Bryan DuBois, editor of erievoices.com, was arrested last month in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights to free speech and to petition the government for a redress of grievances when he wrote about judicial corruption. Also charged was Elsebeth Baumgartner, who wrote on the site. DuBois has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus:
Petitioner asserts the indictment of Exhibit B is void due lack of jurisdiction for criminalizing speech critical of government in violation of the First Amendment, and or reporting a crime of attorney Charles Burns to wit: perjury and theft in office under the petition laws of the First Amendment and Noerr Pennington immunity doctrine. (See New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 US 967; and Craig et al v. Harney, 331 US 367)
An Empire Journal article on the case covers the story well. You can read excerpts of it at Hammer of Truth. If you have a copy of the supposed indictment, send it in.
Judges are running amok, engaging in a rape and pillage of the U.S. Constitution, abusing the laws, their gavel and their black robe to terrorize, retaliate and intimidate members of the citizenry who have the courage to stand up to their arbitrary and wrongful rulings, to the cover-ups of abuse and corruption in the justice system and to their abuse of parties whom appear before them seeking justice and redress of grievances. — The Empire Journal
The prosecutor in this case, Daniel Kasaris, allegedly offered DuBois a deal where he would receive misdemeanor charges in exchange for no longer blogging and no longer maintaining contact with Baumgartner.
Apparently the corruption in Ohio runs even deeper than DuBois and Baumgartner ever realized.
Given that government attacks on innocent citizens are on the rise, you may well need to protect yourself. I’ve posted before on blogging safely and anonymously. Consider using Invisiblog or a similar service for anonymous whistleblowing. See also the EFF‘s guide to blogging anonymously.
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cw
Aug 02, 2005
http://erievoices.com/blog/static.php?page=static050731-204649
DuBois secret indictment
Will Spencer
Aug 21, 2005
A grand jury, which is a group of citizens, handed down 19 indictments.
Perhaps these two folks are not quite as innocent as they claim.
It it the job of the judicial system to determine that, up to the legislative branch to keep the judicial branch in check, and up to the voters to keep the Legislative branch in check.
If we don’t want folks indicted for harassing civil servants, we should cause the laws against harassing civil servants to be repealed.
Michael Hampton
Aug 21, 2005
I don’t want folks indicted for exposing corruption in government.
And keep in mind that grand juries tend to hear whatever the prosecutors want them to hear.
Elsebeth Baumgartner
Aug 23, 2005
The point is that isn’t a grand jury indictment..it’s a forgery. The document is not sealed by the court, does not bear the required language TRUE BILL nor does it bear the necessary language attesting to the fact that it is a True Bill returned by the grand jury and singned by the Grand Jury Foreman. This case was never presented to a grand jury and that means Mr Kasaris committed federal crimes.
Moreover, it has never been lawful to criminalize speech critical of the government in this country and that includes judges. (See series of US Supreme Court cases strating in the 1940′s dealing with speech critical of the judiciray and public officials (Bridegs v California; Pennekamp et al v Flroida, Craig V Harney; NY Times v Sullivan; Garrison v Lousiana) If one cannot be charged with a crime for burning the flag, one certainly can not be charged with a crime for reporting and commenting on corruption in the judicial system.
Nov 14, 2005
Death of liberty: Judge revokes bond in Baumgartner blogging case - IO ERROR
marinao
Jan 05, 2006
Yes , there is many mthods to making anonymous bloggin , u do to ciber and use proxies and anonymous blogging , 000000001% yo get caugth , 99.999999% you dont get caugth ,
A Patriot
Jun 12, 2006
Call me stupid, but isn’t the 2nd Ammendment for if they try to take the 1st one away?
ny3074@aol.com
Jul 21, 2006
my indication show that the united state can’t stop terrorism boeder crossing just like pakistan and india by the collective groups that have link t o al-qeada and these member committed crime against american citizen and other countries citizen around the world .the united state government deny the vihe victims a fear hear and i was victim that i why know …ny3074@aol.com
joe
Sep 07, 2006
The proper response to denial of First Amendment Rights is active use of Second Second Amendment Rights. That’s what it was made for.
Not American
Sep 13, 2006
Thank God I don’t live in that crappy country of yours, and tell those dipstick Judges that in my country we are ENCOURAGED to speak out against corrupt judges.
What is wrong with you all? Don’t you know WANT freedom and liberty?
From
Not American (thank God)
Barb
Nov 30, 2006
This is unbelieveable! Is there nothing we can do to protest on her behalf? What’s happening to our rights?
Wake up America!!!!
