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`ROGER I. TEICH
`California State Bar No. 147076
`290 Nevada Street
`San Francisco, CA 94110
`Telephone: (415) 948-0045
`E-Mail Address: rteich@juno.com
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`ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR.
`MARY HOLLAND
`Children’s Health Defense
`1227 North Peachtree Parkway, Suite 202
`Peachtree City, GA 30269
`Telephone: (917) 743-3868
`E-Mail Address: mary.holland@childrenshealthdefense.org
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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`Plaintiff,
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`CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE,
`a Georgia non-profit organization,
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`FACEBOOK, INC., a Delaware corporation;
`MARK ZUCKERBERG, a California resident;
`SCIENCE FEEDBACK, a French corporation;
`POYNTER INSTITUTE, a Florida corporation;
`POLITIFACT, a Florida-corporation; and
`DOES 1-20,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. _________________________
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`VERIFIED COMPLAINT
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`1) FIRST AND FIFTH AMENDMENTS
`(BIVENS);
`2) LANHAM ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1125(a));
`3) RICO FRAUD (18 U.S.C. § 1962);
`4) DECLARATORY RELIEF.
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`JURY TRIAL DEMAND
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`VERIFIED COMPLAINT
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`TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`VERIFIED COMPLAINT ............................................................................................................ 1
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`INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 2
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE ................................................................................................... 5
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`PARTIES AND RELATED ENTITIES ...................................................................................... 6
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`STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS ..................................................................................... 8
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`B.
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`CHD’s Interest in Vaccine and 5G and Wireless Network Safety. ........................8
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`CHD’s Facebook Page. .........................................................................................12
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`Defendant’s Scheme to Defraud. ..........................................................................14
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`Overview. ..................................................................................................14
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`2. Means and Methods of Defendants’ Scheme. ...........................................22
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`Falsely Disparaging Warning Label. .........................................................25
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`4. Materially Deceptive use of “Fact-Checkers.”..........................................27
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`Disabling CHD’s Fundraising and Ads. ....................................................39
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`Disabling CHD’s Right to “Appeal” These Actions. ................................40
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`Concealment of the Overall Scheme. ........................................................40
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`Continuing Injuries to CHD. .....................................................................48
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`D. Material Questions of Vaccine Safety. .................................................................50
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`E. Material Questions of 5G Network Safety. ..........................................................55
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`Facebook’s Adverse Motives. ...............................................................................59
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`Zuckerberg’s Corporate Biases. ................................................................59
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`Vaccine-Maker Ad Revenue. ....................................................................62
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`Vaccine Development. ..............................................................................63
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`5G Networks. ............................................................................................65
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`SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION -
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`(LANHAM ACT VIOLATIONS — 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)) ....................................................... 73
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`A. No Affirmative Defense of CDA “Immunity.” ....................................................86
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`The May 28, 2020 Executive Order. .....................................................................86
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`THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION - (RICO — WIRE FRAUD VIOLATIONS) ............................ 87
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`FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION - (DECLARATORY RELIEF) ............................................. 92
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`DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL .................................................................................................. 93
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF ............................................................................................................. 94
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`VERIFICATION ........................................................................................................................ 95
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`Federal Cases
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`TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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`Abrams v. United States,
`250 U.S. 616 (1919) .......................................................................................................... 4, 45
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`Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition,
`535 U. S. (2002) .................................................................................................................... 71
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`Bass v. Facebook, Inc.,
`394 F. Supp. 3d 1024 (N.D. Cal. 2019) .................................................................................. 3
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`Batzel v. Smith,
`333 F.3d 1018 (9th Cir. 2003) .............................................................................................. 86
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`Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics,
`403 U.S. 388 (1971) .............................................................................................................. 68
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`Blum v. Yaretsky,
`457 U.S. 991 (1982) .............................................................................................................. 71
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`Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth,
`408 U.S. 564 (1972) .............................................................................................................. 72
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`Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp.,
`463 U.S. 60 (1983) ................................................................................................................ 75
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`Boston Chamber of Commerce v. Boston,
`217 U.S. 189 (1910) .............................................................................................................. 73
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`Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indem. Co.,
`553 U.S. 639 (2008) .................................................................................................. 45, 50, 90
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`Bridges v. California,
`314 U.S. 252 (1941) .............................................................................................................. 21
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`Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC,
`562 U.S. 223 (2011) .............................................................................................................. 50
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`Coastal Abstract Serv., Inc. v. First Am. Title Ins. Co.,
`173 F.3d 725 (9th Cir. 1999) ................................................................................................ 74
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`Continental Airlines, Inc. v. Intra Brokers, Inc.,
`24 F.3d 1099 (9th Cir. 1994) ................................................................................................ 92
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`Cook, Perkiss, and Liehe, Inc. v. N. Cal. Collection Serv.,
`911 F.2d 242 (9th Cir. 1990) ................................................................................................ 75
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`Corr. Servs. Corp. v. Malesko,
`534 U.S. 61 (2001) ................................................................................................................ 68
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`Davis v. Passman,
`442 U.S. 228 (1979) .............................................................................................................. 68
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`Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories,
`399 F.2d 121 (9th Cir. 1968) ................................................................................................ 50
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`Del’s Big Saver Foods, Inc. v. Carpenter Cook, Inc.,
`795 F.2d 1344 (7th Cir. 1986) .............................................................................................. 72
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`Dodds v. Am. Broad. Co.,
`145 F.3d 1053 (9th Cir. 1998) ........................................................................................ 82, 84
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`Elrod v. Burns,
`427 U.S. 347 (1976) .............................................................................................................. 92
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`Fair Hous. Council v. Roommates.com, LLC,
`521 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc) ........................................................................ 22, 86
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`Fed. Agency of News LLC v. Facebook, Inc.
