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MAY 1 0 2012
QU:RI< U $I DISTRICT COURT CISiRIOr OF ARIZONA
Gilbert,AZ 85295
(480) 243-8184
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COU 1W_. DISTRICT OF ARIZONA United States of America, Plaintiff,
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P O~PUTY
CIVIL ACTION
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complains, swears and deposes, under oath, as follows: 1. The above-captioned case involves subject matter that the named Defendants have engaged in a long pattern of Constitutional Rights violations against various persons in Maricopa County, Arizona. intervention Specifically relevant to this
the Complaint. 2. Ruminski has been a resident of Maricopa County for over two years. 3. Ruminski has been subjected to Constitutional Rights violations foisted upon him by the named Defendants, specifically First Amendment retaliation.
4. Ruminski has been declared a citizen-reporter and "legitimate gadfly" by the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Ruminski v. COl'sones, 396 F.3d 53 (2d Cir. 2005). 5. Ruminski has received threats of retaliation by means of arrest and criminal prosecution from the Defendants for his reporting crimes to the Defendants. 6. The reporting of crime to a law enforcement agency is speech protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The speech (crime
reports) concerned a person who is self-described as having control and supervision powers with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The
complaints of criminal conduct were/are critical of a judicial and law enforcement insider, Justin M. Nelson, heightening the speech to core First Amendment status. Attached hereto as Exhibit "A"is a true and correct copy of an email from Justin Nelson describing his relationship with Sheriff Arpaio. 7. Attached hereto as Exhibits "B" and Exhibit "C" are true and correct copies of emails sent to Ruminski by the Defendants threatening retaliatory arrest and prosecution via the County Attorney in response to Ruminski's crime reporting to law enforcement. 8. Subsequent to receipt of Exhibits "B" and "C", County Attorney personnel assaulted Ruminski in retaliation for his delivery of court papers containing speech critical of the government. Surprise, Arizona has threatened to arrest Ruminski if he engages in litigation against the self-admitted top friend and
Michael Nelson.
Hume of the Norwalk, Connecticut Police Department. 9. First Amendment retaliation has been adopted as a custom, practice, policy and procedure under the color of law by the Defendants and at several other law enforcement entities in Maricopa County including the Gilbert Police and Surprise Police whereby these agencies and Defendants use the threat of arrest and prosecution as a retaliation to First Amendment expression
have threatened
retaliation
Harassment Statute 13 A.RB. 2921. The statute is constitutionally infirm as it criminalizes speech protected under the First Amendment. has been used as a law enforcement tool of oppression. 11.This action is brought under the First Amendment and pursuant to 42 The statute
U.S.C. 1983 (Bivens action) analogous to the 42 UB.C. 14141 claim set forth in the Complaint. Huminski asserts the Complaint with the same force and effect as if more fully set forth herein. COUNT ONE INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF 12.Plaintiff asserts the preceding paragraphs with the same force and effect as if more fully set forth herein.
I3.Plaintiff
conduct constitutes
First Amendment retaliation under the color of law. 42 U.S.C. 1983. 14.Plaintiff seeks a declaration that the Arizona harassment statute, 13 A.R.S. 2921, is unconstitutionally Amendment. 15.Plaintiff seeks an injunction against Defendants the enforcement prohibiting First vague, over broad and violates the First
Amendment
retaliation
and enjoining
of the Arizona
harassment statute 13 A.R.S. 2921. Dated at Gilbert, Arizona, May 10, 2012
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MICHAEL WEST
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NOTARY PUBLIC State 01 Arizona MARICOPA COUNTY My Comm. Expires Aug. 14,2013
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A copy of the foregoing was served upon all parties of record by hand-delivery or First Class Mail, prepaid.
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politician
of either party
will be. He then began to get on the phone. In addition substation. to living less than a mile from the Surprise Police Department, I also live within a mile of an MeSO
I have put you square in the cross-hairs of the Sheriff, MeSO as a whole, and in particular, the Meso office that is less than a mile from my home. If you know anything about Joe Arpaio, which I a sume you do, the last thing anybody wants in this state is to be in his cross-hairs. With that in mind, further, very, very From the very top the shit out of me I would be very, very careful about your next "strategic" move here in the valley, and careful about approaching my house which I know, and he knows, you have the address to. down, Meso is now aware of your existence and your activities. That in itself would scare personally, but whatever.
