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a ile dto a lle g e th a t h e w a s d e p r iv e do f h is lib e rtyo rc o m p e lle dto r e m a in a t th e r e s tau r a n t p a rk in g lo t. Se e Co l l i n s v . Cn t y . o f L. A. , 50 C a l . Rptr . 586, 591 ( C t . A pp. 1966) ( f

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l i c t i on o f em o t i o n al d i stress b ecau se h e fai l ed t o al l eg e “ sev ere” em o t i o n al d i stress. G ir a rd v . B a ll , 17 8 C al . Rptr. 40 6, 41 4 (C t . A pp . 19 81 ) ( defi ni ng the re qu i re d el em entof “ se vere ” e m ot i on al di stre ss and h ol di ng thatgeneralal l egat i on s that pl ai nt i ff coul d n otsl ee p, had anx i ety, and d i d n otse ek m edi ca l tre atm entw er e i nsuffi ci ent ). T he di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l ydi s m i s s e d W e bb’ s c l a i m f orne gl i ge nts upe rvi s i on b e c au s e h e f

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