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SUMMONS FOR COURT USE ONLY

(SOLO PARA USO DE LA CORTE)
(CITACION JUDICIAL)
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
(AV/SO AL DEMANDADO):
HABIB ULLAH RAHMANI, an individual

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:

(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):
FARSHAD SAGHATCHI, D.D.S., INC., a California Corporation

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information
below.
You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy
served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your
case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts
Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/se/fhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask
the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may los.e the case by default, and your wages, money, and property
may be taken without further warning from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney
referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate
these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/se/fhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and
costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
1A V/SO! Lohan demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informaci6n a
continuaci6n.
Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDAR/0 despues de que le entreguen esta citaci6n y papeles legates para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta
corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telef6nica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar
en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formu/ario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.
Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informaci6n en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.govJ, en ta
biblioteca de /eyes de su condado o en la carte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentaci6n, pida al secretario de la corte
que le de un formulario de exenci6n de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le
podra quitar su sue/do, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.
Hay otros requisitos legates. Es recomendable que 1/ame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede 1/amar a un servicio de
remisi6n a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con /os requisitos para obtener servicios legates gratuitos de un
programa de servicios legates sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de /ucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services,
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.govJ o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el
colegio de abogados locales. AV/SO: Por fey, la corte tiene derecho a rec/amar /as cuotas y /os costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sabre
cualquier recuperaci6n de $10,000 6 mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesi6n de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que
pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: CASE NUMBER:

(Numero def Caso):
(El nombre y direcci6n de la carte es): Orange County Central Justice Center
700 West Civic Center Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92702
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is:
(El nombre, la direcci6n y el numero de telefono def abogado def demandante, o def demandante que no tiene abogado, es):
Christopher K. Jafari, Esq. -1 Park Plaza, Sixth Floor, Irvine CA 92614 PH: (949) 852-4454

DATE: 03/23/2018 Clerk, by , Deputy

(Fecha) (Secretario) (Adj unto)
(For proof of service of this summons, use Proof of Service of Summons (form POS-01 OJ.) Vicky Huang
(Para prueba de entrega de esta citation use el formulario Proof of Service of Summons, (POS-010)).
[SEAL]
NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served
1. CJ as an individual defendant.
2. CJ as the person sued under the fictitious name of (specify):

3. CJ on behalf of (specify):

under: CJ CCP 416.10 (corporation)

4.
Form Adopted for Mandatory Use
Judicial Council of California
SUM-100 [Rev. July 1, 2009]
CJ CCP 416.60 (minor)
CJ CCP 416.20 (defunct corporation) CJ CCP 416.70 (conservatee)
D CCP 416.40 (association or partnership) CJ CCP 416.90 (authorized person)
D other (specify):
D by personal delivery on (date):
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SUMMONS Code of Civil Procedure§§ 412.20, 465
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ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNE~Nam9 State Bar number, and address): FOR COURT USE ONLY
-Christopher K. Jafari, Esq. SB 21 971
Law Offices of Christopher K. Jafari
I Park Plaza, Suite 600
Irvine, CA 92614
TELEPHONE NO: 949-852-4454 FAX NO.: 949-852-4453
ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Chrisjafari~gmail.COffi
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF Orange
STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS: 700 West Civic Center Dr.
c1TY AND z1P coDE: Santa Ana, CA 92702
BRANCH NAME: Central Justice Center
CASE NAME:
FARSHAD SAGHATCHI, D.D.S., INC. v. HABIBULLAH RAHMANI
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET CASE NUMBER:
Complex Case Designation
[lJ Unlimited D Limited
D Counter D Joinder
(Amount (Amount
JUDGE:
demanded demanded is Filed with first appearance by defendant
exceeds $25,000) $25,000 or less) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402) DEPT:
Items 1-6 below must be completed (see mstrucflons on page 2).
1. Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:
Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation
D Auto(22) D Breach of contract/warranty (06) (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400-3.403)
D Uninsured motorist (46) D Rule 3.740 collections (09) D Antitrust/Trade regulation (03)
Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/Property D Other collections (09) D Construction defect (10)
Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort D Insurance coverage (18) D Mass tort (40)
D Asbestos (04) D Other contract (37) D Securities litigation (28)
D Product liability (24) Real Property D Environmental/Toxic tort (30)
D Medical malpractice (45) D Eminent domain/Inverse D Insurance coverage claims arising from the
D Other Pl/PD/WO (23) condemnation (14) above listed provisionally complex case
Non-Pl/PD/WO (Other) Tort D Wrongful eviction (33) types (41)

