Los Angeles, CA (openPR) 27 September 2010

Director Angela Reddock Managing Partner, law firm Reddock, Wells & Griggs, announced today that the Company LLP complained against San Jose State University, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. San Jose Campus Rho Zeta Chapter and individual members of the sisterhood, was subject, inter alia, on behalf of the 20-year-old Courtney Howard, a former student of San Jose State Sigma Gamma Rho and commitment to illegal activities turbidity in August and September 2008 – including slapping and struck the walls and the floor, hit with wooden spoons, cutting and a paddle? ? and retaliation for reporting on implementation. The demand for compensation and punitive damages for assault and battery, negligence, emotional stress and turbidity.

â? Both universities and representatives of sisterhood were aware of a history of turbidity in the school and in the Zeta Rho chapter, but admitted they did not know how they respond to damage to physical and emotional, often by criminal negligence, rituals, â? Reddock said. â? This process should be to develop strength of the school and the Greek system of the existing guidelines, standards and procedures to be passed this cruel practice and once for the ragging> all.â ????

Howard, who was an excellent student, leader of the students and volunteers in high school and college now enrolled at San Jose State University because of its excellent training in Spanish. Howard will teach Spanish to high school studies. They decided to join a sorority because of a perceived? Sisterhood? and groups such as more opportunities to serve their community. After the examination of various sororities on campus, Howard has been accepted as a pledge of Sigma Gamma Rho.

â? Snitches Get Stitchesâ?

According to the lawsuit, almost immediately began promising, Howard, the sorority had not told the truth when he promised not to initiate process to physical haze. At this time, but â? Drop the linea? was dangerous, because of two veiled threats and blatant repeated sorority members saw the most alarming terms such as â? Spies get stitchesâ? and warnings of a being? jumped outa? (Beat), when the pledge mentioned behavior turbidity or refused to pledge to continue. After two weeks of abuse? and three doctor visits for medical attention? Howard took the courageous decision of the report and drawn from consideration. After the experiment, and not the question at the university level, Howard has a police report in January 2009 and 10 February 2010 were submitted sentenced four members of the sorority haze illegal. (Santa Clara Criminal Court, CC950364)

“Because school officials never completed a full and conclusive, and because the sorority members to harass and threaten retaliation began to Howard, she was forced to withdraw from San Jose State the next semester,” said Reddock. “Accordingly, Howard ? education has been delayed by a year as she sought transfer to other universities. Finally, studies at the University of Southern California, a much more expensive private school, transferred to the not many of its loans. Since both the sorority and the university does not solve problems of turbidity in a way that his students, protects and because errors caused Howard physical, emotional and financial damage, it has had no choice but to submit that claim. The suit, Howard? “His main goal is to oppose bullying and to take public attention on a topic often covered pull out of fear and retribution. “

complaint has been filed in Santa Clara Superior Court. Howard v. The California State University (110CV181349, August 31, 2010).


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in Los Angeles, Reddock, Wells & Griggs basis, LLP is a law firm minority law, the high quality, results-oriented and cost efficient legal representation provides for Fortune 500 companies, medium-sized businesses, nonprofits and government organizations improve their business results and solve their legal problems. A feature of the Reddock, Wells & Griggs, LLP is committed to diversity, the fundamental values of respect and dignity for all, support diversity in the workplace and the diversity within the community, customers, employees and suppliers. Attorney Angela Reddock is a managing partner of the firm.

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