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===Nevada=== In February 2014, Hamilton filed an additional civil suit against Narconon with the state of Nevada.<ref name=ryan6>{{cite news| last=Ortega | first=Tony |url=http://tonyortega.org/2014/02/26/ryan-hamilton-files-another-lawsuit-against-scientologys-nevada-drug-rehab-facility/|title=Ryan Hamilton files another lawsuit against Scientology's Nevada drug rehab facility|date= 26 February 2014| access-date=19 March 2014}}</ref> His clients, Michael Tarr and his mother Cathy, sued Narconon Fresh Start ([[doing business as]] Rainbow Canyon Retreat) for fraud, [[breach of contract]] and negligence.<ref name=ryan6/><ref name=ryan8>{{cite news | title=Tarr Complaint|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/209305110/Tarr-v-Narconon-Fresh-Start-Complaint}}</ref><ref name="Tarr-CourtHouseNews">{{cite news | last = Gallegos | first = Megan | title = Narconon Rehab Called a Scientology Come-on | newspaper = Courthouse News Service | location = Pasadena, California | publisher = Courthouse News | date = 26 February 2014 | url = http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/02/26/65665.htm | access-date = 7 April 2014}}</ref> The Tarrs claimed that, while residing at Narconon to treat his former heroin addiction, Michael did not receive detoxification treatment but rather [[indoctrination]] into Scientology, and asked the court to award them [[punitive damages]] as well as a refund of Narconon's $33,000 fees and their [[Legal fees|legal expenses]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ortega|first=Tony|title=Scientology litigation always has surprises: A new wrinkle from Narconon's attorneys|url=http://tonyortega.org/2014/04/14/scientology-litigation-always-has-surprises-a-new-wrinkle-from-narconon-attorneys/|access-date=2 May 2014|newspaper=The Underground Bunker|date=14 April 2014}}</ref> The Tarrs' civil suit followed closely behind a previous lawsuit filed by Hamilton on behalf of David, Stacy, and Jack Welch of Texas, who also allege that Narconon Fresh Start committed breach of contract, fraud, and negligence.<ref name=ryan9>{{cite news | last=Ortega |first=Tony | title=Scientology's drug rehab facility in Nevada sued over the usual litany of deceptions|url=http://tonyortega.org/2014/02/02/scientologys-drug-rehab-facility-in-nevada-sued-over-the-usual-litany-of-deceptions/}}</ref><ref name=ryan10>{{cite news | title=Welch Complaint|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/203989086/Welch-v-Narconon-Fresh-Start}}</ref><ref name="Welch-LAist">{{cite news | last = Trinh | first = Jean | title = Drug Rehab Center Tricked Patient into Studying Scientology, Lawsuit Says | newspaper = LAist | location = Los Angeles | publisher = [[Gothamist]] | date = 3 February 2014 | url = http://laist.com/2014/02/03/narconon_sued_for_being_scientology.php | access-date = 7 April 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140311050200/http://laist.com/2014/02/03/narconon_sued_for_being_scientology.php | archive-date = 11 March 2014}}</ref> In April 2014, Hamilton filed another lawsuit against Narconon Nevada, this time on behalf of Harry and Lauren Geanacopulos and their son Peter. The Geanacopulos family's complaint argues that Narconon's programme content and success rate were misrepresented to them and that it has no genuine medical or scientific basis.<ref name=UB2May14>{{cite news|title=Scientology's drug rehab hit with another lawsuit; Laura D asked to turn over computer|url=http://tonyortega.org/2014/04/24/scientologys-drug-rehab-hit-with-another-lawsuit-laura-d-asked-to-turn-over-computer/|access-date=2 May 2014|newspaper=The Underground Bunker|date=24 April 2014}}</ref> Hamilton claimed to possess a Narconon internal document showing that the program was used as a "bridge" to introduce clients to Scientology.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baca|first=Nathan|title=I-Team: Lawsuits target Scientology rehab center in Nev.|url=http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25494624/i-team-lawsuits-target-nev-drug-and-alcohol-center|access-date=24 May 2014|newspaper=8 News Now KLAS-TV LAS VEGAS|date=12 May 2014|quote=Other documents obtained by Hamilton show Scientology calls Narconon its "bridge" to moving patients into religious activities.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327182026/http://www.8newsnow.com/story/19968806/i-team-patients-cant-win-at-scientology-rehab-center|archive-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref>
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