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1 1. CARDENAL is an individual who, at all times relevant herein, is and was employed as a 2 police officer by Defendant City of Santa Ana("CITY"or"Defendant")at CITY's business office located 3 4 in the County of Orange, State of California. 5 2. CARDENAL alleges that CITY is a municipality doing business in the County of Orange, 6 State of California. The Santa Ana City Council, as the governing body of the City of Santa Ana, acts, 7 represents, and implements policy on the behalf of CITY. 8 ` 9 3. Defendants CITY and DOE Defendants 1 through 50 are hereinafter sometimes collectively . 10 referred to as"DEFENDANTS". I 1 4. On August 24,2022,CARDENAL exhausted his administrative remedies by causing CITY 12 to be served with a Government Claim. On August 29, 2022, although CITY, via its Third Party 13 14 Administrator, acknowledged receipt of the claim and stated that it "w[ould] be communicating with 15 [CARDENAL]in the near fixture in regard to this matter",CARDENAL was never contacted and the claim 16 was denied by operation of law.Additionally on or about August 29,2022,CARDENAL filed a Complaint 17 18 with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and, on September 6, 2022, CARDENAL caused 19 both his Complaint and the resulting Right-to-Sue Notice to be served on CITY. 20 5. CARDENAL is presently not aware of the true names and/or capacities of Defendants DOES 21 1 through 50, inclusive, and therefore sues said Defendants by such fictitious names. CARDENAL is 22 informed and believes and upon such information and belief alleges that said fictitiously named Defendants 23 24 are directly and proximately responsible for the injuries and damages alleged herein. CARDENAL will 25 amend this Complaint to allege the true names and capacities of said fictitiously named Defendants when, 26 and if,ascertained. 27 111 28 ;,III I CAROFNALV.CRY OFSANTAANA CASSNo. CObU%AOMr