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