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    May Day Jay Day...May 6, 2006 Hartford Ct Bushnell Park

    Hello Cannabis.com,

    Captain Joint, High Times Freedom Fighter here, putting out the call to the troops, ... marijuana troops that is,

    we are in the process of organizing a rally for May 6 in Bushnell Park, Hartford Ct. Freedom Rally for the legalization of marijuana. We could use the help of the Cannabis.com members to make this happen. People are needed to promote, help organize, spread the word, and come. People interested in helping can contact me at [email protected]

    An Announcement for this event will be in the marijuana article in this Sunday's Hartford Courant 3/26/06... watch for it!

    Any help you can send our way would be helpful, we are way under funded and are doing this in conjunction with the global marijuana march international.

    On a lighter note, I have just filed the following paperwork in New Haven Federal court and this rally also will be a forum for discussion on this issue. We also are having some local politicians and LEAP.CC officers to speak...

    Thank You,
    David C*J Bunn
    a/k/a
    Captain Joint
    Freedom Fighter, High Times

    In March of 2003 the Holland Police, State Police, and a Task force
    busted
    in my doors and woke my family up with guns in their faces, My son woke
    up with
    6 guns in his face. Females were made to stand in front of all male
    officers
    before being allowed to get dressed. Guns were put to the dogs head in
    front
    of my grandson, then 2 years old, a door was slammed against a crib
    with a 6
    month old sleeping in it. The family was handcuffed and was not allowed
    to
    use the toilet. ALL CHARGES FROM THIS RAID WERE DROPPED AUGUST 16,
    2005. The
    police have refused to return our money and property. The reason all
    charges
    were dropped was because I was in the hospital on all three dates the
    police
    claimed they bought marijuana from me at my kitchen table at home. Here
    is the
    document being filed in Federal court today, any questions call me at
    860
    313 8020, and ask for CJ


    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT


    DAVID BUNN; JUDITH BUNN; CHRISTENA : CIVIL DOCKET NO.
    DODGE; DANIEL COLLINS; JAMIE DODGE; :
    COUGAR JOHN BUNN; PHOENIX DODGE :
    per proxima amici CHRISTENA DODGE; :
    JUSTICE DODGE per proxima amici :
    CHRISTENA DODGE, :
    PLAINTIFFS, :
    :
    :
    CHIEF KEVIN GLEASON; OFFICER :
    KENNETH FITZGERALD; AGENT SCOTT E. :
    HALEY, HOLLAND POLICE OFFICER JOHN :
    DOE 1; HOLLAND POLICE OFFICER JOHN :
    DOE 2; HOLLAND POLICE OFFICER JOHN :
    DOE 3; HOLLAND POLICE OFFICER JOHN :
    DOE 4; HOLLAND POLICE OFFICER JOHN :
    DOE 5; HOLLAND POLICE OFFICER JOHN :
    DOE 6; EASTERN HAMPDEN TASK FORCE :
    AGENT JOHN DOE 1; EASTERN HAMPDEN :
    TASK FORCE AGENT JOHN DOE 2; EASTERN :
    HAMPDEN TASK FORCE AGENT JOHN DOE 3:
    EASTER HAMPDEN TASK FORCE AGENT :
    JOHN DOE 4; EASTERN HAMPDEN TASK :
    FORCE AGENT JOHN DOE 5, in their official :
    and individual capacities, :
    DEFENDANTS. :

