SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The estate of a San Diego woman killed by her stalker wants the city to pay up for failing to prevent it.
A lawsuit was filed Jan. 12 in San Diego federal court against the City of San Diego, SDPD Chief David Nisleit and several unnamed SDPD officers and employees by the estate of Nahal Connie Dadkhah. The plaintiff is represented by attorneys Timothy A. Scott and Michelle C. Angeles from McKenzie Scott PC.
The complaint alleges that the defendants failed to adequately respond to multiple 911 calls on June 14, 2022, resulting in the preventable murder of Nahal Connie Dadkhah by a man known to be her stalker and abuser. Despite neighbors reporting an agitated man banging on Dadkhah's door and later breaking into her residence, SDPD officers did not arrive until nearly two hours after the initial calls, the suit says.
The lawsuit further claims that the police department's actions increased the danger to Dadkhah specifically and that they share legal responsibility for her death under federal law. The plaintiff seeks damages for violations of the Fourteenth Amendment, state-created danger, due process rights, negligence, and Bane Act violations.
Manouchehr Dadkhah, Nahal Connie Dadkhah's father and successor-in-interest, is named as the plaintiff in this case. He accuses the SDPD of mishandling the situation, leading to his daughter's murder.
"Connie was a medical research assistant and production manager," the suit says. She was kindhearted, vibrant, caring, and empathetic. She was a compassionate woman who loved animals, sewing, and in her free time volunteered at a local mental health outreach center."
Dadkhah recorded the attack, allegedly carried out by Parrish Chambers.