`2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6159 (N.D. Cal. 2020) .............................................................. 69, 70
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`Fonda v. Gray,
`707 F.2d 435 (9th Cir. 1983) ................................................................................................ 71
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`Fraley v. Facebook,
`830 F. Supp. 2d 785 (N.D. Cal. 2011) ............................................................................ 62, 86
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`Franklin v. Fox,
`312 F.3d 423 (9th Cir. 2002) ................................................................................................ 69
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`Freedman v. Maryland,
`380 U.S. 51 (1965) ................................................................................................................ 68
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`Garrison v. Louisiana,
`379 U.S. 64 (1964) ............................................................................................................ 4, 84
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`Gorenc v. Salt River Project Agric. Improvement & Power Dist.,
`869 F.2d 503 (9th Cir. 1989) ................................................................................................ 69
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`Grasshopper House, LLC v. Clean & Sober Media LLC,
`394 F. Supp. 3d 1073 (C.D. Cal. 2019) ................................................................................ 74
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` Grosjean v. American Press Co.,
`297 U.S. 233 (1936) ............................................................................................................ 2, 3
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`Hanover Star Milling Co. v. Metcalf,
`240 U.S. 403 (1916) .............................................................................................................. 50
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`Harmoni Int’l Spice, Inc. v. Hume,
`914 F.3d 648 (9th Cir. 2019) ................................................................................................ 91
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`Harte-Hanks Communication, Inc. v. Connaughton,
`491 U.S. 657 (1989) .............................................................................................................. 84
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`Herbert v. Lando,
`441 U.S. 153 (1979) .............................................................................................................. 84
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`In re Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep EcoDiesel Mktg., Sales Practices & Prods. Liab. Litig.
`295 F. Supp. 3d 927 (N.D. Cal. 2018) .................................................................................. 91
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`Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.,
`419 U.S. 345 (1974) .............................................................................................................. 71
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`Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc. (In re Neurontin Mktg. &
`Sales Practices Litig.),
`712 F.3d 21 (1st Cir. 2013) ................................................................................................... 91
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`Kelly v. United States,
`140 S. Ct. 1565 (2020) .......................................................................................................... 50
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`Knievel v. ESPN,
`393 F.3d 1068 (9th Cir. 2005) .................................................................................. 78, 79, 81
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`Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.,
`572 U.S. 118, 134 S. Ct. 1377 (2014) ................................................................................... 50
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`Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.,
`457 U.S. 922 (1982) .............................................................................................................. 69
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`Manhattan Cmty. Access Corp. v. Halleck,
`139 S. Ct. 1921 (2019) .......................................................................................................... 69
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`Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. v. County of San Diego,
`544 F.3d 959 (9th Cir. 2008) ................................................................................................ 82
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`Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.,
`501 U.S. 496 (1991) ............................................................................................ 80, 82, 83, 84
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`Mendoza v. Zirkle Fruit Co.,
`301 F.3d 1163 (9th Cir. 2002) .............................................................................................. 91
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`Metabolife Int’l Inc. v. Wornick,
`264 F.3d 832 (9th Cir. 2001) .......................................................................................... 82, 85
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`Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.,
`497 U.S. 1 (1990) ...................................................................................................... 77, 82, 83
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`Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n. v. Tarkanian,
`488 U.S. 179, 102 L. Ed. 2d 469, 109 S. Ct. 454 (1988) ...................................................... 71
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`National Organization for Women, Inc. v. Schiedler,
`510 U.S. 249 (1994) .............................................................................................................. 88
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`New York Times Co. v. Sullivan,
`376 U.S. 254 (1964) .............................................................................................................. 77
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`Newton v. National Broadcasting Co., Inc.,
`930 F.2d 662 (9th Cir. 1990) ................................................................................................ 84
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`Packingham v. North Carolina,
`137 S. Ct. 1730 (2017) ............................................................................................................ 5
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`Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Hepps,
`475 U.S. 767 (1986) .............................................................................................................. 84
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`Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation,
`524 U.S. 156 (1998) .............................................................................................................. 72
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`Rent-A-Ctr., Inc. v. Canyon TV and Appliance Rental, Inc.,
`944 F.2d 597 (9th Cir. 1991) ................................................................................................ 92
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`Resolute Forest Prods. v. Greenpeace Int’l.,
`2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10263 (N.D. Cal. 2019) .................................................................. 91
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`Rice v. Fox Broad Co.,
`33 F.3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2003) ................................................................................................ 74
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`River City Mkts., Inc. v. Fleming Foods W., Inc.,
`960 F.2d 1458 (9th Cir. 1992) .............................................................................................. 88
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`Sambreel Holdings LLC v. Facebook, Inc.,