    COMPLAINT

    PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
    1. This action is brought by plaintiffs against defendants, who acting
    under
    color of state law, charter, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage,
    have
    unlawfully violated the plaintiffs?? civil and due process rights
    by falsely
    arresting and imprisoning, retaliating against them and intentionally
    inflicting
    emotional distress upon the plaintiffs in violation of their civil
    rights.
    NATURE OF ACTION
    2. This action arises under Title 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, and 1988; the
    First,
    Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and
    state
    common law.
    JURISDICTION
    3. This court's jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C.
    §1331,
    §1343, §1657, §2201 and §2202; and the aforementioned constitutional
    provisions. Plaintiffs further invoke the pendent jurisdiction of this
    court to hear
    and decide claims arising under state law. The amount in controversy
    exceeds
    Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), excluding interests and costs.
    PARTIES
    At all relevant times, the plaintiff, JUDITH BUNN, was a resident of
    the
    State of Connecticut and was a citizen of the United State of America.
    At all relevant times, the plaintiff, DAVID BUNN, a.k.a. ??C.J.
    BUNN?, was a
    resident of the State of Massachusetts and was a citizen of the United
    State
    of America.
    6. At all relevant times, the plaintiff, CHRISTENA DODGE, was a
    resident of
    the State of Massachusetts and was a citizen of the United State of
    America.
    7. At all relevant times, the plaintiff, JAMIE DODGE, was a resident of
    the
    State of Massachusetts and was a citizen of the United State of
    America.
    8. At all relevant times, the plaintiff, PHOEONIX DODGE, was a minor,
    and
    resident of the State of Massachusetts and was a citizen of the United
    State of
    America.
    9. At all relevant times the plaintiff, JUSTICE DODGE, was a minor, and
    resident of the State of Massachusetts and was a citizen of the United
    State of
    America.
    10. At all relevant times, the plaintiff, DANIEL COLLINS, was a
    resident of
    the State of Massachusetts and was a citizen of the United State of
    America.
    11. At all relevant times, the defendant, CHIEF KEVIN GLEASON, was a
    resident of the State of Massachusetts and a citizen of the United
    States of
    America, and was the Chief of Police of the Holland Police Department
    in Holland
    Massachusetts and is sued in his individual and official capacity.
    At all relevant times, the defendant, OFFICER KENNETH FITZGERALD, was a
    resident of the State of Massachusetts and a citizen of the United
    States of
    America, and was an officer of the Holland Police Department in
    Holland,
    Massachusetts and is sued in his individual and official capacity.
    At all relevant times, the defendants, HOLLAND POLICE OFFICERS JOHN DOE
    1,
    2, 3, 4, 5, 6 were residents of the State of Massachusetts and were
    officers of
    the Holland Police Department in Holland, Massachusetts and are sued in
    their individual and official capacities.
    At all relevant times, the defendant, AGENT SCOTT E. HALEY, was a
    resident
    of the State of Massachusetts and a citizen of the United States of
    America,
    and was an Agent for the Palmer Police Department, in Palmer
    Massachusetts,
    and is sued in his individual and official capacity.
    At all relevant times, the defendants, EASTERN HAMPDEN TASK FORCE
    AGENTS
    JOHN DOE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, were residents of the State of Massachusetts and
    were
    Agents for the Eastern Hampden Task Force, in Palmer Massachusetts, and
    are
    sued in their individual and official capacities.
    FACTS
    David and Judith Bunn are married and at all relevant times, lived at
    The
    Property, Holland Massachusetts (hereinafter, ??The
    Property?).
    Christena Dodge is the daughter of David and Judith Bunn and at all
    relevant
    times, lived at The Property with her husband Jamie Dodge and their two
    minor children Phoenix Dodge and Justice Dodge.
    Daniel Collins, is the son of Judith Bunn and at all relevant times,
    lived
    at The Property.
    David Bunn, Judith Bunn, Daniel Collins, Christena Dodge, Jamie Dodge
    and
    Cougar John Bunn are activists for the legalization of marijuana for
    medical
    purposes.
    David Bunn and Judith Bunn have participated in protests and have been
    featured in magazines and newspaper articles that are in favor of the
    legalization
    of marijuana, and were on the Board of Directors for a pro-marijuana
    group
    called Mass/Cann.
    David Bunn has a legal prescription for the use of marijuana for
    medicinal
