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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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DENNIS CUNNINGHAM (112910)

BEN ROSENFELD (SBN 203845)

LAW OFFICE OF DENNIS CUNNINGHAM

115 1⁄2 Bartlett Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

Tel: (415) 285-8091

Fax: (415) 285-8092

denniscunninghamlaw@gmail.com

ben.rosenfeld@comcast.net

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

The MILES FAMILY: Ms. MONIQUE MILES,

for herself and as Mother and Guardian of her

minor children, Romelle Brown, Ajani Brown, No. 15-CV-1799-MMC

Jordan Brown, and Jayden Brown; and,

CHELSEA MILES, PAMELA MILES PETITION AND ORDER FOR

and ERIN MILES, APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN

 Ad Litem

Plaintiffs, vs. 

Oakland Police Officers and Supervisors )

JOHN/JANE DOEs Nos. 1-15, the CITY )

OF OAKLAND, CALIFORIA, and San Leandro )

Police Officers and Supervisors Sgt BRIAN )

ANTHONY, Sgt BOB SANCHEZ, Sgt CHRIS )

ALBERT, and JOHN/JANE DOEs Nos. 16-30, )

 )

Defendants. )

__________________________________________)

Petitioner MONIQUE MILES, the lead plaintiff in this action she brought with other

adult members of her family, and also on behalf of her four minor children, respectfully asks the

Court to appoint her as guardian ad litem for those children, for all the uses and purposes of the

action. In support of her Petition, she declares and states as follows:

1. That she is the mother of four minor children, Romelle Brown, aged 15, Ajani Brown,

10, Jordan Brown, 5, and Jayden Brown, 4, who all were present with her and other adult

relatives when their home was wrongfully entered and searched, and they were all wrongfully

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held in custody outside, by defendant police officers, in violation of the Fourth Amendment rights

of eight plaintiffs in all, in April, 2013, in Oakland.

2. That she brought the within action, along with her own mother, her adult daughter and

her adult cousin, in her own right and as mother and ‘next friend’ of her four minor children, all

of whom suffered the deprivation of their rights together; and that she intends to pursue the

individual rights of each child in this case, as well her own and those of the whole family.

3. That she is fully qualified to serve in the G.A.L. capacity, and, indeed has done so

previously for these children in connection with an auto accident case some years ago; that she

understands the obligations involved and accepts them fully.

WHEREFORE, this honorable Court is respectfully requested to accept this Petition on

behalf of the four children above-named, along with their mother, to appoint MONIQUE MILES,

petitioner, as Guardian ad Litem for the four of them for all purposes in this action, and te grant

such other and further relief as may be appropriate and just. 

DATED: August 21, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

 /S/ 

 Dennis Cunningham

Attorney for Plaintiff-Petitioner

 MONIQUE MILES

VERIFICATION AND CONSENT

I, Monique Niles, declare and state that I am the Petitioner and plaintiff herein, that the

matters stated above are true and correct, that I am able to, and do hereby agree and consent to

become and serve as Guardian ad Litem for my children as suggested above, and that I

understand and accept the responsibilities that are involved and promise to carry them out.

Subscribed (by proxy) and sworn at Oakland, California this 21st day of August, 2015. 

DATED: August 21, 2015 /S/ 

 Monique Miles

ATTESTATION Pursuant to General Order No. 45, §X(B) regarding signatures, I attest that I 

obtained the agreement of Monique Miles to the filing of this document as signed by her.

 /s/ 

 Dennis Cunningham

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ORDER

The petition for an Order appointing MONIQUE MILES as Guardian ad litem for 

the four minor children plaintiffs herein is GRANTED.

DATED: ______________________

 ________________________________ United States District Judge 

August 25, 2015

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