuse and neglect
14 176 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
15breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 80000 1 3 and 88018 by
16
1 operating uncertified Facility 5 Silversand in violation of Health and Safety Code
1 g Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no19
supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of20
21 foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing
22 abuse and neglect
23177 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in conduct inimical to
24
25 plaintiffs health morals welfare and safety by operating uncertified Facility 5
26Silversand in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to
27
28above alleged governmental funding agencies
48COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 178 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in acts of financial
2 malfeasance based on payments for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 4
3on pretext defendants OATES and WILSON and Facility 5 Silversand were
4
5 certified
6 179 On 8 25 09 defendants OATES WILSON and plaintiffs were evicted
from uncertified Facility 5 Silversand for nonpayment of rent for six months8
9 8 400 00 Case No UDVS902368
10 180 San Bernardino Sheriffs locked plaintiffs and defendants OATES and
11WILSON our of uncertified Facility 5 Silversand exercising a Writ of Possession
12
13 Permitting plaintiffs five minutes to retrieve few if any personal belongings carried
14 away in plastic bags15
181 Defendants OATES WILSON and dependent foster children were16
1 homeless for five months from on or about 8 25 09 to 1 1 10
1 g 182 Defendants OATES WILSON and plaintiffs eviction from uncertified
19Facility 5 followed by five months ofhomelessness was due to financial
20
21 malfeasance of all defendants
22 183 Plaintiffs eviction from uncertified Facility 5 for nonpayment and
23homelessness for five months was child abuse under Health and Safety Code
24
25 Section 1531 5 c and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 b reportable
26 under Penal Code Section 11166
27
28
49COMPLAINT FOR DAMA ES
1184 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
2 Penal Code Section 11166 by failing to report plaintiffs eviction from uncertified3
Facility 5 and homelessness which caused plaintiffs to remain homeless in the4
5 custody of homeless uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON with no
6 supervision and little if any contact putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as
opposed to immediate removal mandated by law knowing or should know8
9 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
10 185 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed11
by Penal Code Section 11166 by failing to report plaintiffs eviction from12
13 uncertified Facility 5 and homelessness were serious deficiencies under Section
14 g9201 s 1 causing plaintiffs to remain homeless in the custody of homeless15
uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON with no supervision and little if any16
1 contact putting plaintiffs at risk offoreseeable harm as opposed to immediate
1 g removal mandated by law when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered19
ongoing abuse and neglect20
21 186 Plaintiffs and defendants OATES and WILSON s eviction from
22uncertified Facility 5 and homelessness was due to the financial malfeasance of
23
24defendants INTERIM defendant directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and
25 CHHUDU defendant CEO SINGH defendant AZARIAH and defendants OATES
26 and WILSON constituted an unusual incident under Section 88061 4 and a serious
27
28deficiency under Section 89201 s 1
50COMPLAINT FORD MAGES
1 187 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by
2 Section 88061 4 by failing to report the eviction from uncertified home 5 and
3homelessness and the no supervision and little if any contact causing foster
4
5 children to remain homeless with uncertified homeless defendants OATES and
6 WILSON in violation ofHealth and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said7
government funding agencies as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law8
9 when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
10 188 Defendant INTERIM s breach ofmandatory statutory duties imposed11
by Section 88061 by failure to report plaintiffs eviction and the homelessness of12
13 foster children was a serious deficiency under Section 89201 s 1 that caused
14 foster children to remain homeless with uncertified homeless defendants OATES
15and WILSON in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 with no
16
1 supervision and little if any contact putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as
1 g opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it knew or should have19
known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect20
21 189 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
22 by Section 89206 by failing to notify CPS ofplaintiffs eviction and the23
homelessness of foster children constituted a serious deficiency under Section24
25 89201 s 1 that caused plaintiffs to remain homeless in the custody of uncertified
26 homeless defendants OATES and WILSON in violation of Health and Safety Code27
28Section 1508 with no supervision and little if any contact putting plaintiffs at risk
51COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it
2 knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
3190 At some point between defendant OATES and WILSON moved from
4
5 Facility 5 and 6 plaintiff BUNN was transferred to another foster home This was
6 following two successful attempts at running away that went unreported by OATES
WILSON and defendant INTERIM8
9 191 On 1 1 lOdefendants OATES and WILSON moved to Facility 6 on
10 13141 Snowview Road Victorville
11192 On or about January 2010 defendant INTERIM placed plaintiff A R
12
13 DOB August 1 1999 then age 10 with defendants OATES and WILSON in
14 Facility 6located at 13141 Snowview Road Victorville
15193 Defendant INTERIM knew or should have known defendants OATES
16
1 and WILSON violated plaintiff BLJNN s personal rights enumerated in Sections
18 89372 1 2 4 5 6 B 8 9 10 11 16 20 23 in Facility 6
19
20Snowview by but not limited to 1 forcing them to scrub walls floors vacuum
21 and sweep floors lift rugs move and replace furniture clean toilets kitchen and
22 bathrooms nightly in violation of Section 89378 suffering extreme pain fatigue and23
24severe sleep deprivation 2 not allowing them to eat the same food as defendants
25 OATES and WILON in violation of Section 89376 3 not allowing them to eat at
26 the same table as defendants OATES and WILON in violation of Section 89376 4
27
28depriving them of adequate food in violation of Section 89276 causing a constant
52COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1state of hunger 5 prohibiting them from opening the refrigerator or entering the
2 food pantry in violation of Section 89376 6 barring them from court ordered3
contact with relatives in violation of Section 893794
5194 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties
6 imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1534 and Title 22 Sections 89234 d by
failing to report a change in location to defendant INTERIM8
9 195 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties
10 imposed by Section 89218 c by failing to submit an application for approval on11
Facility 6 Silversand12
13 196 The identical factual scenario in 76 111 with regard to uncertified
14 Facility 2 Dulce 112 141 with regard to uncertified Facility 3 Pool 142
15158 with regard to uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth 168 186 with regard to
16
1 uncertified Facility 5 Silversand repeated with regard to uncertified Facility 6
1 g Snowview Defendant INTERIM s administrator defendant AZARIAH did not
19and could not issue a Certificate of Approval on Facility 6 Snowview under
20
21 Section 89240 a given defendants OATES and WILSON were not in compliance
22 with licensing regulations defendant INTERIM made no site visit provided no23
24supervision little if any contact putting plaintiffs at a risk of foreseeable harm as
25 opposed to immediate removal mandated by law knowing or should know
26plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
27
28
53COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 197 Defendant INTERIM continued to engage in acts of financial
2 malfeasance based on payments from the U S Department of Health and Human
3Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department
4
5 of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified by Facility 6 in violation
6 of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding7
agencies as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision8
9 and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable
10 harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and11
neglect
12
13 198 Defendant SINGH continued to engage in acts of financial malfeasance
14 based on payments form the U S Department of Health and Human Services
15California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social
16
1 Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 6 in violation of Health
1 g and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies19
with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk20
21 of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it
22 knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect23
199 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU24
25 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 2 by approving
26 and monitoring a budget based on payments from the U S Department of Health27
28and Human Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino
54COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGE
II
1Department of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 6 in
2 violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government
3funding agencies with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs
4
5 putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known
6 plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
7200 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
8
9 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by approving
10 and monitoring a budget to cover operation costs based on payments from the U S11
Department of Health and Human Services California Department of Social12
13 Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services for plaintiffs
14 placement in uncertified Facility 6 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section15
1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no supervision and16