    purposes.
    On March 25, 2003, Defendant, Scott Haley, Lead Agent Eastern Hampden
    County
    Narcotic Task Force, filed an application for a search warrant and
    signed an
    affidavit in support of the application and a search warrant was
    issued.
    The search warrant sought to search the property at The Property, where
    the
    plaintiffs, were living.
    The search warrant stated that defendant, Chief Gleason,
    ??reported that the
    Holland Police Department had been receiving information that a David
    Bunn
    whom lives with his family on Maybrook Road in that town was selling
    marijuana
    from the house.?
    The search warrant referenced that David Bunn is an activist for the
    legalization of marijuana is actively involved in public protests for
    the
    legalization of marijuana. Copies of newspaper articles in which David
    Bunn was
    interviewed were attached to the warrant.
    Defendant, Haley, represented that he and Defendant Gleason recruited a
    confidential informant and that the confidential informant reported to
    (1) buying
    marijuana from David Bunn, at the property at The Property; (2)
    witnessing
    the sale of marijuana at The Property; (3) knowing about David
    Bunn??s
    political activism; and (4) making controlled buys of marijuana from
    David Bunn on
    February 25, 2003, March 14, 2003, and March 23-25, 2003.
    The warrant contains the following false and misleading representations
    which were made knowingly and intentionally by defendants, Gleason and
    Haley:
    (a) The warrant describes a vehicle of the Bunn family vehicle that is
    incorrect;
    (b) The warrant sets forth the date of the controlled buy made by the
    confidential informant on a date that the plaintiff, David Bunn, was in
    the
    hospital for a surgery;
    (c) The Defendant, Haley, represented in the warrant that the
    confidential
    informant was inside the house at The Property and made three
    controlled buys
    from David Bunn, the last being 48 hours prior to the execution of the
    search warrant, but David Bunn was in the hospital during the 48 hours
    prior to
    the execution of the warrant, and David Bunn was in the hospital from
    March 20,
    2003 through March 25, 2000. On March 25, 2003, David Bunn had major
    surgery. David Bunn remained in the Harrington Memorial Hospital for
    several days
    after the surgery;
    (d) The Defendant, Haley, represented in the warrant that the
    confidential
    informant made a controlled buy from David Bunn on February 25, 2003,
    but
    David and Judith Bunn were in Maine from February 22, 2003, through
    February 25,
    2003, on which date David Bunn went to the emergency room at the
    Harrington
    Memorial Hospital;
    (e) The Defendant, Haley, represented in the warrant that the
    confidential
    information made a controlled buy from David Bunn on March 14, 2003,
    but
    David Bunn was at Harrington Memorial Hospital on such date, as he was
    extremely
    ill. During the times in which David Bunn was not in the hospital, he
    was
    sick in bed due to his severe illness;
    (f) The Defendant, Haley, states that Chief Gleason and he recruited a
    confidential informant together which is false;
    (g) The search warrant states that the third controlled buy was made
    within
    48 hours of the writing of the search warrant, the search warrant was
    written
    and signed on March 25, 2003, however, in response to a Motion for
    Discovery
    in the criminal case, the defendants responded that the third buy was
    made
    on March 28, 2003, between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The search of the
    house
    occurred on March 27, 2003;
    (h) The search warrant refers to a confidential informant, who does
    not
    exist and was fabricated by Haley and Gleason.
    On March 27, 2003, the Holland Police Department in conjunction with
    the
    Eastern Hampden County Drug Task Force, (hereinafter, ??Task
    Force?), executed
    the search warrant (hereinafter, ??The Raid?) at The
    Property.
    David Bunn and Judith Bunn were not home when the search warrant was
    executed. David Bunn was in the hospital and Judith Bunn was visiting
    David Bunn in
    the hospital.
    Present at The Property during The Raid was Christena Dodge, her
    husband,
    Jamie Dodge, and their children, Phoenix Dodge, who was two years old,
    and
    Justice Dodge who was six months old. Also home at the time of The Raid
    was
    Daniel Collins, age nineteen.
    Cougar John Bunn, who was age fifteen, was living in the house at the
    time
    of The Raid but was at school during the time of The Raid.
    On the morning of The Raid, approximately fifteen Task Force Agents,
    including Agents John Doe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Holland Police Officers
    John Doe 1, 2,
