Shomari Staten's lawsuit against Carrollton

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INTHEUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT FORTHENORTHERNDISTRICTOFTEXAS DALLASDIVISION SHOMARISTATEN § PLAINTIFF, § CIVILACTIONNO .3 :10-CV-00342 V . § THECITYOFCARROLLTONTEXAS,§ ANDOFFICERDAVIDTATOM, § DEFFENDANTS . § PLAINTIFF'SORIGINALCOMPLAINTANDREQUESTFORJURYTRIAL TOTHEHONORABLEJUDGEOFSAIDCOURT : COMESNOW,SHOMARISTATEN,"Plaintiff',complainingoftheCityofCarrollton,Texas, andpoliceofficerDavidTatom,"Defendants",andinsupportthereofwouldrespectfullyshow theCourtthefollowing : A .Parties 1 . Plaintiff,ShomariStaten,isanindividualwhoresidesinCarrollton,DallasCounty, Texas . 2 . Defendant,theCityofCarrollton,Texas,(the"City")operatestheCarrolltonPolice Department(the"Department")andislegallyresponsiblefortheactionsofitsofficers,isa municipalcorporationwhomaybeservedbydeliveringacopytheSummonsandofthe ComplainttotheCarrollltonCityManager,LeonardMartin,atCityHall, 2nd Floor,1945E . JacksonRd .,Carrollton,Texas75006 . 3 . DefendantDavidTatom("DefendantTatom")isapoliceofficerwiththeDepartmentand PLAINTIFF'SORIGINALCOMPLAINTANDREQUESTFORJURYTRIAL PAGE1 Case 3:10-cv-00342-P Document 1 Filed 02/19/2010 Page 1 of 10

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