D Business tort/unfair business practice (07)D Other real property (26) Enforcement of Judgment
D Civil rights (08) Unlawful Detainer D Enforcement of judgment (20)
[Z] Defamation (13) D Commercial (31) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
D Fraud (16) D Residential (32) D RIC0(27)
D Intellectual property (19) D Drugs(38) D Other complaint (not specified above) (42)
D Professional negligence (25) Judicial Review Miscellaneous Civil Petition
D Other non-Pl/PD/WO tort (35) D Asset forfeiture (05) D Partnership and corporate governance (21)
Employment D Petition re: arbitration award (11)
D Other petition (not specified above) (43)
D Wrongful termination (36) D Writ of mandate (02)
D Other employment (15) D Other judicial review (39)
2. This case LJ is LLJ is not complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the
factors requiring exceptional judicial management:
a. D Large number of separately represented parties d. D Large number of witnesses
b. D Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e. D Coordination with related actions pending in one or more courts
issues that will be time-consuming to resolve in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal court
c. D Substantial amount of documentary evidence f. D Substantial postjudgmentjudicial supervision
3. Remedies sought (check all that apply): a.D monetary b. [Z] nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. D punitive
4. Number of causes of action (specify): 4
5. This case D
is [Z] is not a class action suit.
6. If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-
Date: February 27, 2018
Christopher K. Jafari, Esq.
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
NOTICE
• Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed
under the Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result
in sanctions.
• File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule.
• If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all
other parties to the action or proceeding.
• Unless this is a collections case under rule 3. 740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes on~.
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Judicial Council of California CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Cal. Rules of Court, rules2.30, 3.220, 3.400-3.403, 3.740;
CM-010 [Rev. July 1. 2007) Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std. 3.10
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1 LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER K JAFARI
CHRISTOPHER K JAFARI Bar No. 219971
2 1 PARK PLAZA, SIXTH FLOOR
IRVINE, CA 92614
3 Telephone: (949) 852-4454
Facsimile: (949) 852-4453
4 Attorneys for Plaintiff Farshad Saghatchi
5
SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
6
7 COUNTY OF ORANGE, CENTRAL JUSTICE CENTER

8 FARSHAD SAGHATCHI, D.D.S., INC., CASE NO.

)
9 a California Corporation; )
) COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND
10 ) DECLARATORY RELIEF
Plaintiff,
)
11 )
v. ) 1. DEFAMATION PER SE;
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)
13 HABIBULLAH RAHMANI, an ) 2. TRADE LIBEL;

14 individual )
3. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; and
)
15 Defendant. ) 4. DECLARATORY RELIEF;
)
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) UNLIMITED CIVIL CASE
17 )

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19 PARTIES, JURISDICTION, AND VANUE

20 1. The events alleged herein occurred at all times within the District of this Court, County of
21 Orange, and State of California.
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2. Plaintiff Farshad Saghatchi, D.D.S., Inc. (“Plaintiff”) is a California Corporation duly
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organized and existing to do business in the County of Orange, State of California.
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25 3. Defendant Habibullah Rahmani (“Defendant”) is a natural person who resides within the

26 County of Orange, State of California.

27 4. This Court has subject-matter jurisdiction over all claims in this action.
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1 5. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant, pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Procedure
2 § 410.10. Defendant, through his false internet postings, manifested an intent to target and
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focus on Plaintiff’s business reputation. Therefore, Plaintiff’s business located in Orange
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County, California is directly impacted and injured by Defendant’s wrongful actions.
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6 6. Venue is proper in this court under Cal. Code Civ. Procedure § 359(a), as this action

7 concerns injuries to Plaintiff’s business reputation and the injuries occurred in Orange
8 County, California.
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10
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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12 Plaintiff’s Internet Reputation is Key to its Success

13 7. Plaintiff is a highly-acclaimed dentistry business founded by dentist Dr. Farshad Saghatchi,

14 D.D.S. (“Dr. Saghatchi”), and has enjoyed a good reputation as a dental practice.
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8. Because of the nature of Plaintiff’s business, the internet is a key means of attracting new
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clients. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff’s clients research Plaintiff on the internet to
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18 determine, among other things, if there is negative information published about plaintiff,

19 and whether they want to do business with Plaintiff.

20 9. Because of its clients’ reliance on the internet as a means of researching Plaintiff,
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Plaintiff’s internet reputation and those of its principals are extremely important to their
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business. Plaintiff has invested substantial amounts of time and money to build and
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24 maintain its internet reputation.

