Current Cases
Case Summaries of Pending Judicial Proceedings

*DISCLAIMER: The captions below are summaries of the actual cases I have pending. The summaries consist of allegations that my clients have made in their Complaints. The summaries are not dispositive of any final judgment. The italicized wording prior to the case description is merely used as a brief heading, simply identify the general nature of the case, and is not reflexive of the actual technical legal claims of the case (as many claims for animals must be made through alternative statutes due to the lack of sophisticated laws for animals). These cases are currently pending and the case descriptions are meant to be informative of Animal Law types of cases. These cases are not indicative of any case outcome and is not meant to imply a Judge's affirmation of the allegations made herein.

Cat Abduction Case - Defendant Cram, trapped and abducted his neighbor's, Ms. Jacobson's, cats, Mittens and Persia, one at a time. Ms. Jacobson has never seen her cats again. Barri Kaplan Bonapart from Bonapart and Associates in Mill Valley, California represents Robert Cram.*

Unconstitutional Takings and Wrongful Death Case - All of Ms. Dittmeier's animals were taken by the Mendocino County Animal Care and Control and subsequently euthanized, instead of put up for adoption, even though they were all healthy. Additionally, her goats were attacked and killed by "wild dogs" says Animal Care in Control, while they were in Animal Care and Control's custody.*

Wrongful Death Case - Mr. Grossi trespassed upon Ms. Reid's land and intentionally shot and killed Ms. Reid's dog, Cloudy, without provocation from Cloudy.*

Wrongful Death Case - The Vallejo PetCo Grooming center poisoned Ms. Faucett's cat Serena to death out of gross negligence and recklessness on a routine grooming visit.*

Wrongful Shooting Case - Berkeley Police Officer Marin trespassed over a fence and shot Mr. Ghnaim's dog, Trigger, immediately. The dog neither aggressed nor barked.*

Wrongful Shooting Case - The Napa County Sheriffs entered, pepper sprayed and shot the mother and father of a litter of puppies without provocation. Floyd, the male dog, survived the attack. Luciel, the female, was killed.*

Wrongful Shooting Case - The Yolo County Sheriffs shot both a 6-month old puppy and a black Labrador retriever, Moe, several times stating that the dogs attacked. The puppy survived the wrongful discharges of a firearm, but Moe died after much suffering and many bullets.*

Professional Negligence and Wrongful Death Case - Hairy Hound allegedly "lost" a dog, Cubby, in less than one hour after being left in their care.*

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