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UNITY TECHNOLOGIES, and DOES | through 10, inclusive
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:
(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):
ANNE EVANS
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The aero and aderess ofthe cout Soa
(Ginomerey erect dla core 99) San Francisco County Superior Court (OC 19-576463
400 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
The name, address, and telephone number of plaints attorney, or plainti without an attorney, is
(Elnombre, a creccion y el nimero de teléfono del abogado del demandante, 0 del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):
Noah D. Lebowitz, 1442A Walnut St, No. 452, Berkeley, CA 94709 510.883.3977
JUN 05 2019
DATE Clr, Depay
(Poche) Clerk of the Court (seeetrcy ‘écunto)
(Far po TEs SINS BT, os Pret of Seca oS Tr
(Para prueba de entrega de esta citation use el formulario Proof of Servi summons, (POS-010)). NEYL WEBB
2. asin porson sued tinder the fttious name of (spect)
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under: J] cep 416.10 (corporation) cep 416.60 (minor)
5) CcP 416.20 (defunct corporation) [) Cop 416.70 (conservatee)
[5 ccP 416.40 (association or partnership) [=] CCP 476.90 (authorized person)
1 other (specity):
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SES er Sy)LAW OFFICE OF NOAH D. LEBOWITZ,
MA2A Walnut Steet No. 52
Berkeley, CA 94709
BE ORIGINAL
Noah D. Lebowitz [SBN 194982]
LAW OFFICE OF NOAH D. LEBOWITZ
1442A Walnut Street, No. 452
Berkeley, California 94709 F I L E D
Telephone: (510) 883-3977 San Francisco County Superior Court
Facsimile: (510) 540-1057
E-mail:
[email protected] JUN 05 2019
ERK E03
Attomeys for Plaintiff ns
ANNE EVANS ‘Deputy Cork
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
(Unlimited Jurisdiction)
CaseNoC GC" 19576463
ANNE EVANS, COMPLAINT
Plaintiff,
1. RETALIATION (Labor Code § 1102.5);
2. TERMINATION IN VIOLATION OF FAIR,
EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT
Gov. Code § 12900 et seq.)
3, RETALIATION (Gov. Code § 12940(h));
4. FAILURE TO PREVENT
DISCRIMINATION & RETALIATION
Gov. Code § 12940(k));
5. WRONGFUL TERMINATION IN
VIOLATION OF PUBLIC POLICY
UNITY TECHNOLOGIES, and DOES 1
through 10, inclusive,
___ Defendants.
PARTIES
1. Plaintiff Anne Evans (“Plaintiff” or “Evans”) is an individual who resides in the
State of California.
2. Defendant Unity Technologies (“Unity” or “Defendant”) is a California
corporation doing business at 30 3rd St, San Francisco, California,
3. Plaintiff is ignorant of the true names and capacities of defendants sued herein as
Does 1 through 10, inclusive, and therefore sues these defendants by such fictitious names under
California Code of Civil Procedure § 474. Plaintiff will amend this Complaint to allege their
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thereon alleges that each of the fictitiously named defendants is legally responsible in some
manner for the occurrences herein alleged and that the injuries of Plaintiff as herein alleged have
been proximately caused by the aforementioned defendants, and each of them.
4, Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that each of the defendants
named herein has at all times relevant to this action been the officer, agent, employee and/or
representative of the remaining defendants and has acted within the course and scope of such
agency and employment, and with the permission and consent of the co-defendants.
YENUE
5. Venue as to each Defendant is proper in this judicial district, pursuant to
California Government Code § 12965(b). Plaintiff's employment with the Defendant was based
in the Defendant's offices located in the County of San Francisco. Acts and omissions leading to
liability in this case occurred in the County of San Francisco
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS
6. Evans was hired as Senior Director of Recruiting at Unity’s San Francisco office
in July 2015, starting work in September, reporting to Chief People Officer Elizabeth Brown,
7. Throughout her entire time at Unity, Evans worked well and received excellent
performance reviews. She achieved or exceeded all of her performance metrics, earning bonuses
and stock option grants as additional compensation for that performance. In 2017, Evans
received a promotion to Vice President.
8 During her time at Unity, Evans observed thatthe workplace was highly
sexualized. Company CEO, John Riccitiello, and other men in management positions spoke
openly about women in a sexual manner, made sexist jokes, and flirted with and pursued sexual
relationships with female employees and contractors.
9. Soon after Evans joined Unity, Riccitiello began making inappropriate sexual
comments to her. For instance, at The Battery (a private members-only club in San Francisco
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