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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFFREY NAVARRO,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF ALAMEDA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-01954-JD 

ORDER RE REFERRAL OF MATTER

TO UNITED STATES ATTORNEY AND 

INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE 

SOCIAL SECURITY 

ADMINISTRATION

Re: Dkt. No. 81

This case involves now-settled claims by a mentally and physically disabled individual 

against the City of Alameda and one of its police officers. Plaintiff Jeffrey Navarro is proceeding 

in this case through his guardian ad litem Perlita Navarro, who is his sister. In the papers in 

support of a motion to approve the proposed settlement as well as at the hearing on that motion, 

both Mr. Navarro’s counsel and Ms. Navarro raised an issue that caused the Court enough concern 

to temporarily freeze payment of any monies to Mr. Navarro directly. Namely, counsel and 

Ms. Navarro allege that Rose Flores, the leader of an organization called “My Father’s World,” is 

preying on Mr. Navarro’s mental vulnerabilities and has convinced him to make Ms. Flores a 

payee for the checks Mr. Navarro receives from the Social Security Administration (“SSA”). 

Counsel alleges that Ms. Flores is using these checks exclusively for her own personal benefit.

Because this appears to be an issue of potential fraud on the SSA or possibly a case of 

illegal abuse or exploitation of an incompetent person, the Court offered to refer the matter for 

further investigation and action, as appropriate. Dkt. No. 79. Plaintiff’s counsel has now filed a 

detailed statement describing the background of the matter and her unsuccessful attempts to 

address it thus far, and requests the Court make a referral. Dkt. No. 81. The Court consequently 

refers the matter to the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California and the 

Inspector General for the Social Security Administration. 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this order together with a copy of plaintiff’s 

counsel’s letter and all exhibits filed at Dkt. No. 81 in this case to:

1. Melinda Haag, United States Attorney for the Northern District of California, 450 

Golden Gate Avenue, 11th Floor, Box 36055, San Francisco, California 92102; and

2. Attn: Patrick P. O’Carroll, Jr., Inspector General for the Social Security 

Administration, Social Security Fraud Hotline, P.O. Box 17785, Baltimore, Maryland 

21235.

The Court makes no recommendation as to how the United States Attorney or the 

Inspector General should deal with this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 24, 2015

________________________

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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