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Just months after her acquittal in the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, Karen Read is expected in a Massachusetts courtroom Monday to face a wrongful death lawsuit from O'Keefe's family. The 2 p.m. hearing in Plymouth Superior Court marks an escalation for the civil case, which had largely been on hold while Read's criminal case was pending. Monday's hearing also reunites Read with attorneys Alan Jackson and Elizabeth Little, who lead Read's criminal defense.
Oscar Daniel Hernandez and Gladys Bautista Vasquez, the parents of Oscar Omar Rodriguez, filed a notice of claim against the city on Sept. 11, contending the Los Angeles Dept. of Parks & Recreation exposed children to harm by granting Mario Garcia-Aquino a permit to coach youth soccer teams. "The City of Los Angeles, through its permit application and approval process, knew or should have known that Mario Garcia-Aquino would be using city parks solely to groom and sexually abuse children on a daily or weekly basis under the guise of a boys' soccer club," read the notice, typically a precursor to a civil lawsuit.