Title: Stickney NOA
Author: Stacey LaPointe
Last saved by: Ernest Hancock
Company: Roberts & Rowley, Ltd.

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_Marc _J. _Victor, _P.C.
_3920 _S. _Alma _School _Road, _Suite _5
_Chandler, _AZ  _85248
_Telephone:  _(480) _755-7110
_Fax:  _(480) _755-8286
_Marc _J. _Victor _– _SBN _016064
_marc@attorneyforfreedom.com
_Vicki _A.R. _Lopez _– _SBN _010426
_vicki@attorneyforfreedom.com

_Brown _& _Little, _P.L.C.
_3115 _S. _Price _Road
_Chandler, _AZ  _85248
_Telephone: _(480) _299-2093
_Fax: _(480) _855-2347
_Matthew _O. _Brown _– _SBN _- _025213
_matt@brownandlittlelaw.com
_Adrian _W. _Little _– _SBN _- _025245
_adrian@brownandlittlelaw.com
_Co-Counsel _for _Plaintiffs

_STATE _OF _ARIZONA
_IN _AND _FOR _THE _COUNTY _OF _MARICOPA

_ALVIN _HOGUE, _surviving _spouse _of _ROMELIA _VARGAS, _on _behalf _of _himself _and _all _statutory _beneficiaries; _MARIA _NUNEZ, _surviving _mother _of _SOPHIA _NUNEZ, _on _behalf _of _herself _and _all _statutory _beneficiaries,

                                       _Plaintiffs,
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_MARK _GOUDEAU _and _JANE _DOE _GOUDEAU; _husband _and _wife; _CITY _OF _PHOENIX, _a _jural _entity; _ROGER _SCHNEIDER _and _JANE _DOE _SCHNEIDER, _husband _and _wife; _ALLISON _SEDOWSKI _and _JOHN _DOE _SEDOWSKI, _wife _and _husband; _JOHN _and _JANE _DOES _I-X, _BLACK _and _WHITE  _CORPORATIONS _I-X,

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_Cause _No.  _CV _2010-092705

_FIRST _AMENDED _COMPLAINT

_(Tort _– _Non-Motor _Vehicle; _Wrongful _Death)