1 little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm
1 g when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect19
201 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU20
21 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by accessing
22 and maintaining defendant INTERIM s level of funding to cover operation costs23
24based on payments from the U S Department of Health and Human Services
25 California Department ofSocial Services and San Bernardino Department of Social
26 Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 6 in violation of Health
27
28and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies
55COMPLAINT FORD MAGES
1 with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk
2 of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing
3abuse and neglect
4
5 202 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
6 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 80000 1 3 and 88018 by
operating uncertified Facility 6 Snowview in violation of Health and Safety Code8
9 Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no
10 supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of11
foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing12
13 abuse and neglect
14 203 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in conduct inimical to
15
16plaintiffs health morals welfare and safety by operating uncertified Facility 6
17 Snowview in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to
1 g above alleged governmental funding agencies19
204 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in acts of financial20
21 malfeasance based on payments for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 6
22 on pretext defendants OATES and WILSON and Facility 6 Snowview were
23certified
24
25 205 In or about 12 10 defendant DOMINGUEZ came on board as
26 defendant INTERIM s administrator
27
28
56C MPLAINT FORDAMAGES
i
1206 Defendant DOMINGUEZ continued to operate uncertified Facility 6
2 Snowview as certified in breach of mandatory duties imposed by Health and3
Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said governmental funding agencies4
5 alleged herein with no supervision and little if any contact putting plaintiffs at risk
6 of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when
defendant knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and8
9 neglect
10 207 On 12 8 10 unlawful detainer Case No UDVS1004160 was filed
11against defendants OATES and WILSON on uncertified Facility 6 Snowview
12
13 208 On 2 23 11 defendants OATES WILSON and plaintiffs were evicted
14 from uncertified Facility 6 Snowview by court order No UDVS 100416015
unbeknownst to governmental funding agencies alleged herein16
1 209 Defendants OATES and WILSON s and plaintiffs eviction for
1 g nonpayment of rent was due to financial malfeasance of defendants INTERIM
19directors F WILSON MALHOTRA CCHUDU CEO SINGH and administrator
20
21 DOMINGUEZ alleged hereinabove with particularity
22 210 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by23
Penal Code Section 11166 by failing to report defendants eviction from uncertified24
25 Facility 6 and homelessness which caused defendants OATES WILSON and
26 foster children to remain homeless in the custody of homeless uncertified defendants27
28OATES and WILSON with no supervision and little if any contact putting
57COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by
2 law knowing or should know plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect3
211 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed4
5 by Penal Code Section 11166 by failing to report plaintiffs eviction from6 uncertified Facility 6 was a serious deficiency under Section 89201 s 1 causing
7plaintiffs to remain homeless in the custody of homeless uncertified defendants
8
9 OATES and WILSON with no supervision and little if any contact putting
10 plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by11
law when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and12
13 neglect
14 212 Plaintiffs and defendants OATES and WILSON s eviction from
15uncertified Facility 6 was due to the financial malfeasance of defendants
16
1 INTERIM defendant directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHLTDU
1 g defendant CEO SINGH defendant DOMINGUEZ and defendants OATES and19
WILSON constituted an unusual incident under Section 88061 4 and a serious20
21 deficiency under Section 89201 s 1
22 213 Defendant INTERIM breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by23
24Section 88061 4 by failing to report defendants eviction and that of foster children
25 from uncertified home 6
26 214 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed27
28by Section 88061 by failure to report the eviction and homelessness of defendants
58COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 and foster children was a serious deficiency under Section 89201 s 1 that caused
2 plaintiffs to remain homeless with uncertified homeless defendants OATES and
3WILSON in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 with no supervision
4
5 and little if any contact putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as opposed to
6 immediate removal mandated by law when it knew or should have known plaintiffs7
suffered ongoing abuse and neglect8
9 215 Defendant INTERIM s breach of mandatory statutory duties imposed
