Kim Nguyen, Marilyn Nguyen, Kimberly Nguyen v. City and County of San Francisco, Karol Jo Kappel, David Frieders
Published: Aug. 12, 2000 | Result Date: Feb. 17, 2000 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 982077 Verdict – $85,000
Judge
Court
USDC Northern
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Michael S. Sorgen
(Law Office of Michael S. Sorgen)
Defendant
Facts
According to the plaintiff: The plaintiff vendor was ejected from the city-owned and managed
Alemany FarmersÆ Market on Nov. 29, 1997 for distributing a negative newspaper article about
the market manager. The defendant allegedly retaliated against Kim Nguyen after she organized
the vendors and drafted two petitions. Both petitions, signed by more than 30 vendors, asked the
city to stop abuse.
Other Information
According to the plaintiff: The parties agreed to a total judgment of $130,000, and the case settled after the verdict for a total of $130,000 against the City and County of San Francisco including costs and attorney fees.
Deliberation
four hours
Poll
7-0
Length
four days
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