I Am Not One to Blame — Neither Is My Restrainer

Restorative Justice Case Amended ComplaintDaphne Garrido (Vulnerable Adult) and [Second Plaintiff Name]v.State of Washington Courts, Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Connections Kirkland, Mindful Therapy Group, University of Washington School of Social Work, Aurora Commons, and Related State AgenciesRestorative Justice & Civil Accountability FilingDate: June 2026PartiesPlaintiff 1: Daphne Garrido, a disabled trans woman and Vulnerable Adult living with schizophrenia in Washington state.Plaintiff 2: [Second Plaintiff Name], the individual who obtained the restraining order against Daphne Garrido under psychiatric and social work recommendations.Defendants:* Courts of Washington State* Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)* Connections Kirkland* Mindful Therapy Group* University of Washington School of Social Work* Aurora Commons* Related state agencies and programsStatement of Mutual Victimization and Systemic HarmThis is a restorative justice case brought by two vulnerable individuals who were systematically turned into “victim and victimizer” of one another by profound institutional failures.Daphne Garrido, a Vulnerable Adult with schizophrenia and severe executive dysfunction, was met with systemic neglect. Plaintiff 2 suffered significant emotional and psychological harm after being placed in an adversarial role against Daphne. Both Plaintiffs are victims of a system that failed to provide proper support and instead weaponized their vulnerabilities against each other.Specific FailuresThe Washington courts and state agencies violated ADA Title II and the Olmstead Integration Mandate by failing to provide reasonable accommodations and community-based supports for a disabled Vulnerable Adult. Instead of integration and holistic care, the systems defaulted to coercive measures, including ratification of an unlawful restraining order.* Washington Courts and DSHS: Ignored Daphne’s repeated pleas for help. They failed to uphold the Vulnerable Adult Protection Act, relied on the abusive and non-functional 211 and 988 systems, and allowed Disability Rights programs in Washington to provide no meaningful intervention.* Psychiatric and Social Work Institutions:* Connections Kirkland and Mindful Therapy Group: Daphne was completely honest about her symptoms, yet they misdiagnosed her, pursued medicine trial-and-error first without identifying root causes, and left her unsupported.* University of Washington School of Social Work: Failed in its educational and ethical duty despite repeated contacts.* Aurora Commons: Reported Daphne to police and contributed to the restraining order process without adequate holistic assessment.These failures prolonged Daphne’s path to proper disability diagnosis, stripped her of parental rights, and punished her most severely as a trans woman whose identity was disrespected and weaponized within the process. Plaintiff 2 was misdirected by the same systems into becoming an accomplice to harm against a disabled person in crisis. Their mental health predisposes them to struggle with such volatile emotional weights — they would have done the right thing if the system had allowed any viable path.Harms SufferedDaphne Garrido endured epic levels of mental torture — prolonged undiagnosed disability, loss of housing, complete stripping of parenting rights with her daughter, professional destruction, and profound relational isolation — while being completely honest and desperately seeking help.Plaintiff 2 suffered deep emotional and psychological harm from being made an unwilling participant in this systemic failure. They were forced into conflict with a disabled Vulnerable Adult whose untreated condition created volatility they were unequipped to handle. Both Plaintiffs inflicted pain on one another due to institutional coercion, not personal malice.Legal and Restorative BasisThis case is grounded in ADA Title II violations, Olmstead Integration Mandate breaches, Vulnerable Adult Protection Act failures, systemic misdiagnosis, coercive trial-and-error psychiatry, and precedents involving mutual victimization created by institutional negligence (including cases of prolonged untreated mental health crises, wrongful restraining orders against disabled persons, and family separation due to state failures).Relief SoughtBoth Plaintiffs seek a justified combined settlement of $2,950,000 ($1,475,000 each) to acknowledge the profound, life-altering suffering inflicted on two vulnerable people by systemic failures. This amount is supported by precedents involving ADA/Olmstead violations, loss of parental rights, prolonged misdiagnosis, and severe emotional distress caused by state agencies turning disabled individuals and their loved ones against each other.This Restorative Justice filing seeks truth, full accountability, healing for both Plaintiffs, and systemic change so that no other Vulnerable Adults and their relations are forced into this destructive dynamic by the very systems meant to protect them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit opheliaeverfall.substack.com