25 10. As a result of Plaintiff’s efforts to develop its internet reputation and presence on social
26 media, Plaintiff has become successful in a highly competitive and fast moving dentistry
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industry. Plaintiff regularly uses its name and those of its principals in commerce.
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1 Defendant’s False, Defamatory Statements on Ripoff Report
2 11. Defendant has published false and misleading information on the internet concerning
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Plaintiff and its principal, Dr. Saghatchi, in order to damage Plaintiff’s reputation on the
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internet.
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6 12. Specifically, on or about November to December of 2008, Defendant used his first name to

7 publish a complaint on www.ripoffreport.com about Plaintiff (hereinafter “Ripoff Report”)

8 13. The complaint, entitled “Laguna Hills Dental Care – Dr. Farshad Saghatchi $$$Con Artist
9
Dentist$$$ ILLEGAL Work Ethic. No Concern for Patient Well-Being. Laguna Hills
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California” was published at the following url:
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12 https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/laguna-hills-dental-care-dr-farshad-saghatchi/laguna-

13 hills-california-92653/laguna-hills-dental-care-dr-farshad-saghatchi-con-artist-dentist-
14 illegal-work-eth-401729.
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14. Attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A” is a true and correct copy of the Ripoff
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Report.
17
18 15. In the Ripoff Report, Defendant made a number of false statements and insinuations

19 regarding Plaintiff and its principal, Dr. Saghatchi. These false and defamatory statements
20 include that:
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a. Plaintiff and its principal engaged in “ILLEGAL Work Ethic” (Ex. A at p. 1);
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b. Plaintiff’s principal Dr. Saghatchi “displayed a behavior of dishonesty; (Id at p. 2)”
23 and
24 c. Plaintiff’s principal Farshad Saghatchi “was unethical and unprofessional” (Id at p. 3)
25 d. Plaintiff’s principal Farshad Saghatchi “is a Con-Artist”.
26 16. The Ripoff Report is unquestionably false and misleading. First, Plaintiff fulfilled all of his
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obligations under the contract with Defendant and in no way acted unethical,
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1 unprofessional, dishonest, or engaged in any sort of illegal conduct with respect to the
2 services that were rendered for Defendant.
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17. The Ripoff Report has caused and continues to cause significant harm, as it acts as a
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deterrent to retain current clients and to attract prospective clients.
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6 18. Given that Plaintiff’s internet reputation is a significant part of its business, the false,

7 misleading, and defamatory complaint posted on www.ripoffreport.com is particularly

8 damaging.
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19. Upon information and belief, potential clients have read the Ripoff Report described above,
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and then decided not to do business with Plaintiff as a result of the false and misleading
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12 posting.

13 20. As a result of Defendant’s illegall publication of false information on the internet,

14 prospective clients seeking to employ Plaintiff for dentistry services now encounter
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Defendant’s false and misleading statements on www.ripoffreport.com, forever poisoning
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clients’ impressions of Plaintiff and the services it offers. Plaintiff’s name, along with that
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18 of its principal, are continually linked to the word “ripoff” and Defendant’s false

19 allegations.
20 21. The false and misleading statements Defendant made in the Ripoff Report about Plaintiff
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and its principal will remain on www.ripoffreport.com- and thus, the internet – in
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perpetuity, forever damaging Plainitff.
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24 22. Unquestionably, these false, misleading, and defamatory statements have irreparably

25 harmed Plaintiff and will continue to cause considerable damage to Plaintiff’s business, due
26 to the willful and malicious conduct of Defendant.
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1 FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION
2 DEFAMATION PER SE

3 (By Plaintiff Against Defendant Habibullah Rahmani)

4 23. Plaintiff incorporates by reference paragraphs 1-22 as though fully set forth herein.
5 24. Defendant has published unprivileged false statements on the internet regarding Plaintiff,
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viewable to at least one third party.
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25. Defendant’s published statements are false and actionable statements, and Defendant is at
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9 fault for publishing the statements.

10 26. The published statements were made with the requisite intent by Defendant to irreparably
11 harm Plaintiff and its principal’s business, trade, occupation, and reputation.
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27. Defendant’s published statements were made with knowledge of their falsity, which
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constitutes actual malice.
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15 28. The published statements about Plaintiff, including that its principal engaged in

16 “ILLEGAL” conduct, are defamatory on their face, were obviously hurtful to Plaintiff, and
17 constitute defamation per se.
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29. Defendant’s unlawful conduct has caused and will continue to cause Plaintiff irreparable
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injuries for which there is no adequate legal remedy. Accordingly, Plaintiff is entitled to
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21 permanent injunctive relief.

