Arun Sarin
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A Collection of Witnesses Killed
Industry | Private equity |
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Founded | 1999; 21 years ago |
Founder | Jim Davidson, David Roux, Roger McNamee, Glenn Hutchins |
Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
Number of locations | Multiple offices in 3 countries |
Key people | Mike Bingle Egon Durban Ken Hao Greg Mondre Joe Osnoss |
Products | Investment funds |
AUM | US$43 billion (2020)[1] |
Website | www.silverlake.com |
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ButtonCase No. 19-cv-07124-MMC
11-08-2019
MAXINE M. CHESNEY United States District Judge
On October 29, 2019, plaintiff Andrea C. Wood ("Wood") filed the above-titled action, in which she alleges that two state court judges, seven other individuals, and a county entered into a conspiracy to cause the state court to remove Wood's minor children from her custody.
The Court, having read and considered the complaint, finds it appropriate to direct Wood to show cause why the complaint should not be dismissed without leave to amend. See Wong v. Bell, 642 F.2d 359, 361-62 (9th Cir. 1981) (holding district court may "act on its own initiative to note the inadequacy of a complaint and dismiss it," after first affording plaintiff an opportunity to respond thereto).
Wood alleges the County of Contra Costa's ("County") Department of Family & Child Services ("DFCS") "removed" from Wood's custody two of her children, referred to by Wood as "HP" and "KP," and instituted "dependency hearings" in state court. (See Complaint ¶¶ 16, 20.) According to Wood, the removal of her children and the subsequent court proceedings were the result of an alleged "racketeering [e]nterprise." (See Compl. ¶¶ 32, 34, 53.) The alleged members of such "enterprise" are (1) Superior Court Judge Lois Haight ("Judge Haight"), (2) Superior Court Judge Thomas Maddock ("Judge Maddock"), (3) the County, (4) Kellie Case ("Case"), a DFCS social worker, (5) Edyth Williams ("Williams"), a DFCS social worker, (6) Cecelia Gutierrez ("Gutierrez"), a DFCS social worker, (7) Judith Lawrence ("Lawrence"), an attorney appointed to represent HP, (8) Mary P. Carey ("Carey"), an attorney who represented Wood, (9) Ravinder Bains, M.D. ("Dr. Bains"), a neighbor of Wood, and (10) Erica Bains, a neighbor of Wood (collectively with Dr. Bains, "the Bains").
Wood alleges the enterprise's assertedly unlawful acts began in August 2017, when Erica Bains provided a "false report" about Wood to the DFCS (see Compl, ¶¶ 5, 9, 17), after which the DFCS "removed [her] children" (see Compl. ¶ 20). Wood alleges that, thereafter, Gutierrez filed in state court a "Detention Report based on fabricated allegations, with no evidence," which filing was provided to Judge Haight, the state court judge to whom the matter had been assigned. (See Compl. ¶ 21.) Next, Wood alleges, Judge Haight appointed Carey, a private attorney, to act as counsel for Wood (see Compl. ¶¶ 22-23), and that Carey "immediately proceeded contrary to the wishes of [Wood]" (see Compl. ¶ 23).
Wood also alleges Judge Haight conducted the subsequent proceedings in a manner that caused Wood to be deprived of custody of her children; specifically, Wood alleges, "the court" issued a "notice" in which "the court" stated it "wishe[d] to adopt out HP and KP" (see Compl. ¶ 28). According to Wood, said determination was the result of a series of unlawful acts. In particular, Wood alleges that "all" defendants "obstruct[ed] justice by coaching TP [another of Wood's children], HP, and KP" (see Compl. ¶ 50), that Williams "committed perjury" on "numerous occasions" to "cast an unwarranted negative light upon [Wood]" (see Compl. ¶ 56), that Judge Haight made a "disapproving look" during Case's testimony, in order to convince Case to change her testimony in a manner unfavorable to Wood (see Compl. ¶¶ 26, 40), that Judge Haight "denied [Wood's] right to call a witness" (see Compl. ¶ 29), that Carey "block[ed]" Wood's "evidence" from being admitted and made "deal[s]" that were "strongly against [Wood's] interests" (see Compl. ¶¶ 24, 25), that Judge Maddock stated he would have Wood "arrested" if she made "one mention of these matters to the mass media" (see Comp. ¶ 30), and that Judge Maddock denied Wood access to "transcripts" that would have "implicated" him in violations of federal law (see Compl. ¶ 57).