10 by Section 89206 by failing to notify CPS ofplaintiffs eviction and homelessness11
constituted a serious deficiency under Section 89201 s 1 that caused plaintiffs to
12
13 remain with uncertified defendants OATES and WILSON in violation of Health and
14 Safety Code Section 1508 with no supervision and little if any contact putting15
16plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by
1 law when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and
1 g neglect
19216 In 3 11 plaintiffA R and defendants OATES and WILSON moved to
20
21 Facility 7 on Bluegrass in Victorville
22 217 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties23
24imposed by Health and Safety Code Section 1534 and Title 22 Sections 89234 d by
25 failing to report a change in location to defendant INTERIM
26
27
28
59COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1218 Defendants OATES and WILSON breached mandatory statutory duties
2 imposed by Section 89218 c by failing to submit an application for approval on3
Facility 7 Bluegrass4
5219 The identical factual scenario in 76 111 with regard to uncertified
6 Facility 2 Dulce 112 141 with regard to uncertified Facility 3 Pool 142
7158 with regard to uncertified Facility 4 Woodworth 168 186 with regard to
8
9 uncertified Facility 5 Silversand 186 212 with regard to uncertified Facility
10 6 Snowview and repeated with regard to uncertified Facility 7 Bluegrass
11Defendant INTERIM s administrator defendant DOMINGLJEZ did not and could
12
13 not issue a Certificate of Approval on Facility 7 Bluegrass under Section
14 g9240 a given defendants OATES and WILSON were not in compliance with
15licensing regulations defendant INTERIM made no site visit provided no
16
1 supervision little if any contact putting plaintiffs at a risk of foreseeable harm as
1 g opposed to immediate removal mandated by law knowing or should know19
20plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
21 220 Defendant INTERIM continued to engage in acts of financial
22 malfeasance based on payments from the U S Department ofHealth and Human
23
24Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department
25 of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified by Facility 7 in violation
26 ofHealth and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding27
28agencies as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law with no supervision
60COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1 and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable
2 harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and
3neglect
4
5 221 Defendant SINGH continued to engage in acts of financial malfeasance
6 based on payments form the U S Department of Health and Human Services
California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social8
9 Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 7 in violation of Health
10 and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies11
with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk12
13 of foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when it
14 ew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect
15222 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTR A and CHH JDU
16
1 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 2 by approving
1 g and monitoring a budget based on payments from the U S Department of Health19
and Human Services California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino20
21 Department of Social Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 7 in
22 violation of Health and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government23
24funding agencies with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs
25 putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known26
plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect27
28
61COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1223 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
2 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by approving
3 and monitoring a budget to cover operation costs based on payments from the U S4
5Department of Health and Human Services California Department of Social
6 Services and San Bernardino Department of Social Services for plaintiffs
7placement in uncertified Facility 7 in violation of Health and Safety Code Section
8
9 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no supervision and
10 little ifany contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk of foreseeable harm11
when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and neglect12
13 224 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU
14 breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 88063 c 3 by accessing
15and maintaining defendant INTERIM s level of funding to cover operation costs
16
17 based on payments from the U S Department ofHealth and Human Services
1 g California Department of Social Services and San Bernardino Department of Social19
Services for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 7 in violation of Health20
21 and Safety Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies22 with no supervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs putting plaintiffs at risk23
of foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing24
25 abuse and neglect
26 225 Defendants directors F WILSON MALHOTRA and CHHUDU27