    3, 4, 5, 6, sergeants broke in the door of The Property. Two
    Massachusetts
    State Police were also present at the Property.
    During The Raid, Jamie Dodge was woken up by an Agent pointing a gun in
    his
    face and screaming at him. In his bedroom, there were three other
    officers
    yelling at him. As soon as he got up out of bed he was handcuffed and
    brought
    into the kitchen where his wife and children were being held by other
    officers.
    During The Raid, the defendants, Officers and Agents yelled at the
    infants
    and pointed a gun to the children??s dog??s head and
    threatened to shoot the
    dog in front of the children. When the children were crying and
    screaming, the
    Officers and Agents yelled at Christena to quiet the children but when
    given
    a toy, a defendant Officer grabbed it from the child.
    During The Raid, the defendant Officers and Agents, repeatedly yelled
    and
    swore at Christena Dodge, Jamie Dodge and Daniel Collins and destroyed
    many of
    the possessions and furniture in the house.
    The defendants, Officers and Agents repeatedly swore, criticized and
    made
    fun of the plaintiffs while they were in handcuffs.
    The defendants, Officers and Agents, made fun of Christena
    Dodge??s metal hip
    and disability.
    During the raid, the defendants, Officer and Agents, tracked mud, dirt
    and
    dog feces throughout the house from the outside.
    David Bunn, who was the target of the raid, was in the hospital
    recovering
    from surgery, when he learned of the raid. David Bunn was so upset and
    concerned for his family he attempted to leave the hospital and
    disconnected
    himself from his IV and life support.
    As a result of the illegal raid, Christena Dodge and Judith Bunn were
    charged with one count each of Massachusetts General Statutes c.94C
    Section 34,
    Possession of Marijuana Class D. The criminal charges were dismissed
    in August,
    2005.
    No charges were ever filed against David Bunn, although he remains a
    suspect
    and his criminal case is considered still open.
    Following the raid, the plaintiffs have been repeatedly, as follows:
    (a) On March 28, 2003, the day after the raid, a complaint was made to
    the
    Holland Board of Health and the Department of Social Services, stating
    that
    the toilets in the house did not work dog feces had been found in the
    house.
    On that day, Sally Blais, a member of the Holland Board of Health,
    Holland
    Police Officer Pillsbury, and the Town engineer, went to the Property
    and
    checked the toilets (that all worked) and took a picture of the septic
    tank.
    (b) On March 29, 2003, a false complaint was made that the Bunn??s
    dog,
    killed a cat in the neighborhood and at approximately, 8:00 p.m. that
    night,
    several Holland police officers and two Police SUV??s arrived at
    the property to
    investigate the incident.
    On January 9, 10, 2006, Defendant, Chief Gleason, threatened the
    plaintiff,
    Judith Bunn, that he as the Chief would be re-filing the charges
    against her
    and Christena and filing the charges against David Bunn.
    (d) On January 29, 2006, Daniel Collins, was harassed by a Holland
    Officer,
    Badge #: 553, when he was pulled over for speeding in Holland,
    Massachusetts, while Collins was driving in a vehicle registered to
    Judith Bunn, a
    sobriety test was given without probable cause, which came back
    negative, Collins
    was searched for weapons without probable cause. The Officer
    repeatedly
    questioned Collins about his relation to Judith and David Bunn and
    whether he lived
    at The Property and made comments about the notoriety of the property,
    and
    his parents.
    (e) From the date that the criminal charges against the plaintiffs
    were
    dismissed, through the present, Judith Bunn and David Bunn, have made
    repeated
    requests to Chief Gleason for the return of the property that was
    illegally
    seized during the raid, which is valued at atleast $5,000.00, as well
    as
    $850.00 in cash. In response to the Bunn??s requests, Chief
    Gleason has ignored the
    requests, denied the requests, and has threatened the Bunns with
    refiling
    charges against the family. Gleason also told Judith Bunn not to
    contact him
    further and that he would not respond to her requests. This denial of
    the
    property by Gleason occurred even after the Bunns provided Gleason with
    a Release
    of the Property from the State Prosecutors.
    CAUSES OF ACTION
    FIRST COUNT : VIOLATION OF DAVID BUNN, JUDITH A. BUNN, DANIEL
    COLLINS??,
    CHRISTENA DODGE AND JAMIE DODGE??S FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS
    (UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND
    SEIZURE), PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 1983, AS TO ALL DEFENDANTS.

