California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Doe v. Frank, B227871 (Cal. App. 2012):
"Civil Code section 52.1, subdivision (a), provides that if a person interferes, or attempts to interfere, by threats, intimidation, or coercion, with the exercise or enjoyment of the constitutional or statutory rights of 'any individual or individuals,' the Attorney General, or any district or city attorney, may bring a civil action for equitable or injunctive relief. Subdivision (b) allows '[a]ny individual' so interfered with to sue for damages. Subdivision (g) states that an action brought under section 52.1 is 'independent of any other action, remedy, or procedure that may be available to an aggrieved individual under any other provision of law,' including Civil Code section 51.7." (Venegas v. County of Los Angeles (2004) 32 Cal.4th 820, 841.)
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