	_Plaintiffs, _by _and _through _undersigned _counsel, _for _their _Complaint, _allege _as _follows:
_1.	_Plaintiff _ALVIN _HOGUE _is _the _surviving _spouse _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _he _was, _at _all _times _relevant _hereto, _a _resident _of _Maricopa _County, _Arizona.
_2.	_Plaintiff _MARIA _NUNEZ _is _the _surviving _mother _of _Sophia _Nunez _and _she _was, _at _all _times _relevant _hereto, _a _resident _of _Maricopa _County, _Arizona.
_3.	_Upon _information _and _belief _Defendant _MARK _GOUDEAU _(“Goudeau”) _and _JANE _DOE _GOUDEAU _are _and _were, _at _all _times _relevant _hereto, _residents _of _Maricopa _County, _Arizona _and _were _acting _on _behalf _of _their _marital _community.
_4.	_Defendant _CITY _OF _PHOENIX _(“City”) _is _a _jural _entity _subject _to _suit.
_5.	_At _all _times _material _hereto, _Defendants _ROGER _SCHNEIDER _and _ALLISON _SEDOWSKI _were _acting _in _their _capacity _as _employees _of _Defendant _City _through _their _employment _with _the _Phoenix _Crime _Lab, _and _Defendant _City _is _liable _for _the _acts _of _its _employees _under _the _legal _theory _of _respondeat _superior.
_6.	_Defendants _JANE _DOE _SCHNEIDER _and _JOHN _DOE _SEDOWSKI _are _fictitious _names _for _the _spouses _of _Defendants _Roger _Schneider _and _Allison _Sedowski _respectively, _and _Plaintiffs _will _amend _the _Complaint _when _their _true _and _correct _names _are _ascertained.
_7.	_Defendants _JOHN _and _JANE _DOES _I-X _and _BLACK _and _WHITE _CORPORATIONS _I-X _are _fictitious _names _and _Plaintiffs _will _amend _the _Complaint _when _their _true _and _correct _identities _are _ascertained.
_8.	_All _acts _and _omissions _by _all _individual _defendants _that _are _the _subject _of _this _Complaint _were _done _in _Maricopa _County, _Arizona, _making _jurisdiction _and _venue _proper _in _this _court.
_9.	_Upon _information _and _belief, _Defendant _Goudeau _committed _a _series _of _violent _criminal _acts _in _the _Phoenix _metropolitan _area _beginning _in _September _2005 _and _continued _until _September _2006.
_10.	_Upon _information _and _belief, _Defendant _Goudeau _committed _the _following _violent _acts:
_a.	_September _8, _2005 _– _the _murder _of _Georgia _Thompson _in _Tempe, _Arizona.
_b.	_September _20, _2005 _– _a _double _rape _of _young _sisters _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_c.	_September _28, _2005 _– _a _robbery _in _Tempe, _Arizona, _and _a _sexual _assault _and _robbery _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_d.	_November _3, _2005 _– _a _robbery _and _sexual _assault _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_e.	_November _7, _2005 _– _three _separate _robberies _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_f.	_December _12, _2005 _– _the _murder _of _Tina _Washington _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_g.	_December _13, _2005 _– _a _robbery _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_h.	_February _20, _2006 _– _the _murder _of _Romelia _Vargas, _as _well _as _Romelia’s _co-worker, _Mirna _Palma-Roman _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_i.	_March _15, _2006 _– _the _murder _of _Liliana _Sanchez-Cabrera _and _George _Chou, _two _employees _of _Yoshi’s _Fast _Food _Restaurant _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_j.	_March _29, _2006 _– _the _murder _of _Kristin _Nicole _Gibbons _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_k.	_April _10, _2006 _– _the _murder _of _Sophia _Nunez _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_l.	_May _1, _2006 _– _a _sexual _assault _at _gunpoint _outside _the _same _restaurant _that _were _robbed _on _November _7, _2005.
_m.	_June _29, _2006 _– _the _murder _of _Carmen _Miranda _in _Phoenix, _Arizona.
_11.	_Upon _information _and _belief, _Defendant _Goudeau _is _ultimately _responsible _for _nine _(9) _murders, _fifteen _(15) _sexual _assaults, _and _eleven _(11) _kidnappings _over _the _span _of _approximately _eleven _months.
_12.	_The _City _of _Phoenix _Police _Department _gathered _DNA _evidence _on _two _(2) _separate _swabs _(right _breast _swab _and _left _breast _swab) _from _the _September _20, _2005 _double _rape _from _the _perpetrator _of _the _criminal _act, _later _identified _as _Defendant _Goudeau.
_13.	_On _or _about _October _9, _2005, _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _performed _a _partial _analysis _of _the _evidence _and _determined _that _biological _evidence _was _present _on _both _of _the _swabs.
_14.	_The _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _tested _one _of _the _two _swabs _(the _right _breast _swab) _collected _from _the _September _20, _2005 _assault.  _The _test _results _showed _a _partial _DNA _profile, _which _was _insufficient _to _identify _a _suspect _through _the _CODIS _system _without _amplification _of _the _sample.
_15.	_The _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _decided _not _to _test _the _second _swab _(the _left _breast _swab) _at _that _time.
_16.	_Upon _information _and _belief, _an _intentional _decision _was _made _to _forego _further _testing _on _the _September _20, _2005 _DNA, _and _store _the _swabs _containing _the _DNA _in _an _evidence _locker.
_17.	_At _the _time _of _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab’s _decision _to _store _the _swabs, _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _could _have _sent _the _swabs _to _the _Arizona _Department _of _Public _Safety _(DPS) _Crime _Lab _for _testing.
_18.	_Upon _information _and _belief, _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _outsourced _a _significant _amount _of _scientific _testing _work _to _DPS, _but _in _the _situation _described _herein, _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _made _the _decision _not _to _ask _DPS _for _help _with _the _evidence _from _the _September _2005 _sexual _assault.
_19.	_Defendant _Goudeau _was _a _previously _convicted _felon _and _had _provided _a _DNA _sample, _pursuant _to _A.R.S. _§ _13-610, _that _was _on _file _in _the _CODIS _system.
_20.	_The _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _had _the _capability _of _running _a _DNA _sample _through _the _CODIS _system _in _September _of _2005.
_21.	_Upon _information _and _belief, _until _September _of _2006, _Defendant _Schneider, _on _behalf _of _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab, _represented _that _all _evidence _related _the _Baseline _Killer/Rapist _case _that _could _be _tested _had _been _tested _by _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab.
_22.	_On _or _about _August _24, _2006, _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _requested _the _DPS _Crime _Lab _to _test _all _biological _material _related _to _the _Baseline _Killer/Rapist _case.
_23.	_On _or _about _August _24, _2006, _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _specifically _requested _the _DPS _Crime _Lab _to _test _both _the _left _and _right _breast _swabs _from _the _September _20, _2005 _sexual _assault.
_24.	_The _DPS _Crime _Lab _renamed _the _right _breast _swab _as _item _#3C.B _and _renamed _the _left _breast _swab _as _#3C.C.
_25.	_On _or _about _September _11, _2006, _the _DPS _Crime _Lab _reported _a _CODIS _match _from _the _left _breast _swab _(3C.C) _to _the _DNA _sample _of _Defendant _Goudeau _in _the _CODIS _database.
_26.	_On _or _about _September _11, _2006, _the _DPS _Crime _Lab _reported _a _CODIS _match _from _the _right _breast _swab _(3C.B) _after _amplification, _to _the _DNA _sample _of _Defendant _Goudeau _in _the _CODIS _database.
_27.	_On _or _about _September _11, _2006, _the _DPS _crime _lab _reported _that _the _right _and _left _breast _swabs _were _compared _to _the _DNA _sample _of _Defendant _Goudeau _after _all _three _samples _had _been _subjected _to _Y-STR _DNA _testing _and _the _biological _material _present _on _the _right _and _left _breast _swabs _was _a _positive _match _to _Defendant _Goudeau.
_28.	_The _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _never _subjected _the _DNA _from _the _right _breast _swab _to _an _amplification _procedure _and _a _second _run _through _the _CODIS _database.
_29.	_The _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _never _tested _the _DNA _from _the _left _breast _swab _in _a _CODIS _run _comparison.
_30.	_Defendants’ _untimely _actions _caused _a _delay _in _identifying _Defendant _Goudeau _as _the _perpetrator, _and _such _delay _afforded _Defendant _Goudeau _the _opportunity _to _commit _the _murders _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez.
_31.	_Defendants’ _aforementioned _untimely _actions _caused _Defendant _Goudeau _to _remain _unincarcerated _and _to _continue _his _killing _spree, _causing _the _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez.
_COUNT _ONE _– _WRONGFUL _DEATH _STRICT _LIABILITY
_(Defendant _Goudeau)
_32.	_Plaintiffs _incorporate _the _preceding _paragraphs _as _stated _above.
_33.	_Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez _did _not _provoke _Defendant _Goudeau _in _any _way.
_34.	_Pursuant _to _Arizona _law, _Defendant _Goudeau _is _strictly _liable _for _Romelia _Vargas’ _and _Sophia _Nunez’ _fatal _injuries.