    Paragraphs1 through 42 are hereby incorporated into this the First
    Count,
    as if set forth in their entirety herein.
    The affidavits submitted in support of Haley??s application for a
    search
    warrant contained deliberate and material omissions of fact that render
    the
    warrant unconstitutional for lack of the necessary probable cause.
    The statements contained in the warrant were false and were made
    knowingly
    and intentionally, and with reckless disregard for the truth, and the
    false
    statements were necessary to the finding of probable cause.
    If the affidavit's false material were to be set to one side, the
    affidavit's remaining content is insufficient to establish probable
    cause.
    The warrant contained inaccuracies or omissions if because (1) the
    claimed
    inaccuracies or omissions were the result of the affiant's deliberate
    falsehood or reckless disregard for the truth; and (2) the alleged
    falsehoods or
    omissions were necessary to the judge's probable cause finding.
    After putting aside the erroneous information and material omissions,
    there
    does not remain a residue of independent and lawful information
    sufficient to
    support probable cause.
    The defendants, Haley and Gleason, violated the plaintiffs??,
    Judith Bunn,
    David Bunn, Christena Bunn, Jamie Bunn, Cougar John Bunn, Fourth
    Amendment
    rights as follows:
    (a) The defendants, each and all of them, failed to secure to the
    plaintiff,
    unlawfully deprived the plaintiff, or caused the plaintiff to be
    unlawfully
    deprived of rights secured to them by the United States Constitution
    and by
    Title 42 United States Code § 1983, et . seq.;
    (b) The defendants unreasonably applied for and secured a search
    warrant for
    without legal cause or factual grounds, in violation of the Fourth
    Amendments of the United States Constitution;
    (c) The defendants unlawfully searched and seized, the plaintiffs
    against
    their will, in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States
    Constitution;
    The defendants unlawfully intentionally ignored evidence and
    misrepresented
    evidence in order to secure a search arrest warrant for the property in
    which
    the plaintiffs were residing, without legal cause or factual grounds;
    in
    violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution;