Remember my forest buddy. Now you are standing square in the middle of it, all alone, and I wish you all the luck in the world trying to find your way out before the actual civil proceedings commence upon your book publication. Justin
scott huminski
From: Sent: To: Steven Spidell - SHERIFFX [S_Spidell@MCSO.maricopa.govl Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:32 AM J Michael Nelson; jOhn.vance@surpriseaz.gov; hector.heredia@surpriseaz.gov; diane.arthur@surprise.gov; tara.combs@surpriseaz.gov; travis.ashby@surpriseaz.gov; randy.delagarza@surpriseaz.gov; loren. kelly@surpriseaz.gov; christine.nunez@surpriseaz.gov; hr@surpriseaz.gov; norma.chavez@surpriseaz.gov; ruby.sitea@surpriseaz.gov; mayor@surpriseaz.gov; econdev@surpriseaz.gov; webmaster@surpriseaz.gov; mark.coronado@surpriseaz.gov; skip.hall@surprfseaz.gov; roy. villanueva@surpriseaz.gov; sharon.wolcott@surpriseaz.gov; richard.alton@surpriseaz.gov; john.williams@surpriseaz.gov; mike.woodard@surpriseaz.gov; bbiggs@doylelawgroup.com; Sheriffs Media Requests; MCSO Complaints; MCSO Information; Cwilliams@mcso.maricopa.gov; Steven Gibbs SHERIFFX; sheriffsmediarequests@mcso.maricopa.gov; MCSO Web Team; Ian Thompson - SHERIFFX; p_rees@mcso.maricopa.gov; MCSO Surplus Operations; Paula Gray SHERIFFX; kevin.thomas@mcso.maricopa.gov; c_krieger@mcso.maricopa.gov; Jesse Spurgin - SHERIFFX; marianJrank@arizonarepublic.com; christina.leonard@arizonarepublic.com; pat. f1annery@arizonarepublic.com; scott huminski RE: Scott Huminski
Subject:
I have made this request now for the second time. I do not wish to receive any further information concerning this matter. Any futher emails concerning this I will consider it to be harrassment and turn it over to the county attorney for further review.
From: J Michael Nelson [jmichaelnelsonwrites@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday/ July 19/ 201111:28 AM To:
; Sheriff's Media Requests; MCSO Complaints; MCSO Information; ; Steven Gibbs - SHERIFFX; ; MCSO Web Team; Ian Thompson - SHERIFFX; Steven Spidell - SHERIFFX; ; MCSO Surplus Operations; Paula Gray - SHERIff)(; ; Jesse Spurgin :- SHERIFFX; ; scott huminski Subject: Scott Huminski For more information on Scott Huminski, I have more than 10/000 documents on a harddrive that span back 15 years. These encompass every aspect of his quest against the legal system, and include his rantings, his filings, his competency evaluations, threat letters sent to Vermont offiCials that were investigated by the FBI, the documents from the court about his criminal collusion with his police officer brother Bruce Hume to intimidate witnesses and create fraudulent evidence against a witness in his Vermont cases. I have everything about this guy. Anybody interested, please let me know and I will mail you a jumpdrive, otherwise, all of the documents will be posted and available for viewing at Scotthuminski.com within a week. Please call 623-217-3439 with questions or requests.
J. Michael Nelson
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FW: 9th circuit in CA to hear Case on Arpaio's corrupt breakfast meetings and Surprise
Lisa Allen - SHERIFFX (L_A1len@MCSO.Maricopa.gov)
iVlr Hurninski,
Here is an ernail from your arch nemesis. Mr. Nelson, Arpaio nor has had any dealings ernail string regarding Mr Nelson Arpaio's with him or anyone any breakfast
indicating
Joe
from this office. Nelson and Sheriff Arpaio was a total regarding
between
is not involved
in the Sheriff's
campaign.
connections
Remove
anyone
in your battle
Mr. Nelson.
If you do not remove us from these harassing emails, we will pursue a legal remedy.
Nelson
was lying.
and/or privileged, and are intended solely for the use of the recipients listed above. Tf
you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution,
is strictly prohibited. Ifyou have please innucdiatcly notifY the sender and delete and
information