_COUNT _TWO _– _WRONGFUL _DEATH _NEGLIGENCE
_(Defendant _Goudeau)
_35.	_Plaintiffs _incorporate _the _preceding _paragraphs _as _stated _above.
_36.	_Upon _information _and _belief, _the _actions _and _omissions _of _Defendant _Goudeau _were _aggravated, _outrageous _and _oppressive.  _Defendant _Goudeau _consciously _pursued _a _course _of _conduct _knowing _that _he _created _a _substantial _risk _of _significant _harm _to _others _and _had _the _requisite _evil _mind _entitling _Plaintiffs _to _an _award _of _punitive _damages.
_37.	_Defendant _Goudeau _deliberately, _intentionally, _and _with _malice, _violently _caused _the _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez.
_38.	_As _a _direct _and _proximate _result _of _Defendant _Goudeau’s _actions, _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez _died, _causing _their _surviving _family _members _to _be _injured.  _Plaintiffs _have _suffered _serious _mental _and _emotional _injuries, _and _additionally _have _been _and _will _continue _in _the _future _to _be _damaged _by _the _deprivation _of _the _love, _aid, _comfort, _society, _affection, _counsel, _and _services _from _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez, _in _a _sum _exceeding _the _jurisdictional _limit _of _the _court.  _In _addition, _Plaintiffs _have _incurred _funeral _and _death _expenses.  _Plaintiffs _have _also _incurred _costs _and _attorneys’ _fees _in _this _lawsuit.
_39.	_As _a _direct _and _proximate _result _of _Defendant _Goudeau’s _negligent _actions, _Plaintiffs _incurred _expenses _relating _to _the _funeral _and _burial _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez.
_40.	_The _breach _of _duty _by _Defendant _Goudeau _set _forth _above _was _the _actual _and _proximate _cause _of _the _wrongful _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez, _and _the _injuries/damages _to _their _surviving _family _members.