breached mandatory statutory duties imposed by Section 80000 1 3 and 88018 by28
62COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1 operating uncertified Facility 7 Bluegrass in violation ofHealth and Safety Code
2 Section 1508 unbeknownst to said government funding agencies with no
3uttin laintiffs at risk ofsupervision and little if any contact with plaintiffs p g p
4
5 foreseeable harm when it knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing
6 abuse and neglect
7226 Defendants OATES and WILSON continued to engage in conduct
8
9 inimical to plaintiffs health morals welfare and safety by operating illegal
10 uncertified Facility 7 Bluegrass in violation ofHealth and Safety Code Section11
1508 unbeknownst to above alleged governmental funding agencies12
13 22 Defendants OATES and WILSON engaged in acts of financial
14 malfeasance based on payments for plaintiffs placement in uncertified Facility 7
15on pretext defendants OATES and WILSON and Facility 7 Bluegrass were
16
1 certified
1 g 228 On 3 4 1 l the state licensed defendant OATES to operate a family19
child care home at the same location as uncertified Facility 7 Bluegrass
20
21 apparently unaware defendant was uncertified and operated at least six uncertified
22 homes since 6 07 with four evictions and five months of homelessness due to23
defendants financial malfeasance alleged above with particularity24
25 229 In or about 10 18 1 l defendant P AMNIT came on board as defendant
26 INTERIM s administrator
27
28
63COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1230 Defendant RAMNIT continued to hold out uncertified defendants
2 OATES and WILSON to the placement CPS as certified in breach of mandatory
3statutory duties imposed by Section 89250 to procure and maintain placements for
4
5uncertified Facility 7 Bluegrass in violation of Health and Safety code Section
6 1508 unbeknownst to said governmental funding agencies
7231 Defendant RA T continued to operate uncertified Facility 7
8
9 Bluegrass as certified in breach of mandatory duties imposed by Health and Safety
10 Code Section 1508 unbeknownst to said governmental funding agencies alleged11
herein with no supervision and little if any contact putting plaintiffs at risk of12
13 foreseeable harm as opposed to immediate removal mandated by law when
14 defendant knew or should have known plaintiffs suffered ongoing abuse and
15neglect
16
17 232 On 1 20 12 defendant administrator P AMNIT issued defendant
1 g WILSON a Certificate ofApproval to operate a certified family home located at a19
different location than uncertified Facility 7 Bluegrass20
21 233 Defendant P AMNIT thereby breached mandatory statutory duties
22 imposed by Section 89240 a namely defendant WILSON was in noncompliance23
24with applicable licensing regulation since 6 07 operated six uncertified facilities for
25 a period of five years including numerous evictions for nonpayment of rent and
26 homelessness due to financial malfeasance
27
28
64COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1234 On 10 3 12 defendant INTERIM revoked defendants OATES and
2 WILSON S Certificate of Approval on Facility 1 issued on 11 16 06
3235 On 6 25 13 the California Department of Social Services Department
4
5 filed and served ACCUSATION CDSS No 6712269202 against defendants OATES
6 and WILSON to revoke the Certificate of Approval defendant INTERIM issued on7
11 16 06 on Facility 1 purportedly located on Bluegrass8
9 236 According to the ACCUSATION defendant INTERIM issued
10 defendant OATES one Certificate of Approval on 11 16 06 in effect until revoked
1110 3 12 whereas defendant OATES lived in 8 different locations between 11 16 06
12
13 to 10 3 12 evicted from four with foster children and homeless for five months with
14 foster children
15237 Unbeknownst to the Department Facility 1 was not located on
16
1 Bluegrass Facility 1 was located on 1394 Topmast Drive Helendale California
1 g 92342 defendants OATES and WILSON were evicted from Facility 1 Topmast
19on 12 4 07 UDVS701833 defendants OATES and WILSON did not reside on
20
21 Bluegrass until 2011
22 238 ACCUSATION CDSS No 6712269202 petitioned to Rescind
23Previous Criminal Record Exemption of defendant WILSON
24
25 239 ACCUSATION CDSS No 6712269202 alleged Conduct inimical
26under Health and Safety Code section 1558 a On or about April 16 2012
27defendant WILSON forcible and against her will grabbed Raquel Estes arm
28
65COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1pushed her against a wall and pinned her arms above her head and committed a
2 battery upon her with sexual intent Additionally defendant WILSON made a3
statement to the effect that he was going to cemmit a forcible sex act upon her4
5 person making Estes fearful that she was going to be raped
6 240 ACCUSATION CDSS No 6712269202 alleged Physical
7abuse personal rights violations under Health and Safety Code sections 1534 b
8
9 1558 a 1596 885 Among the allegations of abuse are 18 Between and on or
10 about November 16 2006 to October 12 2012 defendant Wilson struck three foster11
children Other allegations include OATES slamming children to the ground12
13 choking them dragging them upstairs hitting to the point of causing bleeding
14 beating with a belt and bat stabbing with a spoon handle making the children squat15
and or run while holding heavy objects as a form of discipline16