    (e) The defendants conspired and drafted a search warrant affidavit
    that
    contained false and misleading information, omitted material facts,
    failed to
    provide exculpatory evidence and included misrepresentations of evidence
    in
    order to falsely secure a search warrant for the plaintiffs, without
    legal cause
    or factual grounds; in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United
    States Constitution.
    51. As a result of the violation of the plaintiffs?? civil rights,
    as
    aforesaid, the plaintiffs were caused to suffer the following injuries,
    but this
    claim is not limited to the following injuries, some or all of which
    are likely
    to be permanent in nature:
    (a) Loss of dignity, humiliation, and severe emotional pain and
    suffering;
    (b) loss of privacy within the sanctity of their home;
    (c) anxiety, fear, and trauma, associated with being falsely
    arrested
    and/or searched;
    (d) lost income;
    (e) damage to their name and reputation; and
    (f) loss and damage to property.


    SECOND COUNT: VIOLATION OF JUDITH A. BUNN AND CHRISTENA DODGE??S
    FOURTH
    AMENDMENT RIGHTS (FALSE ARREST), PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 1983, AS TO
    ALL
    DEFENDANTS.

    52. Paragraphs 1 through 51 are hereby incorporated into this the
    Second
    Count, as if set forth in their entirety herein.
    The affidavits submitted in support of Haley??s application for a
    search
    warrant which produced evidence that lead to the arrest of Dodge and
    Bunn,
    contained deliberate and material omissions of fact that render the
    warrant
    unconstitutional for lack of the necessary probable cause.
    The statements contained in the warrant, were false and were made
    knowingly
    and intentionally, and with reckless disregard for the truth, and the
    false
    statements were necessary to the finding of probable cause.
    If the affidavit's false material were to be set to one side, the
    affidavit's remaining content is insufficient to establish probable
    cause to search the
    property and seize the property, which lead to the arrest of Dodge and
    Bunn.
    The warrant contained inaccuracies or omissions if because (1) the
    claimed
    inaccuracies or omissions were the result of the affiant's deliberate
    falsehood or reckless disregard for the truth; and (2) the alleged
    falsehoods or
    omissions were necessary to the judge's probable cause finding.
    After putting aside the erroneous information and material omissions,
    there
    does not remain a residue of independent and lawful information
    sufficient to
    support probable cause for the search which produced evidence that lead
    to
    the arrest of Dodge and Bunn.
    The defendants, Haley and Gleason, violated Bunn and Dodge??s,
    Fourth
    Amendment rights as follows:
    (a) The defendants, each and all of them, failed to secure to the
    plaintiff,
    unlawfully deprived the plaintiff, or caused the plaintiff to be
    unlawfully
    deprived of rights secured to them by the United States Constitution
    and by
    Title 42 United States Code § 1983, et . seq.;
    (b) The defendants unreasonably applied for and secured a search
    warrant for
    without legal cause or factual grounds, which produced evidence that
    lead
    to the arrest of Dodge and Bunn, in violation of the Fourth Amendments
    of the
    United States Constitution;
    (c) The defendants unlawfully searched and seized, the plaintiffs
    against
    their will, in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States
    Constitution, which lead to the false arrest of the plaintiffs;
    (d) The defendants unlawfully intentionally ignored evidence and
    misrepresented evidence in order to secure a search arrest warrant for
    the property in
    which the plaintiffs were residing, without legal cause or factual
    grounds; in
    violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution;
    (e) The defendants conspired and drafted a search warrant affidavit
    that
    contained false and misleading information, omitted material facts,
    failed to
    provide exculpatory evidence and included misrepresentations of evidence
    in
    order to falsely secure a search warrant for the plaintiffs, without
    legal cause
    or factual grounds, which produced evidence that lead to the arrest of
    Dodge
    and Bunn, in violation of the Fourth Amendments of the United States
    Constitution;
    The plaintiffs Bunn and Dodge were falsely arrested as their arrest
    was
    based upon an illegal search and seizure and there was not probable
    cause to
    arrest Bunn and Dodge.
    59. As a result of the violation of the plaintiffs?? civil rights,
    as
    aforesaid, the plaintiffs were caused to suffer the following injuries,
    but this
    claim is not limited to the following injuries, some or all of which
    are likely
    to be permanent in nature:
    (a) Loss of dignity, humiliation, and severe emotional pain and
    suffering;
    loss of privacy within the sanctity of their home;


    (c) anxiety, fear, and trauma, associated with being falsely
    arrested
    and/or searched;
    (d) lost income;
    (e) damage to their name and reputation; and
    (f) loss and damage to property.
    THIRD COUNT: VIOLATION OF DANIEL COLLINS, CHRISTENA DODGE AND JAMIE
    DODGE??S
    FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS (EXCESSIVE FORCE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE SEARCH
    WARRANT), PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 1983, AS TO ALL DEFENDANTS.

