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Information Statement) if you want th_e court to hear your defense.
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weJ!being.of minors.
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.m~y be responsible:fhr.-tl).e ccmd-qct a~eged in the. .Complaint.

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(i. Y.J;,.* isa minor dia~os.d.. witlt ASD, Deve~op1:11ental Delay,. Chronic .Bno~phalo.pathy
a.n~ Autism. Y.L is. teterre.d "t~): .h.~re.in.as 4''.Piaintiff..Infant/'
1~ S.hes has been in.:the csJo.d:y -~fa lortg tenn car~ f@ility of the, State of New. Jetsey
De.prutment. of Children tW.4 F.amilies C-~JDCF>') fo~ -~~ past:tw<i :(2) tttthree-(3:) year~.

8.. On or :abQilt June l.6; 2015; YL,. was a.t;ta.ck~d-by another resident 9f her 1()118 "te.~ eare
.fac.iUty and stiffe~<;t. personal p~ysicalinjurle$,. :iuG1~g). but not Hmired to, :a:b.toke.n 1g.
9.- The:reaft~t\ Y.L. was. admitted: tc ~::h,;ospital where. she wa$.'at~d:for the.af.otementi:ond

-m.Jurles: ~4. ~~ sche.dute4. for" thet.f:IP.Y

i 1~ .The attacker w~ pred1~:osed to yfole.nc~ and should 1:mve .b~n.ll).o:nitered an4/or

s~gregate4.._o~ Y.L.so as to protect het ftom:the a~ck~r~

tt "The- De.'.ftt.Q.~ts \Villfuliy:;- -wanto:P.lY:r iutd t$~klesslyf~iled:t0. monitor,. .:supetviS~i and

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control me sitt:tatlon sucli"th~t .th,e attacker was p~tted to remain al.on;. with Y~L :and
at~ck Y~L.. an.~.hlfctsetious "inJumes lJpou Y.L.

tt Plaintiffs. :riled a notice of claim with the Dt)fep.dantsmore than a.ix (6) months agp.
.14. The Defendants have failed to respol'l:d to. the uotic~ -of olaim.
1.5, All requh'eme.nts . neo.esS{ttJ to bring_ tMs action: have be.en coroplieq with.

COUNT 1-.N:eg}iffl!~ Su~rvisio11. J~fogligence, and Gross }:jegligeno.e.-

16:~ P..l~tiffs rep-eat and.r~~~llege. e.vecy parasra.,h as if fully set forth herein .at J~ngth.
17. Defendants 'lrnew ~d/o.r,shold .have.-Jmovtn the dang~o.us 4i$positj9n. of tne:individual
who attacked Pl~tfff...Jrtfaotand. caused her -injuries.

18'. The Defendants. failed t9 -supe.ivise th~ihtetac.tiort. betw~en llie . Viamtiff. .Inf~t and others
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-~:IpJess agalnst:an attack by ano~e-~;

19. Defe.ndants.h~d a. duty and. special d:qfy' t~ care .for, look after~ and ~~~ the $atety' and

w~llbeing of*~ PJaintiff~'1nfant

20\ D~f~ndants flagr&\tly breached that. .duty by not . su.pervisi!,lS and-..mom~oring the:. Pl.atn.t.tff~
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21. The-failure of.the, Def~ndanis c.aused. the Plaintiffs to ~'Uffer physical $id emo.:~o:nal

dama,g~s, including i ~rrik~n le.g that req~ireq emergency.surgery.

.qowr 1I~Negllgent.Itrl:ii~ti;6ttbfEmotional Distress.

22,. Plajntiffs rep.eat and. r~~alle.ge ~vJcy patagtaph ~ if:fully set forth her6in at l~ng;tb. .

2-3. AS. a r~sult- of.the _Defend~t.~t- ab.ov.elfllerttiohed .9(i)nduct,and omfas.ions, fla.mtflf.s were
made. to s,tfer emotional di$it;s.s.

cl.att1.age.g11 speciilc p~rfqrmance, . interes~ ~orn~.is: fees, costs and, $U.ch o'.ther.'relief:as. fufa Court

deers equitable, and just under the circumstanc~s.

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Plaintiff hereby demands a trial by jury as to (Ul 1-ssues so- .triable as a matter of right.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that: pursil$t tQ. Rle. 4::iS4.rAymen A Aboushi, Esqn:el$'

hereby d~.ai$llated as Trl~ :Counsel, mth.e within matter~.

CERTIFICATION

:oth~r pet;td~g_ actio.Q; many; .comt ox of a. p~.ndfug arbltratton ;proce.~g,: '1191'",is ~Y pth~r action
or a.rbittatfqn ptopooqing ~oritemplated...I fur~r certify that the.re ar<ino othei p~~$ of:w~o:rn .I.
.a;m, awar.e who ,Should: pejo.ined U1 this actlortl'

Qated: D.ecetnber 13, 2015.