Wood gives four examples of such coaching: (1) Erica Bains "coached" TP to "tell untruths about [Wood] and that she hit HP" (see Compl. ¶ 38); (2) a "member of the [e]nterprise," unidentified by Wood, "coached KP to say she was hit with a whip" (see Compl. ¶ 42); (3) Judge Haight, Case, and Lawrence "persuaded TP, HP and KP . . . to engage in false statements" (see Compl. ¶ 48), and, in particular, "coached HP . . . to untruthfully testify about [Wood's] sex life" and to "tell less than the whole truth" (see AC ¶¶ 59-60); and (4) a member or members of the "[e]nterprise," unidentified by Wood, threatened HP that he would be placed in "Juvenile Hall" unless he said "bad things" about Wood (see Compl. ¶ 39). --------
Based on the above allegations, Wood asserts a single cause of action, specifically, Count One, in which Wood asserts all defendants have violated 18 U.S.C. § 1961, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO").
The RICO claim alleged in the instant complaint is, in all material respects, identical to the RICO claim Wood asserted in a prior action she filed in the Northern District of California, Wood v. County of Contra Costa, Case No. 19-4266 (hereinafter, "Wood 1"). The only differences between the RICO claim as asserted in Wood 1 and in the instant action are that, in the instant action, Wood has removed Patricia Lowe as a defendant and has added Dr. Bains along with an allegation that the Bains are being paid "a great deal of monies" to "foster[ ]" HP. (See Compl. ¶ 38).
By order filed October 8, 2019, the Court dismissed, under the "Rooker-Feldman doctrine," the RICO claim asserted in Wood 1, as well as all other claims asserted in said action, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. (See Order, filed October 8, 2019, Wood I, at 4:7-10, 5:24-7:21 (citing Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413 (1923); District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983)). In addition, the Court found it proper to abstain, under the "Younger doctrine," from considering the RICO claim asserted in Wood 1, as well as all other claims asserted therein. (See id. at 4:10-11, 8:1- 9:28 (citing Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971)).)
As noted, the RICO claim as asserted in Wood 1 and in the instant action is, in essence, the same claim. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the order dismissing Wood 1, the Court finds the instant action is barred by the Rooker-Feldman and Younger doctrines.
For the reasons stated above, Wood is hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE, in writing and no later than November 27, 2019, why the above-titled action should not be dismissed without leave to amend, and without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: November 8, 2019
/s/_________
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Arun Sarin joined Accenture’s board of directors in October 2015. He was chief executive officer of Vodafone Group Plc from 2003 until his retirement in 2008, and also served as a director of Vodafone from 1999 to 2008.
Arun, who was born in India, began his career in the telecommunications industry in 1984, when he joined Pacific Telesis Group. He progressed through various management positions there and at AirTouch Communications—which Pacific Telesis spun off in 1994—and was named president and chief operating officer of AirTouch in 1997. After AirTouch merged with Vodafone in 1999, Arun was appointed chief executive officer of Vodafone’s U.S./Asia-Pacific region. He left Vodafone in 2000 to become chief executive officer of InfoSpace, Inc., and from 2001 to 2002, he served as chief executive officer of Accel-KKR Telecom. He rejoined Vodafone in 2003 as its group chief executive officer. He grew the company globally from 100 million subscribers to 300 million subscribers and expanded its services to include data and broadband. Following his retirement in 2008, he served as a senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for five years.
Arun is chairman of the board of directors of Cerence Inc. and a director of The Charles Schwab Corporation and Cisco Systems. He previously served as a director of Blackhawk Network Holdings, The Gap and Safeway, and as a non-executive director of the Court of the Bank of England. In 2010, he was named an Honorary Knight of the British Empire for services to the communications industry.
Arun holds MBA and Master of Science (Engineering) degrees from University of California-Berkeley, and earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India.
Compensation Committee (Member)
The Coordinated Outreach Referral, Engagement (CORE) program works collaboratively in small teams to engage and stabilize homeless individuals living outside to identify plans to end their homelessness permanently. The CORE Outreach Specialist is responsible for street outreach efforts in Contra Costa County which include building trust with individuals and families that are not being served or are underserved by existing community service delivery systems. The Outreach Specialist works collaboratively to locate, engage, stabilize and house chronically homeless individuals and families. The CORE Outreach Specialist plays a key role among a multidisciplinary team which serves to support and stabilize individuals moving from street to service.
CORE teams work fluctuating hours.
Salary: $16.00 to $17.31, Hourly
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Stand Frequently
Walk Constantly
Sit Frequently
Handling / Fingering Frequently
Reach Outward Frequently
Reach Above Shoulder Frequently
Climb, Crawl, Kneel, Bend Frequently
Lift / Carry Occasionally - Up to 50 lbs
Push/Pull Occasionally - Up to 50 lbs
See Constantly
Taste/ Smell Not Applicable
Not Applicable Not required for essential functions
Occasionally (0 - 2 hrs/day)
Frequently (2 - 5 hrs/day)
Constantly (5+ hrs/day)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Outdoors, Inclement weather, rough walking paths, homeless encampments
Heluna Health is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages minorities, women, veterans, and disabled to apply.
Required
High School or better.
Preferred
Associates or better in Human Services or related field.
Required
2 years: direct experience working in a professional capacity with homeless, behavioral health or medically complex populations.
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