    60. Paragraphs 1 through 59 are hereby incorporated into this the Third
    Count, as if set forth in their entirety herein.
    Collins and the Dodge family were forcefully and violently handcuffed
    for
    over and hour and a half and were not allowed to attend to the minor
    children
    in the house during the illegal search and seizure of their property
    and the
    defendants used excessive force beyond the scope of the search warrant,
    in
    violation of the plaintiffs?? Fourth Amendment Rights.
    As a result of the violation of the plaintiffs?? civil rights, as
    aforesaid,
    the plaintiffs were caused to suffer the following injuries, but this
    claim
    is not limited to the following injuries, some or all of which are
    likely to
    be permanent in nature:
    (a) Loss of dignity, humiliation, and severe emotional pain and
    suffering;
    (b) loss of privacy within the sanctity of their home;
    (c) anxiety, fear, and trauma, associated with being falsely
    arrested
    and/or searched;
    (d) lost income;
    (e) damage to their name and reputation; and
    (f) loss and damage to property.

    FOURTH COUNT: VIOLATION OF DAVID BUNN, JUDITH BUNN, CHRISTENA DODGE
    AND
    JAMIE DODGE AS TO DEFENDANTS, GLEASON AND HALEY.

    Paragraphs 1 through 62 are hereby incorporated into this the Fourth
    Count,
    as if set forth in their entirety herein.
    The defendants, each and all of them, failed to secure to the
    plaintiffs,
    unlawfully deprived the plaintiffs, or caused the plaintiff??s to
    be unlawfully
    deprived of rights secured to them by the First Amendment of United
    States
    Constitution and by Title 42 United States Code § 1983, et . seq., as
    follows
    (a) The defendants retaliated against the Bunn??s for their public
    speech by:
    (1) falsely searching and seizing their property ; (2) falsely
    arresting
    Judith Bunn and the Bunn??s daughter Christena; (3) threatening
    and harassing
    the Bunns?? children and grandchildren: Daniel Collins, Christena
    Dodge, Jamie
    Dodge, Cougar John Bunn, Phoenix Dodge and Justice Dodge; and (4)
    refusing to
    return the seized property that was taken as a result of the illegal
    search
    and seizure;
    (b) the plaintiffs participated in speech that is protected by the
    First
    Amendment regarding the legalization of marijuana, in that the
    plaintiffs were
    involved in protests and were featured in newspaper articles and
    magazine
    articles where the plaintiffs provided interviews speaking out on the
    need for
    the legalization of marijuana, and were active members of and on the
    Board of
    Directors of a pro-marijuana activist group;
    (c) the defendants' conduct was motivated by or substantially caused
    by the
    plaintiffs?? exercise of free speech, in that, the defendants were
    aware of
    the plaintiffs?? public speech and activism and attached copies of
    newspaper
    articles in which the plaintiffs were featured to the application for
    the
    search warrant.
    Each of the above named Individual Defendants participated in this
    misconduct, were aware of their corrupt and illegal activity and their
    blatant
    disregard of the plaintiffs?? constitutional and civil rights.
    As a result of the violation of the plaintiffs?? civil rights, as
    aforesaid,
    the plaintiffs were caused to suffer the following injuries, but this
    claim
    is not limited to the following injuries, some or all of which are
    likely to
    be permanent in nature:
    (a) Loss of dignity, humiliation, and severe emotional pain and
    suffering;
    (b) loss of privacy within the sanctity of their home;
    (c) anxiety, fear, and trauma, associated with being falsely
    arrested
    and/or searched;
    (d) lost income;
    (e) damage to their name and reputation; and
    (f) loss and damage to property.
    FIFTH COUNT: VIOLATION OF ALL OF THE PLAINTIFFS?? FOURTEENTH
    AMENDMENT
    SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS AS TO ALL OF THE DEFENDANTS.