_COUNT _THREE _– _WRONGFUL _DEATH 
_(Defendants _City, _Schneider _and _Sedowski)
_41.	_Plaintiffs _incorporate _the _preceding _paragraphs _as _stated _above.
_42.	_Defendant _City, _through _the _City _of _Phoenix _Police _Department, _gathered _DNA _evidence _on _two _separate _swabs _(right _breast _swab _and _left _breast _swab) _from _the _September _20, _2005 _double _rape _from _the _perpetrator _of _the _criminal _act.
_43.	_Defendants’ _failure _to _complete _an _amplification _procedure _on _the _right _breast _swab _and _do _a _second _CODIS _comparison _was _intentional, _reckless, _and/or _grossly _negligent _conduct.
_44.	_After _determining _there _was _biological _material _present _on _the _left _breast _swab, _Defendants’ _failure _to _test _that _biological _material _in _a _comparison _run _through _the _CODIS _system _was _intentional, _reckless, _and/or _grossly _negligent _conduct.
_45.	_Defendants’ _failure _to _discover, _detect, _realize, _or _acknowledge _that _the _left _breast _swab _had _not _been _tested _was _intentional, _reckless, _and/or _grossly _negligent _conduct.
_46.	_Defendants’ _actions _in _misleading _City _of _Phoenix _police _detectives _into _believing _the _left _breast _swab _had _been _tested _were  _intentional, _reckless, _and/or _grossly _negligent _conduct.
_47.	_Defendants’ _actions _were _intentional, _reckless, _and/or _grossly _negligent _in _the _day _to _day _general _operation _of _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab, _such _that _those _actions _resulted _in _the _decisions _not _to _test _evidence _and _to _mislead _detectives.
_48.	_Defendants _had _a _duty _of _care _to _investigate _the _case _knows _as _the _Baseline _Killer/Rapist, _and _ascertain _the _identity _of _the _suspect _(Defendant _Goudeau). 
_49.	_Defendants _had _a _duty _to _the _general _public, _including _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez, _to _prevent _Defendant _Goudeau _from _causing _the _deaths _of _innocent _individuals.
_50.	_Defendants _breached _their _duty _to _Plaintiffs _by _failing _to _test _the _left _breast _swab _and _amplify _the _sample _from _the _right _breast _swab _and _run _it _through _CODIS _a _second _time.
_51.	_Defendants _breached _their _duty _to _Plaintiffs _by _failing _to _timely _request _the _DPS _Crime _Lab _to _test _the _biological _evidence _in _the _above-referenced _matter.
_52.	_Defendants _breached _their _duty _to _Plaintiffs _by _misleading _the _assigned _case _detectives _into _believing _all _biological _evidence _in _the _above-referenced _matter _had _been _tested.
_53.	_Defendants _breached _their _duty _to _Plaintiffs _by _the _manner _in _which _the _City _of _Phoenix _Crime _Lab _was _operated.
_54.	_Due _to _Defendants’ _breach _of _duty, _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez _were _killed.
_55.	_As _a _direct _and _proximate _result _of _Defendants’ _intentional, _reckless, _and/or _grossly _negligent _actions _as _mentioned _in _the _preceding _paragraphs, _Defendant _Goudeau _brutally _killed _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez, _causing _their _surviving _family _members _to _be _injured.  _Plaintiffs _have _suffered _serious _mental _and _emotional _injuries, _and _additionally, _have _been _and _will _continue _to _be _damaged _by _the _deprivation _of _the _love, _aid _comfort, _society, _affection, _counsel _and _services _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez _in _a _sum _exceeding _the _jurisdictional _arbitration _limit _of _the _court.  _In _addition, _Plaintiffs _have _incurred _funeral _and _death _expenses.  _Plaintiffs _have _also _incurred _costs _and _attorneys’ _fees _in _this _lawsuit.
_56.	_The _breach _of _duty _by _Defendants _set _forth _above _were _the _actual _and _proximate _cause _of _the _wrongful _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez, _and _the _injuries/damages _to _their _surviving _family _members.