FTG
Oct 30, 2007
This is a load of crap! People have said for many years that big brother is on the horizon in the US. This, to me only shows that this is probably more true than false.
Not to be taken as a conspiracy theorist, but being able to say what you want, when and whereever about who is the whole reason behind having a “free” country.
Wow, were the United States of Berlin now.
Buddy George
Dec 15, 2010
A matter that needs investigated
On case#VA107160
People Vs buddy lee George
Los Angeles superior court norwalk California division S
Judge the Honorable Roger Ito
Los Angeles county district attorney Kang.
A case that can be proved as unconstitutional due to the following
1.) I was denied my due process rights.
2.) the district attorney had me charged with prison priors and strikes that I did not have and it was not until after the verdict did she admit her mistakes.
3.) I was denied to confront witnesses I supoened 5 officers and only one showed up.
4.) the only witness that showed up was detective hakala from Whittier police department he was the lead detective and expert witness.
5.) there was bias with the processing of evidence he used his own lab.
6.) he lied under oath by saying he removed the drugs before the pre search video because he had a dog.
7.) the evidence in the case had been destroyed before the trial
Evidence was destroyed 5-29-09
The verdict was read on 8-15-09
8.) henry salcidos law firm that represented me right before the trial caused a conflict of interest by violating attorney client privilege by having a meeting with the city of la mirada without my permission nor knowledge were he discussed my case were he was convinced by the city saying I should take a deal under the condition I move out of la mirada when I get out of prison.
9.) Henry salcido also told me at one point he didn’t care If I was innocent or guilty I should take a deal.
10.) he also told me at one point he was best friends with steve Cooley and if I gave him $180.000 and sign over the deed to our home he could make the case disappear.
11.) their was two retired district attorneys that were working for Henry salcidos law firm that were also over familiar with sheriffs and narcotics department that were involved in my case.
12.) through the whole case the la mirada mayor and council members had law enforcement harassing me their was about 300 or more calls made to law enforcement with the intent to have me harassed
13.) I can also prove false imprisonment.
14.) I was charged with possession for sales when no drugs were ever found to be in my possessing neither was any money ever recovered and according to the detective he found $13 dollars worth of drugs in our home all together in separate bags and only one had been tested the second one was never tested.
15.) it was unconstitutional for detective hakala to target me when their was 5 occupants living in our home at the time.
16.) the search warrant he used to get in our home the day he supposedly found the drugs was stamped denied.
17.) the second search warrant had a type -o- error and the name on the search warrant was Walter Eugene Farris a guy that I don’t know and neither did any one els that lived in our home and he had never been in our home.
18.)The attorney that represented me during the trial had not been given enough to to familiarize her self with my case the judge refused to give her time to overlook the case.
19.) after we picked the jurors one of the jurors was prejudice he said no matter what he would find me guilty because he hates drug dealers the judge still allowed juror # 19 to hang out with all the other jurors until he was replaced.
The following needs to be investigated
1.) violation of due process rights
2.) my state and federal rights were violated.
3.) false imprisonment
4.) harassment
5.) negligent
6.) malpractice
7.) wrongful conviction
8.) officer misconduct
9.) judicial misconduct
10.) cruel and unusual punishment. Email below evidence when the evidence had been destroyed a email from detective hakala to district attorney kang.
11.) the city of la mirada offered to buy our home at cost saying under the condition I couldn’t live in la mirada nor Whittier.
12.)la mirada law enforcement was raiding our home practically daily.
13.) before this case started detective jerry Reyes told me as he handed me his card with his hand writing on it that if I dident help him he would screw me.
14.) detective hakala and district attorney kang kept inflicting lies on the jury.
15.) I was not on probation or parole when this case started.
16.) our car had also been impounded 3 to 4 times every time officers said just tell us were the drugs are we won’t impound the vehicle and every time I was honest by saying I don’t have any drugs they impounded it any way.
17.) detective hakala went through my confidential legal mail violating my constitutional rights instead of using normal mail he used a 42 u.s.c 1983 to identify me as living here during The trial mentioning a law suite involving Copley
18.) during the proceedings of the case no one had any idea I studied law I even represented my self in the federal courts I studied criminal and civil for about five years including 42 u.s.c $1983″s torts writs civic codes ethics even the CCR title 15 rules and regulations.
19.) I’m hoping to resolve this with out filing in the federal courts I’m exhausting all remedies if the matter is not resolved then I’m given not much choice because I was wronged
Sorry but this is frustrating I just want this matter looked into.
20.) I can prove the following.
1.)defamation of character.
2.) false imprisonment.
3.) negligence.
4.) harassment.
5.) malpractice.
6.) wrongful conviction.