1 241 ACCUSATION CDSS No 6712269202 alleged Reporting
1 g Requirements Health and Safety Code Sections 1534 b and 1558 a Regulation
19section 89361 a On several occasions during the period from in or about 2011
20
21 through in or about March 2012 defendant Wilson failed to report incidents of
22 physical abuse or corporal punishment that he witnessed or had been informed of23
24To wit seeing defendant Oates strike foster children being told defendant Oates had
25 struck a foster child
26 242 In addition to the findings in the ACCUSATION defendants OATES27
and WILSON assaulted battered and terrorized plaintiffs forced plaintiffs to fight28
66COMPLAINT FORDAMAGES
1other foster children or be beat by defendant OATES not allowed to eat the same
2 food as defendants OATES and WILSON s family not allowed to eat at the same
3table as defendants OATES and WILSON deprived of adequate food prohibited
4
5 from opening the refrigerator or entering the food pantry forced to steal food or go
6 hungry forced to run away to try and contact family members7
243 In addition defendants OATES and WILSON forced plaintiffs to ask8
9 defendant for a glass of water toilet paper sanitary napkins toothpaste demeaned
10 and cursed plaintiffs forced plaintiffs to scrub walls floors vacuum and sweep11
floors lift rugs move and replace furniture clean toilets kitchen and bathrooms12
13 nightly several hours in the early morning before school suffered sleep deprivation14 forced plaintiffs to wear used clothes took plaintiffs personal possession beat15
plaintiffs with belts shoes anything defendant OATES could find refused to allow16
1 plaintiffs to wash clothes in defendants washing machine forced plaintiffs to walk
1 g or ride one bike to wash their clothes hit in the face causing bleeding slammed to19
the ground dragged down stairs beat with belts forced to run around the block for20
21 hours carrying heavy milk gallons filled with water
22 244 In addition defendants OATES and WILSON forced plaintiffs to23
witness the abuse and terror of each other and all the other children in the facility24
25 245 The ACCUSATION further alleged Rescission of Previous Criminal
26 Record Exemption and Lack of Good character Health and Safety Code Section27
1522 and 1558 a 2 Regulation Section 89319 defendant WILSON violated the28
67COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1conditions of the previous criminal record exemption in that he failed to comply
2 with licensing laws or regulations failed to continue to demonstrate good character3
engaged in conduct inimical as alleged in paragraphs 17 18 19 and 25 above4
5 246 On August 29 2013 the Department issued a default decision against
6 defendant WILSON finding the factual allegations in the ACCUSATION to be true
correct and constitute violations of the Health and Safety Code Sections 15228
9 1534 b and 1558 a and California Code of Regulations Title 22 Sections 89319
10 g9361 and 89372 and grounds under Health and Safety Code section 1522 to11
rescind defendant WILSON s previously granted criminal exemption12
13 247 The Department s duly served Default Decision informed defendant
14 LSON of the right to request the decision be vacated within seven days after the15
Department mailed the default decision and order to defendant WILSON and the16
1 procedure to said request
1 g 248 In or about January 2014 the Department issued a default decision19
against defendant OATES finding the factual allegations in the ACCUSATION to20
21 be true correct and constitute violations of the Health and Safety Code Sections
22 1522 1534 b and 1558 a and California Code ofRegulations Title 22 Sections23
2489319 893 61 and 893 72
25 249 The Department s duly served Default Decision informed defendant
26 OATES of the right to request the decision be vacated within seven days after the27
28
68COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
1Department mailed the default decision and order to defendant WILSON and the
2 procedure to said request
3250 Defendants OATES and WILSON did not request the default decisions
4
5to be vacated
6 251 Defendant INTERIM maintained little if any contact with plaintiffs
7providing no supervision over plaintiffs care in multiple uncertified community
8
9 care facilities over the period they were with defendants OATES and WILSON
10 252 As a direct result of above alleged acts and omissions plaintiffs
11suffered severed physical and mental abuse trauma humiliation intimidation
12
13 threats embarrassment and shame deprivation of liberty and freedom and
14 substantial hurt and injury to plaintiffs health strength activity and substantial15
enduring shock and injury to plaintiffs nervous system mental anguish depression16
1 anxiety inability to sleep loss of focus and concentration confusion anger
1 g indignity nervousness hopelessness shame fear panic and desperation all of19
which injuries caused and continue to cause plaintiffs severe mental pain and20
21 suffering for which defendants are liable22 253 Plaintiffs are informed believe and thereupon allege that said injuries23
will result in some permanent disability and general damages in an amount which24
25 will be stated according to proof pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure26 Section 425 10 which amount is in excess of twenty five thousand dollars 25 000
27
28
69OMPLAINTFOR DAMAGES