CARLOS VICARIA SLANDER LAWSUIT FOR DAMAGES AGAINST TIMOTHY SUERETH.
THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES (JURY TRIAL DEMANDED )
CASE NO : 10 -60547 CA 24
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI DADE- COUNTY FLORIDA . CASE No : 10 - 60547 CA 24 THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES ( JURY TRIAL DEMANDED )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MIAMI - DADE COUNTY , FLORIDA.
CASE No : 10 -60547 CA 24
THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES ( JURY TRIAL DEMANDED )
CARLOS VICARIA , and individual , and MARCELO CATURLA , and individual , Plaintiffs , v. TIMOTHY SUERETH , and individual doing business as SOUTH BAY CLUB OVERSIGHT , and who is also know as Larry Beacon , Jeff Swanson , James Baker , Susan Brenner , and Barbara Haskings , and SOUTH BAY CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION , INC. Defendants :
THIRDAMENDEDCOMPLAINTFORDAMAGES
(JURY TRIAL DEMANDED)
Plaintiffs,CARLOSVICARlA, ("VICARlA")andMARCELO CATURLA ("CATURLA"),byandthroughundersignedcounsel,herebybringthisactionagainstDefendant TIMOTHY SUERETH, who is doing business asSOUTH BAY CLUB OVERSIGHT, ("SBCO")andwhoisalsoknown bythefollowingaliases:LarryBeacon,JeffSwanson,James Baker, Susan Brenner and Barbara Haskings and Defendant SOUTH BAY CLUB CONDOMINIUMASSOCIATION,INC.,("SOUTHBAY")andstatethefollowing:
INTRODUCTION :1. Defendant SUERETH harbors an apparent resentment against Plaitiffs because of difference in opinion with respect to the governance of the SOUTH BAY CLUB CONDOMINIUM .
With intent to cause irreparable harm, Defendant TIMOTHY SUERETH has launched a campaignofharassment through publishing anonline"blog" and sending emails containing outrageous and defamatory statements against Plaintiffs VICARIA and CATURLA. The statements published byDefendant areshockingandoutrageous including butnotlimitedto statementsthatPlaintiffVICARlA wasconvictedofafelonyforsexual batteryonachild,that he is a sexual predator and pedophile. Defendant also makes outrageous and defamatory statementsaboutCATURLA stating thatheisaconvictedcriminal guilty ofsexcrimesand impliesthatheisalsoapedophile.Theseshockingstatementsarefalseandhavebeenfabricated by Defendant SUERETH against Plaintiffs. Despite knowing that the statements are false, Defendantemailedthedefamatory statements toPlaintiffVICARIA'splaceofemployment in ordertocausehimharm.Defendant SUERETHhasorchestratedhisharmbyusingaseriesof pseudonyms.Lastly,Defendanthaspostedandmischaracterizeddocuments onvariousinternet websites,taggingthedocuments withPlaintiffs' namesalongwiththeterms"sexual predator" and"pedophile" inorder tocast Plaintiffs furtherhisdefamation. Further, Defendant posted copiesofthedefamatorystatements along withpicturesofthePlaintiffs intheneighborhood where Plaintiffs live in order to further harass them. The admitted goal of Defendant'sharassmentis todrivePlaintiffsfromtheirbuildingandwrongfullydeprivethemoftheirhome.2. Defendant SOUTH BAY is the association governing the South Bay Club propertyandhasa dutytoprotectitsresidentsfromharassment.AtthetimethatDefendant SUERETH published thedefamatory statementsagainst Plaintiffs, Defendant SOUTH BAY knewthatthestatementswerenottrue.DefendantSOUTHBAYwasnegligent initsfailureto acttoprotectPlaintiffsandallowed ahostileenvironmentwithinthebuildingtothriveagainst Plaintiffs.DefendantSOUTHBAY'snegligenceinfailingtoprotectPlaintiffsactedtolegitimizethedefamatorystatementsmadebySUERETH.3. Plaintiffs seek damages against Defendant SUERETH for Libel Per Se, DefamationbyImplicationandforIntentionalInflictionofEmotionalDistress. Plaintiff VICARlA seeks damagesagainstDefendantforDefamationbyImplication.BothPlaintiffs seek injunctivereliefagainstDefendantSUERETH'scontinued harmful actions.BothPlaintiffsseek damagesagainstDefendantSOUTHBAYforNegligenceandDefamationbyImplication.