_COUNT _FOUR _– _WRONGFUL _DEATH
_(Violation _of _Arizona _Constitution)
_57.	_Plaintiffs _incorporate _the _preceding _paragraphs _as _stated _above.
_58.	_Arizona _Constitution, _Article _II, _§11 _states, _“Justice _in _all _cases _shall _be _administered _openly, _and _without _unnecessary _delay.”
_59.	_The _actions, _as _set _forth _herein, _of _Defendant _Phoenix _PD, _Defendant _Crime _Lab, _and _all _individual _names _Defendants _violated _Plaintiffs’ _rights _under _Article _II, _§11 _of _the _Arizona _Constitution.
_60.	_Defendants _had _a _duty _to _the _general _public _to _investigate _and _arrest _Defendant _Goudeau _without _unnecessary _delay, _so _that _justice _could _be _administered.
_61.	_Defendants _intentionally, _recklessly, _and/or _with _gross _negligence, _caused _an _unnecessary _delay _in _the _arrest _of _Defendant _Goudeau.
_62.	_Defendants’ _actions _violated _Plaintiffs’ _constitutional _rights _by _causing _an _unnecessary _delay _in _the _arrest _of _Defendant _Goudeau.
_63.	_Defendants’ _delay _in _the _arrest _of _Defendant _Goudeau _caused _the _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez.
_64.	_As _a _direct _and _proximate _result _of _Defendants’ _intentional, _reckless, _and/or _grossly _negligent _conduct _as _mentioned _in _the _preceding _paragraphs, _Defendant _Goudeau _brutally _killed _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez, _causing _their _surviving _family _members _to _be _injured.  _Plaintiffs _have _suffered _serious _mental _and _emotional _injuries, _and _additionally, _have _been _and _will _continue _to _be _damaged _by _the _deprivation _of _the _love, _aid _comfort, _society, _affection, _counsel _and _services _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez _in _a _sum _exceeding _the _jurisdictional _arbitration _limit _of _the _court.  _In _addition, _Plaintiffs _have _incurred _funeral _and _death _expenses.  _Plaintiffs _have _also _incurred _costs _and _attorneys’ _fees _in _this _lawsuit.
_65.	_The _breach _of _duty _by _Defendants _set _forth _above _were _the _actual _and _proximate _cause _of _the _wrongful _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez, _and _the _injuries/damages _to _their _surviving _family _members.
_COUNT _FIVE _– _WRONGFUL _DEATH
_66.	_Plaintiffs _incorporate _the _preceding _paragraphs _as _stated _above.
_67.	_Plaintiffs _are _entitled _to _a _full _and _just _recovery _pursuant _to _the _Arizona _Constitution, _Article _2, _§ _31.
_WHEREFORE, _Plaintiffs _pray _for _judgment _against _Defendants _as _follows:
_A.	_For _damages _for _the _wrongful _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez, _for _Plaintiffs _and _each _of _the _statutory _beneficiaries _for _the _loss _of _love, _affection, _companionship, _care, _protection _and _guidance _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez _since _their _deaths, _and _in _the _future _in _an _amount _to _be _proven _at _trial;
_B.	_For _damages _for _the _wrongful _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez _for _Plaintiffs _and _each _of _the _statutory _beneficiaries _for _the _pain, _grief, _sorrow, _anguish, _stress, _shock _and _mental _suffering _already _experienced _and _reasonably _probable _to _be _experienced _in _the _future _in _an _amount _to _be _proven _at _trial;
_C.	_For _damages _for _the _wrongful _deaths _of _Romelia _Vargas _and _Sophia _Nunez _for _Plaintiffs _and _each _of _the _statutory _beneficiaries _for _the _reasonable _expenses _of _funeral _and _burial _in _an _amount _to _be _proven _at _trial;
_D.	_For _punitive _damages _for _Defendants’ _intentional, _reckless, _and/or _grossly _negligent _actions _in _failing _to _investigate, _properly _control, _confine _and/or _arrest _Defendant _Goudeau, _and _also _by _failing _to _timely _submit _DNA _evidence, _in _an _amount _to _be _proven _at _trial;
_E.	_For _Plaintiffs’ _costs _incurred _herein; _and
_F.	_For _such _other _and _further _relief _as _the _Court _deems _just _and _proper.
_RESPECTFULLY _SUBMITTED _this _____ _day _of _September, _2010.
						_MARC _J. _VICTOR, _P.C.

			_By:  					
				_Marc _J. _Victor
				_Vicki _A.R. _Lopez
				_3920 _S. _Alma _School _Road, _#5
				_Chandler, _Arizona  _85248
				_Co-Counsel _for _Plaintiffs

							_BROWN _& _LITTLE, _P.L.C.

			_By:  					
				_Matthew _O. _Brown
				_Adrian _W. _Little								_3115 _S. _Price _Road
				_Chandler, _AZ  _85248
				_Co-Counsel _for _Plaintiffs