Date: 04-28-2017

Case Style: Jane Doe v. Jonathan Padilla and Holiday Inn Express

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Judge: Lorna H. Brumfield

Court: Superior Court, Kern County, California

Plaintiff's Attorney: Brian McCormack

Defendant's Attorney: Not Available

Description: Bakersfield, CA - Jury Awards Motel Guest $3.5 Million

Jane Doe sued Jonathan Padilla and Holiday Inn Express civil sexual assault and premises liability theories respectively claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of having been sexually assaulted by Padilla will a guest at the hotel in Frazier Park in 2014.

Padilla gained access to the woman's room by posing as the woman's boyfriend to get a key from the front desk.

Padilla was charged and convicted of sexual assault and was sentenced to serve three years in prison and was paroled in 2015.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $3.5 million with 60 percent being attributed to the hotel employee's negligence and 40% to Padilla, who is judgment proof.

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