Feeling the Heat: The City Strikes Back

[XLFD]

You may be wondering after hearing that I was served on March 1st by a LPD LEO with a Notice that prevented me from going to City Hall, the Ludington Police Department, and an address I never went to before, and then having a piece in the local paper broadcast this news to everyone in the area, why I am getting such a sanction and why now.

Besides some E-mails to Torch member and City Councilor Wanda Marrison, I have not contacted anyone connected with the City via mail or phone since January 17. This was a E-Mail request to John Shay to receive an electronic copy of, or to come in and view, the compiled city ordinances, which he replied to in kind. Furthermore, the last time I visited City Hall was January 28th, at the behest of a friend who made a FOIA request and wanted me to come along to help scan the documents.  We wound up just picking up copies with nary a frown on anyone's face.
So why did I receive a  vague Notice of Trespass, and why did the Daily News print its unflattering attack on my character three days later?

Last summer, I retained the services of a lawyer who makes a habit of going after corrupt practices in government. His name is J. Nicholas Bostic, and he has a busy docket nowadays as there is plenty of government depravity going on everywhere. He took my case because he took the time to look at what happened in the aftermath of my simple bicycle traffic stop, and even noted other problems with the process than I did. He is familiar with the area, and with what passes for governance around here. 

I am not going to share the correspondence we’ve had, that would give the other side in this long story an advantage, but I am going to share with you some of Barrister Bostic’s letters to the City requesting some legal relief, as these would be available to all with a properly worded FOIA request on this topic.

After a period of getting extra documents and facts confirmed, Mr. Bostic sent the following 15-point stipulation and order to whom we thought was the City Attorney (and whom tried my case), John Bulger.

JNB letter p1

JNB letter p2

Stipulation p1

Stipulation p2

Stipulation p3

Order

 

For those people in Rio Linda who believe I blew past a stop sign and am just whining about getting caught, consider what the stipulation contends:
1) The City didn’t properly designate or notify me of the charge against me.
2) The City charged me with violating a state law, but the City prosecuted the case.
3) The stop sign involved was not placed according to the Uniform Manual of Traffic Control devices (it was 25 ft. beyond the crosswalk).
4) The City acknowledged there was no Traffic Control Order for the stop sign in question, as required by the Uniform Traffic Code for regulatory value.
5) The County has shown there was no proper assignment orders for Probate Court Judge Raven to serve as judge over my requested formal hearing.
6) The District Court changed the designation of the case without notice, motion, or hearing on my part.

The City violated my rights of due process in the first two, the City violated everyone’s safety by their negligence in the next two, and the County violated my due process rights in the last two.

But the City had quietly changed the ‘Criminal’ City Attorney to former Susan (Kasley) Sniegowski last January. Mr. Bulger apprised me of that fact in a reply, and said he passed it onto her.

Bulger Response

 
Two months had passed with no reply, but a FOIA request found out that Ludington's  Manistee City Attorney, Richard Wilson and his firm, had been given extra powers to try City ‘crimes’    Latest City Attorney Agreement   , so I passed this along. Apparently, CA Wilson did not want to handle it and he passed this assignment on to Susan, who apparently was still hired by the City.
It seems kind of redundant to have two ‘Criminal City Attorneys’ but apparently our City Manager believes we need them and can afford them both, even though we have not had two such attorneys assigned to that task in the past. Here’s her reply:
Sniegowski's Snub

 
I don’t know Mrs. Sniegowski’s informant, but the Attorney General and SCAO have not been contacted by me in regards as to any of the facts presented in the stipulation. Be that as it may, my attorney took her rejection in stride in this letter they received about a week before I got banned from the various places    JNB Lets roll letter   .   It portends a legal fight to set the record straight.

In the past, I seem to remember the former Building Inspector Jack Byers was roundly denigrated by city officials when he filed suit for ethical rule violations by the Ludington Government. I remember how lies were spread, by an agency where confidentiality and accuracy is required, about a bicycle traffic stop and because of that I was told that I would get a written reprimand from the LFD if I did not drop my formal hearing in court and admit responsibility for yielding properly at an intersection with an illegally placed stop sign with no traffic control order backing it up.

Ludington City Hall does not like being challenged, even when wrong, and needs an overhaul desperately so that honest citizens can live freely without fearing their government. Today it’s my rights taken away, my reputation besmirched; tomorrow, it’s yours.

[AQUAMAN]

Definitely Masonco, a youngster for sure, not acquainted with our area, down-stater most likely, and someone with an enormous ego to state they are worth $230/hr. for simple research. Not rocket science, more like a jurisprudence type, confused about jurisdiction issues.

[Sweater Cows!]

Sure I'll play,let's see, the immaturity(is it real or sarcasm in  posts, no clarity) and self-righteousness(overvalueing themself and thinking they are correct without knowing topic), inability to make sense(ie needs secretaries to do finished product), and down state type. Hmm....J. Shay. LOL

[XLFD]

It is ironic that 'Rom Totta' comes here and berates us for hiding behind avatars, whereas many of us here have shared enough about our personal life to be readily found if one was to do simple research.  Back in early 2009 when I was at Ludington Talks, talking about local injustices, I displayed out all my documents with my name obscured showing my case.  It would be simple for anyone to have put the puzzle together, if they wanted to waste the time, to find my identity.  Many of the public officials involved would have been glad to do so, with an unfavorable accompanying anecdote attached.

My identity is meaningless to the vast majority of my posts.  If any member puts up a post alleging wrongdoing, our first question should be based on the veracity of the poster.  Then we should look at the allegation with appropriate skepticism and weigh the facts presented, do our own research and verification if necessary, and comment if we deem to add anything, dissent, or agree.

Rom Totta wishes to remain anonymous, have his motives remain hidden, and his background remain mysterious.  He is well within his right to do so.  But his comments so far have just amounted to little more than a certain potted meat product from Austin, Minnesota.

[masonco]

Lando...

 

Somewhere I heard...a fool is recognized by their many meaningless words. They are like the wind filled blowing but in reality saying NOTHING. They babble just to hear themselves talk because they are filled only with themselves.

[AQUAMAN]

Rom, most know by simple exam that jurisprudence is simply the science of law. I respectfully disagree with that definition, as law, whether common, tort, criminal, civil, contract, or otherwise, is not a science in and unto itself. It's simply an established set of rules from past history and experiences put into a judicial representation, of rule and procedure for humanity evolving from time past into the present. Real science is that which investigates nature and properties of material bodies and natural phenomena, quite a difference I would say. Having said all this jargon, it still has no bearing on jurisdiction, the real problem given the original thread, which is over your head, and that rhymes too.

[AQUAMAN]

Susan K. S., legally defunct of courthouse duties since the last PA election, yet able to swiftly gain another appointed post to hear criminal law for the City of Ludington. Then, how come the ploy, and evasion? And continued delays and snubs to her duty? Does she actually know her responsibilities, or is it another guessing game and secret by the MC Courthouse? Anyone knows that any case open or reopened since she employed herself in this position, firmly rests in her lap for action, as the case may be. Any open and curious mind should wonder, in amazement, and disbelief, that if the ball is in your court, why continue this farce and shameful ruse to justice? Maybe busy having another baby, such has been the excuse from recent pasts for non-compliance with work duties, perhaps again?