SAN FRANCISCO -- A man claims being unlawfully detained after going into the California State Bar building to pick up video footage taken of him without permission and becoming sick.
Daniel Everett filed a complaint on April 19 in San Francisco Superior Court against the State Bar of California, Allied Security Service, Mayte Diaz, Cushman and Wakefield and Michael Goto.
According to the complaint, On Jan 26, 2021, Everett informed the State Bar he had COVID-19 and had to take the two-week mandatory quarantine. Everett then allegedly scheduled to pick up videotape recordings on Feb. 10, 2021.
Everett came to the State Bar building on Feb. 10, 2021, and upon coming into the building, he felt ill with fever, had difficultly breathing and was extremely fatigued. Everett allegedly informed security personnel, and State Bar contractors - Allied Universal Security Services, Cushman and Wakefield - called the police stating Everett had failed to leave the building in a timely manner as requested.
The San Francisco Police arrived and told Everett he was trespassing, allegedly forcing him to leave the building hurriedly if he wished to avoid being arrested. Everett later learned he was "surreptitiously videotaped" while at the office on previous occasions and the video recordings had been distributed to others with his knowledge or content.
Everett seeks $5 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. Everett is representing himself.
Superior Court of California for the City and County of San Francisco case number CGC-21-591172