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TITUS BRUECKNER

& LEVINE PLC

8355 East Hartford Drive 

– Suite 200

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

480-483-9600

Elan S. Mizrahi (No. 017388)

Larry J. Crown (SBN 013133)

TITUS BRUECKNER & LEVINE PLC

8355 East Hartford Drive, Suite 200

Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Telephone: 480-483-9600

Facsimile: 480-483-3215

Email: elan@tbl-law.com

lcrown@tbl-law.com

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA

JESSIE THORNTON,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF SURPRISE, a jural entity; 

J.J. OTTERMAN and JANE DOE 

OTTERMAN, husband and wife, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: CV2013-096393

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

(Assigned to the Honorable David K. 

Udall)

TO: THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT AND ALL PARTIES HERETO 

AND THEIR ATTORNEYS

Defendants City of Surprise (“Surprise”) and J.J. Otterman (“Officer Otterman”) by 

and through counsel undersigned, hereby give notice of the removal of this action from the 

Maricopa County Superior Court to the United States District Court for the District of 

Arizona, Phoenix Division. A copy of the Notice of Removal filed with the United States 

District Court for the District of Arizona is attached as Exhibit A. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1446(d), this Court shall proceed no further with this action.

DATED this 6

th day of November, 2015.

TITUS BRUECKNER & LEVINE PLC

By: /s/ Elan S. Mizrahi 

Larry J. Crown

Elan S. Mizrahi

Attorneys for Defendants

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TITUS BRUECKNER

& LEVINE PLC

8355 East Hartford Drive 

– Suite 200

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

480-483-9600

ORIGINAL of the foregoing filed 

electronically via AZTurboCourt on this 

 6

th

 day of November, 2015 with:

The Clerk of the Court

Maricopa County Superior Court

201 West Jefferson Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2243

COPY of the foregoing delivered 

electronically this 6

th

 day of November, 

2015 to:

The Honorable David K. Udall

COPY of the foregoing mailed on this 6

th

day of November, 2015 to:

Kevin D. Neal

Lincoln Combs

Liana J. Garcia

Gallagher & Kennedy, PA

2575 East Camelback Road

Phoenix, AZ 85016-9225

Marc J. Victor

Marc J. Victor, PC

3920 S. Alma School Road, Suite 5

Chandler, AZ 85248

/s/ 

8962-004

Case 2:15-cv-02236-MHB Document 1-5 Filed 11/06/15 Page 2 of 3
From: TurboCourt Customer Service

To: Karin Meister

Subject: AZTurboCourt E-Filing Courtesy Notification

Date: Friday, November 06, 2015 10:20:16 AM

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. 

A party in this case requested that you receive an AZTurboCourt Courtesy Notification. 

AZTurboCourt Form Set #1607784 has been DELIVERED to Maricopa County. 

You will be notified when these documents have been processed by the court. 

Here are the filing details: 

Case Number: CV2013-096393 (Note: If this filing is for case initiation, you will receive a

 separate notification when the case # is assigned.) 

Case Title: Thornton Vs. City Of Surprise, Et.Al. 

Filed By: Larry J Crown 

AZTurboCourt Form Set: #1607784 

Keyword/Matter #: 8962-004-Thornton v. Surprise 

Delivery Date and Time: Nov 06, 2015 10:20 AM MST 

Forms: 

Summary Sheet (This summary sheet will not be filed with the court. This sheet is for your

 personal records only.) 

Attached Documents: 

Notice of Removal to Federal Court: Notice of Removal

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