Cope had earlier filed a complaint with the city attorney's office seeking damages in excess of $50,000. The lawsuit, filed last week, states that the complaint was rejected.
Cope says she was swarmed by a "pack" of off-leash dogs on the evening of Nov. 11 while walking her Irish terrier, Clancy. She was knocked over and received a 10-inch gash to her leg requiring surgery. The incident sparked a feverish debate on the subject of the city's poorly enforced leash laws, leading to the intercession of Board of Supervisors President David Chiu.
Curtis Henry and Lana Beckett, who own the dogs that allegedly attacked Cope, are also named as defendants in the suit.
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