`906 F. Supp. 2d 1070 (S.D. Cal. 2016) ................................................................................. 22
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`Speiser v. Randall,
`357 U.S. 513 (1958) .............................................................................................................. 68
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`St. Amant v. Thompson,
`390 U.S. 727 (1968) .............................................................................................................. 84
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`Tsao v. Desert Palace, Inc.,
`698 F.3d 1128 (9th Cir. 2012) .............................................................................................. 68
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`United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Okla. v. FCC,
`933 F.3d 728 (D.C. Cir. 2019) ........................................................................................ 55, 56
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`United States v. Reyes,
`660 F.3d 454 (9th Cir. 2011) ................................................................................................ 89
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`Villegas v. Gilroy Garlic Festival Ass’n,
`541 F.3d 950 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc) ................................................................................ 69
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`Xcentric Ventures, LLC v. Borodkin,
`798 F.3d 1201 (9th Cir. 2015) .............................................................................................. 91
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`California Cases
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`Bently Reserve LP v. Papaliolios,
`218 Cal. App. 4th 418 (2013) ............................................................................................... 79
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`Carney v. Santa Cruz Women Against Rape,
`221 Cal. App. 3d 1009 (1990) .............................................................................................. 77
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`Couch v. San Juan Unified Sch. Dist.,
`33 Cal.App.4th 1491 (1995) ................................................................................................. 82
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`Ferlauto v. Hamsher,
`74 Cal. App. 4th 1294 (1999) ............................................................................................... 79
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`Gilbert v. Sykes,
`147 Cal. App. 4th 13 (2007) ................................................................................................. 77
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`Gomes v. Fried,
`136 Cal. App. 3d 924 (1982) ................................................................................................ 78
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`Graybill v. De Young,
`140 Cal. 323 (1902) .............................................................................................................. 85
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`Hecimovich v. Encinal Sch. Parent Teacher Org.,
`203 Cal. App. 4th 450 (2012) ............................................................................................... 77
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`MacLeod v. Tribune Publishing Co.,
`52 Cal. 2d 536 (1959) ........................................................................................................... 81
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`Ringler Associates, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co.,
`80 Cal. App.4th 1165 (2000) ................................................................................................ 81
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`Rosenberg v. J.C. Penney Co.,
`30 Cal. App. 2d 609 (1939) ............................................................................................ 82, 83
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`Selleck v. Globe International, Inc.,
`166 Cal. App. 3d 1123 (1985) .............................................................................................. 79
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`Slaughter v. Friedman,
`32 Cal. 3d 149 (1982) ........................................................................................................... 83
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`Vedovi v. Watson & Taylor,
`104 Cal. App. 80 (1930)........................................................................................................ 79
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`Fifth Amendment ............................................................................................ 5, 67, 68, 72, 73
`Fourth Amendment ............................................................................................................... 68
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`§ 1125(a)(1)(B) ..................................................................................................................... 73
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`18 U.S.C.
`§ 1343 .............................................................................................................................. 88, 89
`§ 1951 .................................................................................................................................... 90
`§ 1951(2) ............................................................................................................................... 90
`§ 1961(1)(B) .................................................................................................................... 88, 90
`§ 1961(3) ................................................................................................................................. 7
`§ 1961(4) ............................................................................................................................... 88
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`§ 1964(a) ........................................................................................................................... 5, 67
`§ 1964(c) ........................................................................................................... 5, 6, 67, 88, 91
`§ 1965(a) ................................................................................................................................. 5
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`§ 501(c)(3) ............................................................................................................................... 6
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`§ 300aa-27(a) ........................................................................................................................ 51
`§ 1983 .................................................................................................................................... 68
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`§ 230(c)(1) ....................................................................................................................... 18, 86
`§ 230(c)(2)(A) ................................................................................................................. 18, 86
`§ 230(f)(3) ............................................................................................................................. 86
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`California Civil Code
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`§ 48a (d)(5) ............................................................................................................................ 85
`§ 1668 .................................................................................................................................... 13
`§ 659641.1 (f) ........................................................................................................................ 58
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`Rule 9(b) ............................................................................................................................... 90
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