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SUPERIORCOURTOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIACIVILDIVISION
DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA441FOURTHST,N.W.WASHINGTON,D.C.20001
Plaintiff,
v.
3101RHODEISLANDAVENUE,L.L.C.C/OJERRYSCHAEFFER3341BENNINGROAD,N.E.,WASHINGTON,D.C.20019-1502S
&
S,L.L.C.
d/b/a
SKYSPA/SPASKY1215CONNECTICUTAVENUE,N.W.4thFLOORWASHINGTON,DC20036HAKJAELEEPRESIDENTS
&
S,L.L.C.
d/b/a
SKYSPA/SPASKY""1215CONNECTICUTAVENUE,N.W.4thFLOORWASHINGTON,D.C.20036/
1147-30
38THAVENUEFLUSHING,NEWYORK11354
and
SUNHWALEE-LIMOWNER
?,
&
S,L.L.C.
d/b/a
SKYSPA/SPASKY1215CONNECTICUTAVENUE,N.W.4thFLOOR/WASHINGTON,D.C.20036/
J
1069W.BROADSTREET,#917FALLSCHURCH,VA22046
Defendants.
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0001450-11
Civ.No.
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FILED
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AC'T1OMSBRANCH
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COMPLAINT(Injunctive
Relief)TheDistrictofColumbia("Plaintiff'or"theDistrict"),byandthroughitsattorney,theOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneralfortheDistrictofColumbia,herebybringssuitagainst3101RhodeIslandAvenue,L.L.C.,S
&
S,L.L.C.,d/b/a,SkySpa!SpaSky,HakJaeLee,andSunHwaLee-Lim,andrespectfullystatesasfollows:
IntroductoryStatement
ThisisanactionforinjunctivereliefinwhichtheDistrictseekstoenjointheillegalprostitutionactivitiesat1215ConnecticutAvenue,NW,
4th
Floor,Washington,D.C.20036(the"Property")byhavingDefendantS
&
S,L.L.C.vacateandceaseanyandallactivitiesattheProperty,removealloftheirequipmentandbelongingsfromthepremisesanddestroyallpersonalpropertyusedtofacilitatetheprostitutionnuisance.Defendant3101RhodeIslandAvenue,L.L.C.managedbyJerrySchaeffer(the"PropertyOwner")ownsthePropertylocatedat1215ConnecticutAvenue,N.W.,Washington,D.C.DefendantS
&
S,L.L.C.,d/b/aSpaSky/SkySpaoccupiestheProperty,DefendantHakJaeLeeisthePresidentofS
&
S,L.L.C,andDefendantSunHwaLee-LimistheOwnerofS
&
S,L.L.C.DefendantsS
&
S,L.L.C.,HakJaeLee,andSunHwaLee-Limarehereinaftercollectivelyreferredtoas"theSpaSkyDefendants."TheDistrictallegesthatallnamedDefendantsareallowingtheoperationofahouseofprostitutionandlortheSpaSkyDefendantsemployindividualswhodonothavealicensetoperformmassagetherapy.Specifically,theSpaSkyDefendantssolicitfor
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andprovidesexualservicesforafeeattheProperty.TheSpaSkyDefendantsarethuscreatingandmaintainingaprostitution-relatednuisanceatthePropertyofwhichmanycitizensinthesurroundingcommunityhavecomplained.Furthermore,theSpaSkyDefendantsarealsoadvertisingandofferingtothepublicmassageservicesthattheyarenotlicensedtoperformintheDistrictofColumbia.OnJanuary5,2011,theMetropolitanPoliceDepartment("MPD")conductedaninvestigationandundercoveroperation,whichresultedinthearrestsoftwoofSkySpa/SpaSky'semployeesonthePropertyforcriminalsolicitationofprostitutionandperformingillegalmassages.NolicenseunderD.C.lawwouldallowtheSpaSkyDefendantstoengageinthispurelyillegalactivity.ProstitutionhasalwaysbeenandremainsillegalintheDistrictofColumbia.OnJanuary14,2011,theOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneral("OAG")sentanoticelettertotheDefendantPropertyOwner,informingtheDefendantPropertyOwnerthatthePropertywasbeingoperatedasahouseofprostitution.However,theDefendantPropertyOwnerhasnotrespondedtotheNoticeletter,norhavetheytakenanystepstoabatetheprostitution-relatednuisanceattheProperty.S
&
ShasobtainedaBasicBusinessLicense("BBL")andCertificateofOccupancy("CO")fromtheDistrictofColumbiaDepartmentofConsumerandRegulatoryAffairs("DCRA");howevertheBBLisforageneralbusinessandnotamassageestablishment.Therefore,theSpaSkyDefendantsareoperatingamassageestablishmentwithouttheappropriateBBL.Despitethisfact,theSpaSkyDefendantsmaintainawebsiteforSkySpa/SpaSkyatwww.spa-sky.comthatadvertisesvariousmassageservices.TheSpaSkyDefendantscontinuetoengageinillegalmassages-3-
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