Declaration in support of motion to amend complaint - Fair Political ...
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2. The <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Political</strong> Practices Commission proposes <strong>to</strong> file a Second Amended Compla<strong>in</strong>t<br />
for Civil Penalties and Injunctive Relief Under the <strong>Political</strong> Reform Act <strong>of</strong> 1974, As Amended<br />
(here<strong>in</strong>after “Second Amended Compla<strong>in</strong>t”), a true and correct copy <strong>of</strong> which, with the changes<br />
highlighted, is attached here<strong>to</strong> as Exhibit A and is <strong>in</strong>corporated here<strong>in</strong> by this reference.<br />
3. The Second Amended Compla<strong>in</strong>t changes the First Amended Compla<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> the<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g particulars only:<br />
a. Government Code § 91005.5 is added <strong>to</strong> the caption as a basis for the compla<strong>in</strong>t.<br />
b. A Second Cause <strong>of</strong> Action for One Violation – Failure <strong>to</strong> Report a Contribution<br />
<strong>to</strong> a Statewide Ballot Measure Committee on a Semi-Annual Campaign Statement is added on page 6 at<br />
l<strong>in</strong>e 10 through page 7, l<strong>in</strong>e 26.<br />
Action.<br />
c. The orig<strong>in</strong>al Second Cause <strong>of</strong> Action is renumbered <strong>to</strong> be the Third Cause <strong>of</strong><br />
d. The title <strong>of</strong> the new Third Cause <strong>of</strong> Action is changed from Fourteen Violations<br />
<strong>to</strong> Thirteen Violations <strong>to</strong> accurately reflect the number <strong>of</strong> violations asserted aga<strong>in</strong>st the defendant <strong>in</strong><br />
that Cause <strong>of</strong> Action.<br />
Action.<br />
e. The orig<strong>in</strong>al Third Cause <strong>of</strong> Action is renumbered <strong>to</strong> be the Fourth Cause <strong>of</strong><br />
f. Specific changes are made <strong>to</strong> the Prayer for Relief <strong>to</strong> correspond <strong>to</strong> the changes<br />
made <strong>to</strong> the body <strong>of</strong> the compla<strong>in</strong>t. In particular, a request for <strong>in</strong>junctive relief is added <strong>to</strong> the prayer<br />
for the new Second Cause <strong>of</strong> Action, and the orig<strong>in</strong>al First and Second Causes <strong>of</strong> Action, which were<br />
consolidated for purposes <strong>of</strong> the prayer, are now treated separately as the First and Third Causes <strong>of</strong><br />
Action, and the orig<strong>in</strong>al Third Cause <strong>of</strong> Action is now denom<strong>in</strong>ated the Fourth Cause <strong>of</strong> Action <strong>to</strong><br />
correspond with the same change <strong>in</strong> the body <strong>of</strong> the compla<strong>in</strong>t.<br />
4. This is an action for civil penalties and <strong>in</strong>junctive relief for violations <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Political</strong><br />
Reform Act <strong>of</strong> 1974, <strong>of</strong> which the <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Political</strong> Practices Commission is charged with ensur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
compliance and enforc<strong>in</strong>g. The FPPC orig<strong>in</strong>ally filed its compla<strong>in</strong>t aga<strong>in</strong>st Defendant Agua Caliente<br />
Band <strong>of</strong> Cahuilla Indians (here<strong>in</strong>after “the Agua Caliente Band”) on July 31, 2002, with one cause <strong>of</strong><br />
action, and assert<strong>in</strong>g only one violation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Political</strong> Reform Act <strong>to</strong> preserve the statute <strong>of</strong> limitations<br />
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DECLARATION OF STEVEN BENITO RUSSO IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO AMEND