JURISDICTIONANDVENUE4. Thisisan actionindamagesinexcessofthecourt's minimaljurisdictional amountof$15,000.00.5. VenueisproperinMiami-DadeCounty,Floridaas DefendantSUERETHresides inthisvenue,DefendantSOUTHBAYoperatessolelyinthisvenueandasubstantialpartofthe eventsoromissionsgivingriseto Plaintiffs'claimsoccurredinMiami-DadeCounty.THEPARTIESTOTHISACTION6. Plaintiff VICARIAis an individualand a resident of Miami-Dade County. Plaintiffis aformerboardmemberfortheSouthBayClubCondominiumAssociation,Inc.(the "Association").7. Plaintiff,CATURLA,isanindividualandaresidentofMiami-Dade County. Plaintiff CATURLAisaresidentownerofacondominiumunitattheSouthBayClub CondominiumBuilding.8. Defendant SUERETHconducts business as SBCO, an unincorporated organizationlocatedinMiami-DadeCountyFlorida.Defendant'sSBCOpurportstobeanad- hoccommitteeformedbycurrentorformer membersoftheAssociationtoprovide"information' toownersofcondominiumunitsattheSouthBayClubCondominiumon800WestAve,Miami Beach,FL("CondominiumBuilding").DefendantSUERETHownsandoperatesablogentitled "SouthBayClubOversight".9. Knowingthathisactionswerelibelous,DefendantSUERETH hidbehindaseries offictitiousnamesincludingbutnotlimitedtoJamesBaker("Baker"),LarryBeacon("Beacon") andJeffSwanson("Swanson").Underthesefakenames,Defendantpurportedtobeseparate ownersofcondominiumunitsattheCondominiumBuildingandconcernedcitizens.Thereare nounitownersattheCondominiumBuildingidentifiedbythesenames.9. DefendantSUERETHhidbehindaseriesofadditionalfictitiousnameswhen harassingandthreateningPlaintiffVICARlAathisplaceofemployment.Thefakenamesused bySUERETHincludedbutarenotlimitedtoSusanBrenner("Brenner")andBarbaraHaskings ("Haskings"). Usingthesefakenames,Defendantpurportedtobe"concernedcitizens" threateningVICARIA'semployerso thathewouldbeterminated.10. DefendantSOUTHBAYisthecondominiumassociationgoverningtheSouth BayClubCondominiumBuildingwherePlaintiffsreside.Atalltimesmaterial,theDefendant SOUTHBAYwascontrolledbytwosuccessiveboards:the2010BoardofDirectorsandthe2011BoardofDirectors.The2010BoardofDirectorsincludedDianneThome,thespouseof Defendant SUERETH.
THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES (JURY TRIAL DEMANDED )
PLAINTIFFS : CARLOS VICARIA & MARCELO CATURLA v. TIMOTHY SUERETH SOUTH BAY CLUB OVERSIGHT SOUTH BAY CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC,
With intent to cause irreparable harm, Defendant TIMOTHY SUERETH has launched a campaignofharassment through publishing anonline"blog" and sending emails containing outrageous and defamatory statements againstPlaintiffs VICARIA and CATURLA. The statements published byDefendant areshockingandoutrageous including butnotlimitedto statementsthatPlaintiffVICARlA wasconvictedofafelonyforsexual batteryonachild,that he is a sexual predator and pedophile. Defendant also makes outrageous and defamatory statementsaboutCATURLA stating thatheisaconvictedcriminal guilty ofsexcrimesand impliesthatheisalsoapedophile.Theseshockingstatementsarefalseandhavebeenfabricated by Defendant SUERETH against Plaintiffs. Despite knowing that the statements are false, Defendantemailedthedefamatory statements toPlaintiffVICARIA'splaceofemployment in ordertocausehimharm.Defendant SUERETHhasorchestratedhisharmbyusingaseriesof pseudonyms.Lastly,Defendanthaspostedandmischaracterizeddocuments onvariousinternet websites,taggingthedocuments withPlaintiffs' namesalongwiththeterms"sexual predator" and"pedophile" inorder tocast Plaintiffs furtherhisdefamation. Further, Defendant posted copiesofthedefamatorystatements along withpicturesofthePlaintiffs intheneighborhood where Plaintiffs live in order to further harass them. The admitted goal of Defendant'sharassmentis todrivePlaintiffsfromtheirbuildingandwrongfullydeprivethemoftheirhome.
2. Defendant SOUTH BAY is the association governing the South Bay Club propertyandhasa dutytoprotectitsresidentsfromharassment.AtthetimethatDefendant SUERETH published thedefamatory statementsagainst Plaintiffs, Defendant SOUTH BAY knewthatthestatementswerenottrue.DefendantSOUTHBAYwasnegligent initsfailureto acttoprotectPlaintiffsandallowed ahostileenvironmentwithinthebuildingtothriveagainst Plaintiffs.DefendantSOUTHBAY'snegligenceinfailingtoprotectPlaintiffsactedtolegitimizethedefamatorystatementsmadebySUERETH.
3. Plaintiffs seek damages against Defendant SUERETH for Libel Per Se, DefamationbyImplicationandforIntentionalInflictionofEmotionalDistress. Plaintiff VICARlA seeks damagesagainstDefendantforDefamationbyImplication.BothPlaintiffs seek injunctivereliefagainstDefendantSUERETH'scontinued harmful actions.BothPlaintiffsseek damagesagainstDefendantSOUTHBAYforNegligenceandDefamationbyImplication.
6. Plaintiff VICARIAis an individualand a resident of Miami-Dade County. Plaintiffis aformerboardmemberfortheSouthBayClubCondominiumAssociation,Inc.(the "Association").
8. Defendant SUERETHconducts business as SBCO, an unincorporated organizationlocatedinMiami-DadeCountyFlorida.Defendant'sSBCOpurportstobeanad- hoccommitteeformedbycurrentorformer membersoftheAssociationtoprovide"information' toownersofcondominiumunitsattheSouthBayClubCondominiumon800WestAve,Miami Beach,FL("CondominiumBuilding").DefendantSUERETHownsandoperatesablogentitled "SouthBayClubOversight".