    Paragraphs 1 through 66 are hereby incorporated into this the Fifth
    Count,
    as if set forth in their entirety herein.
    During all times relevant to this complaint, the defendants violated
    plaintiffs?? constitutional rights by depriving them of liberty
    without due process
    of law by carrying out a pattern of outrageous conduct including, but
    not
    limited to: (a) yelling, swearing and threatening the plaintiffs during
    the raid;
    (b) putting a gun the minor children??s dog??s head in front
    of the children
    and threatening to shoot the dog; (c) breaking down every door in the
    plaintiffs?? house, pointing guns at the plaintiffs?? heads,
    terrifying the minor
    children; destroying property; (d) insulting, laughing and swearing at
    the
    plaintiffs, including criticizing Christena Dodge??s disability;
    (e) denying the
    plaintiffs the ability to use the bathroom after over an hour of
    sitting
    handcuffed in pajamas in their own kitchen; (f) forcing the females in
    the house to
    stand naked (as they were sleeping when the agents and officers
    arrived) in
    front of numerous male agents and officers with guns pointed at them
    before
    allowing them to dress.
    During all times relevant to this complaint, the plaintiff was
    subjected to
    continual and progressive harassment and intimidation by the
    defendants, all
    in violation of the plaintiff's constitutional rights.
    The defendants, each and all of them, failed to secure to the
    plaintiff,
    unlawfully deprived the plaintiff, or caused the plaintiff to be
    unlawfully
    deprived of rights secured to him by the United States Constitution
    pursuant
    Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983, et seq. by their promotion and acquiescence of
    the
    aforementioned activities.
    The actions of the defendants were and are extreme and outrageous,
    shocking
    to the sensibilities of any reasonable person and will continue
    unabated
    unless strictly prohibited by the court.
    Defendant's actions are in violation of the aforementioned
    constitutional
    and statutory provisions and entitle the Plaintiff to immediate
    injunctive
    relief pursuant to the aforementioned jurisdictional statutes and
    constitutional
    protection.

    As a result of the violation of the plaintiffs?? civil rights, as
    aforesaid,
    the plaintiffs were caused to suffer the following injuries, but this
    claim is
    not limited to the following injuries, some or all of which are likely
    to be
    permanent in nature:
    (a) Loss of dignity, humiliation, and severe emotional pain and
    suffering;
    (b) loss of privacy within the sanctity of their home;
    (c) anxiety, fear, and trauma, associated with being falsely
    arrested
    and/or searched;
    (d) lost income;
    (e) damage to their name and reputation; and
    (f) loss and damage to property.
    SIXTH COUNT: INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS BY ALL
    PLAINTIFFS
    AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS.

    Paragraphs 1 through 73 are hereby incorporated into this the Sixth
    Count,
    as if set forth in their entirety herein.
    The defendants, intended to inflict severe emotional distress upon the
    plaintiffs, and knew or should have known at all times that their acts
    or
    omissions as alleged herein would result in severe emotional distress
    to the
    plaintiffs.


    The acts and omissions of the defendants were extreme, outrageous and
    dangerous.
    As a direct and proximate result of said acts or omissions, the
    plaintiff
    suffered emotional distress.
    The plaintiff claims damages.
    WHEREFORE, the plaintiffs claims judgment against the defendants as
    follows:
    (1) Compensatory money damages;
    (2) Punitive damages as provided by 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, and other
    applicable law;
    (3) Attorney's fees and costs as provided by 42 U.S.C. §§ 1988, and
    other
    applicable law;
    (4) Lost and future lost wages; and
    (5) Such other relief in law or equity as the Court may deem
    appropriate.
    (6) A Jury trial is requested.

    PLAINTIFFS,
    By: ______________________
    Erin I. O??Neil-Baker
    The Law Office of Erin I. O??Neil-Baker
    41A New London Turnpike
    Glastonbury, CT 06033
    Fed. ct#: 23073
    Tel: 860-466-4278
    Fax: 860-466-4279
    [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])
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    May Day Jay Day...May 6, 2006 Hartford Ct Bushnell Park

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    May Day Jay Day...May 6, 2006 Hartford Ct Bushnell Park

    yo im down if i can get my ass to hartford, and all bring all my boys!:thumbsup:

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