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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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MARK BLAIR 

State Bar Number 122168 

520 South El Camino Real, Suite 218 

San Mateo, California 94402 

PHONE (650) 344-4343 

FAX (650) 344-4353 

EMAIL: themarkblair@yahoo.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANDREA SOTO MORENO, JESSICA SOTO 

MORENO, MARITZA SOTO RAMIRO, OSCAR 

RENTERIA, RAMIRO SOTO MORENO, FELICIANO 

VARGAS, FELICIANO VARGAS JR, LUZ AIDA 

VARGAS 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO, a municipal corporation; 

CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, a municipal corporation; 

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, a political subdivision of 

the State of California; Jerry ALCARAZ, individually 

and in his official capacity as a police officer; John 

MUNSEY, individually and in his official capacity as a 

police officer; Richard MAHER, individually and in his 

official capacity as a police officer; Gary RAMOS, 

individually and in his official capacity as a police 

officer; Craig DENTON, individually and in his official 

capacity as a police officer: Linda GIBBONS, 

individually and in her official capacity as a police 

officer; Michael PECK, individually and in his official 

capacity as a police officer; Robert ARNUADO, 

individually and in his official capacity as a police 

officer; Russell Felker, individually and in his official 

capacity as a police officer; DOES 11 through 49, 

individually and in their official capacity as a police 

officers; DOE 50 individually and in his or her capacity 

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CASE NO : 

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT 

OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM BY 

FELICIANO VARGAS ON 

BEHALF OF FELICIANO 

VARGAS JR (A MINOR OVER 

THE AGE OF 14 YEARS), 

CONSENT AND ORDER 

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as Chief of Police of the City of East Palo Alto; Carlos 

BOLANOS, individually and in his official capacity as a 

police officer and as Chief of Police of the City of 

Redwood City; Don Horsley, individually and in his 

official capacity as a police officer and as Sheriff of San 

Mateo County Sheriffs Department; DOES 1 through 10, 

as sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations or 

limited liability companies, as the manufacturers, 

designers, distributors, assemblers, and sellers of the 

plastic restraint placed on Mr. Vargas; and, DOES 51 

through 55, as municipal corporations and political 

subdivisions of the State of California. 

 Defendants. 

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Petitioner Feliciano Vargas Jr. respectfully states:

l. Feliciano Vargas Jr. is a minor, born September 8, 1988 and is over 14 years of age.

2. Petitioner resides in the City of East Palo Alto, County of San Mateo, State of California, with 

his father, Feliciano Vargas.

3. Petitioner has a cause of action against the above-named Defendants upon which Petitioner 

wishes to bring an action is this court. The cause of action arises out of an incident of police 

misconduct in the service of a search warrant on July 10, 2004, in the County of San Mateo.

4. Petitioner has no guardian of the estate and no previous application for appointment of a 

guardian ad litem has been made in this matter.

5. Feliciano Vargas is Petitioner's father and is a competent and responsible person to serve as 

guardian ad litem for Petitioner and has consented to serve as much.

6. Petitioner desires that the guardian ad litem be authorized to contract with The Law Office of 

Mark Blair, a law firm, located at 520 South El Camino Real, Suite 218, San Mateo, California 

94402, to prosecute the cause of action on behalf of Petitioner under an agreement providing for a 

fee arrangement subject to review by this court.

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WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays that:

1. Feliciano Vargas be appointed guardian ad litem for Petitioner to prosecute the abovedescribed cause of action on Petitioner's behalf.

2. Said guardian ad litem be authorized to employ an attorney at law to conduct the litigation and 

to pay reasonable attorneys fees subject to approval of the court.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this 4 day of June, 2006, at Redwood City, California. th

_____________________ 

Feliciano Vargas 

I, Mark Blair, have translated the above to Feliciano Vargas from English into Spanish. I am 

proficient in both the English and Spanish languages. 

Executed this 4 day of June, 2006, at Redwood City, California. th

_____________________ 

Mark Blair 

CONSENT OF NOMINEE

I, Feliciano Vargas, the nominee of the Petitioner in the above Petition consent to serve as 

guardian ad litem for Petitioner and to prosecute the above-described action. 

Dated: June 4, 2006

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Feliciano Vargas 

I, Mark Blair, have translated the above to Feliciano Vargas from English into Spanish. I am 

proficient in both the English and Spanish languages. 

Executed this 4 day of June, 2006, at Redwood City, California. th

_____________________ 

Mark Blair 

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ORDER

Good cause appearing therefore from the Petition of Feliciano Vargas, Jr

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

That Feliciano Vargas is hereby appointed as guardian ad litem for Feliciano Vargas Jr, a 

minor, and that such guardian ad litem can prosecute the above action on behalf of such minor and 

that such guardian ad litem is authorized to employ an attorney at law to conduct the litigation and 

to pay the attorney reasonable attorneys fees subject to the approval of this court.

Dated: ________________ 

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JUDGE 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Maria-Elena James

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