7.) constitutional violations with my civil rights.
8.) including $10.000 dollars of damage to our home.
9.)reckless disregard.
10.) coaxing
11.) including due process rights involved in a criminal court proceeding involving corruption.
12.) the situation that escalated
Into this case was a incident involving a parole officer mr verimontes he worked for la mirada public safety and the Santa fe springs parole department in the year 2001
He was contracted by both at the same time their was a incident involved with are daughters boy friend driving a vehicle in a irate speed going to autozone test driving a 1997 ford explorer some car was parked 3 ft out from the curb
And some kids were playing in the middle of the street they moved out of the street as he was driving up hill and swerved to miss the car when we got back a neighbor showed up cussing and yelling in a violent manner as I got out of the passenger side he was trying to provoke me I asked him to calm down he told me fuck you I said I have kids and theirs no need for this he stated bull I ignored him and went next door and eventually went to the store with our cousin next door not knowing while we were gone the neighbor had called the sheriffs by time I got home their was no law enforcement around but when I reported to parole I was giving him the heads up about possible call made to law enforcement with our address he asked did you have any police contact I stated no he said don’t worry about it then that nite shows up with law enforcement to arrest me for driving with out a license I was in jail double the normal time waiting for my bpt hearing mean while I hired a attorney for ADA issues he had no idea that the attorney representing me at board had investigated his wrong doing because he went to every neighbor showing first my whole criminal past then mug shots asking if they seen me driving the attorney caught him lying under oath at least 12 times the commissioner let me go home when I had got out mr verimontes told me pack up your shit your moving back to Sacramento in such a irate manner to were other people eventually had to get him he told me that if I appealed him he would get a petition with our neighbors so I reported to parole in Sacramento and while I was there I filed a 602 inmate appeal demanding It to be exhausted so I could file a 42 u.s.c $1983 I charged him with the following
1.) racial profiling
2.) negligence
3.) harassment
4.) deformation of character
5.) false imprisonment
6.) I filed to a copy of the bpt hearing tape only to find out it had been damaged 3 days after the hearing when it was not suppose to be damaged for 120 days were I was entitled to a copy of it only to be denied eventually the 602 complaint allowed me to come home after he was involuntarily moved from both jobs.
7.) the city mayor and council members had sheriffs going through any lengths to get me for anything just to send me to prison also to force me to move from la mirada.
8.) we had a 2002 ford explorer literally torn apart to the point it was not worth having the interior completely destroyed.
9.) our home was stalked by sheriffs to the point our kids moved out.
10.) their are witnesses to two sheriff deputies named Morris and tousey that work for the city of la mirada telling every drug addict that I am a kingpin and a drug dealer.
11.) we even called the sheriffs about some one driving a car into our garage door they showed no interest in the damage done to our home.
12.) the sheriffs also known our home had been broken into and vandalized on numerous occasions.
13.) Morris and tousey also were telling people say his name you go free Morris and tousey are Los Angeles county sheriffs.
THIS ALL ADDS UP WASTEFUL
SPENDING
Buddy George – VA107160From: joanne alberry
View Contact To: LAURIE YTARTE —————–
————————————————————-
– Laurie,here is the email from the Detective
telling the court that all the property was
destroyed. Sorry about all of it. Feel free to mail
me any payments you can at my office address
4229 Main St Suite 4 Riverside CA 92501 I will
let you know when I find an attorney who will
take on a governemtn entity. good luck to you
and Buddy,Joanne ———- Forwarded message
———-From: Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:23
AMSubject: Fw: Buddy George – VA107160To:
joannealberry@gmail.com Hi Joanne, Per our
conversation, here is the email from Detective
Hakala confirming that the evidence was
destroyed. I will request that our matter be taken
off calendar today. Thanks. ———————-
Forwarded by Miriam Kang/DAUsers/NLADA on
09/25/2009 07:22 AM ————————— To:
cc: Subject: RE: Buddy George – VA107160 I
contacted our central property and the items
seized in the Buddy George case (408-15814-
0460-184) were dispoed on 05-29-09. Any other
questions just let me know. Eric ———————
———————————————————–
From: MKang@da.lacounty.gov
[mailto:MKang@da.lacounty.gov]Sent: Thu
9/24/2009 2:49 PMTo: Hakala, Eric J.Subject:
Buddy George – VA107160 Hi Detective Hakala,
Just as a reminder, please email me a letter
confirming that the the property booked into
evidence for this case has been disposed of and
the date of disposal. Thanks so much!
Sincerely,Miriam KangDeputy District
AttorneyTel: 562-807-7211
Oct 02, 2011
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