for the deposit monies I paid by credit card; I was never informed that my deposit was going to any other entity besides the fictitious " Joshua Hills" which I was told by the rep was the California equivalent of "St Jude's of Nebraska". I was never informed that it was a Narconon entity until after my deposit was taken and cleared via credit card transaction done over the telephone as I was told who to make the remaining post dated payments out to. I was promised many things over the phone by Narconon representatives and employees but I was never informed by the parties that the parties involved were in a collusion type of activity and that they were in violation of federal and state consumer and telemarketing law.I was never informed of any refund policy before or after my money was taken by DEFENDENTS. I was only informed after Daniel left the program and I called to get a refund of money back. To my knowledge, DEFENDENTS did not tape record the financial transaction nor provide financial receipts. This is in violation of When I asked for a receipt, my request was ignored.I was pregnant with a toddler at home during the transaction and during the whole of the pregnancy I attempted to get a refund to no avail, causing financial, emotional and physical distress. I suffered this in Nevada County where I live as I tried to unravel and rectify the situation by phone, email and fax.Defendants, NARCONON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (NNSC) and NARCONON JOSHUA HILLS (NN JH) are separate corporate entities with operations in various locations and in the state of California. Additionally, NARCONON SH has operations in Nevada and Colorado. NNSC solicits customers via telephone, internet, via referral websites and 3rd party sellers throughout the United States and the State of California, including customers in Grass Valley, California, County of Nevada on their official website
http://www.usnodrugs.com/California/Grass_Valley/17
, the site which is noted on their 990 tax returns (
www.usnodrugs.com.
) As noted in the Complaint, the true names or capacities, whether individual, corporate, associate, or otherwise, of Defendants named in this action as DOES 1 through 20, are unknown as of yet to Plaintiff, who therefore sues these Defendants by such fictitious names. Plaintiff will amend this complaint to show the true names and capacities of the fictitiously named defendants when they have been ascertained.