22 30. As Defendant has placed Plaintiff’s reputation publicly at issue, Plaintiff is entitled to a
23 declaratory judgment that Defendant’s statements are false and defamatory.
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1 SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION
2 TRADE LIBEL

3 (By Plaintiff Against Defendant Habibullah Rahmani)

4 31. Plaintiff incorporates by reference paragraphs 1-30 as though fully set forth herein.
5 32. Defendant has published false information on the Internet, viewable to at least one third
6
party, including potential clients for Plaintiff.
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33. The statements published by Defendant – as described in paragraph 15 (including that
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9 Plaintiff engaged in “ILLEGAL” conduct) – are false and/or misleading, and are actionable

10 statements.
11 34. The published statements disparage the nature and quality of Plaintiff’s services.
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35. Defendant intended to cause harm to Plaintiff and its principal, or should have recognized
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the harm likely to be caused by the publication of such false and misleading statements.
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15 36. Defendant’s published statements have, in fact, irreparably harmed Plaintiff’s reputation

16 and business.
17 37. Defendant’s unlawful conduct has caused and will continue to cause Plaintiff irreparable
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injuries for which there is no adequate legal remedy. Accordingly, Plaintiff is entitled to
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permanent injunctive relief.
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21 38. As Defendant has placed Plaintiff and its principal’s reputations publicly at issue, Plaintiff

22 is entitled to declaratory judgment that Defendant’s statements are false and defamatory.
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THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION
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INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
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(By Plaintiff Against Defendant Habibullah Rahmani)
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39. Plaintiff incorporates by reference paragraphs 1-38 as though fully set forth herein.
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1 40. The ongoing nature and damage resulting from the defamatory posting on
2 www.ripoffreport.com is of such a nature that Plaintiff is without an adequate legal remedy
3
at law.
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41. As a result of Defendant’s acts as described above, Plaintiff suffered and will continue to
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6 suffer irreparable harm. Unless enjoined by this Court, Defendant will continue to cause

7 irreparable harm to Plaintiff.

8 42. Plaintiff is entitled to a permanent injunction against Defendant; ordering Defendant to
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remove and retract the Ripoff Report; and to enjoin Defendant from creating and
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publishing further defamatory statements against Plaintiff.
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12
13 FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION
14 DECLARATORY RELIEF

15 (By Plaintiff Against Defendant Habibullah Rahmani)

16 43. Plaintiff incorporates by reference paragraphs 1-42 as though fully set forth herein.
17 44. A controversy now exists between Plaintiffs Defendant as to whether the statements by
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Plaintiff in the Ripoff Report are false and defamatory.
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45. For these reasons, judicial intervention is necessary in the form of an Order declaring that
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21 Defendant’s Ripoff Report post is false and defamatory.

22 PRAYER FOR RELIEF

23 WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for judgment against the Defendant as follows:
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1. Judgment in favor of Plaintiff against Defendant in an amount to be determined at trial;
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2. Permanent injunction that issues the following orders against Defendant Habibullah
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27 Rahmani, his agents, officers, members, managers, employees, representatives, and co-

28 conspirators (“Restrained Parties”):

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1 i. Prohibiting the Restrained Parties from any further acts of defamation or publication
2 of the same or similar false statements, reviews, advertisements, comments, or
3
information regarding Plaintiff on Ripoff Report or other public-facing websites;
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ii. Mandating that the Restrained Parties take all actions to remove the defamatory,
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6 disparaging, libelous, and false statements about Plaintiff that Defendant Habibullah

7 Rahmani posted on the internet, including, but not limited to those found in the
8 following URL: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/laguna-hills-dental-care-dr-
9
farshad-saghatchi/laguna-hills-california-92653/laguna-hills-dental-care-dr-farshad-
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saghatchi-con-artist-dentist-illegal-work-eth-401729; and
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12 iii. Mandating that, as it is foreseeable that the above-referenced URL to the Ripoff

13 Report and statement contained therein will be referenced or additional webpages in

14 the future, including but not limited to, index, directory, and search result pages, to
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take all actions, including requesting removal from the internet search engines such
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as Google, of all such webpages.
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18 3. Declaratory judgment that Defendant Habibullah Rahmani’s statements in the following

19 URL are false and defamatory: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/laguna-hills-dental-

20 care-dr-farshad-saghatchi/laguna-hills-california-92653/laguna-hills-dental-care-dr-
21
farshad-saghatchi-con-artist-dentist-illegal-work-eth-401729; and
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4. Such other and further relief as the Court deems just, equitable, and proper.
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24 Dated: February 27, 2018 Law Offices of Christopher K. Jafari

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27 ___________________________________
CHRISTOPHER K. JAFARI,
28 ATTORNEYS PLAINTIFF

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