Letters & E-mails in Carlos Sotomayor Lawsuit

We are filing a claim against the city of Phoenix for damages caused.

 
From: Carl Drega
To:
Phil Bradstock, Program Manager, 
                                                                                   Business Retention Division & Phoenix Film Office
                                                                                   Community and Economic Development
                                                                                   philip.bradstock@phoenix.gov Philip Bradstock
Film Office
philip.bradstock@phoenix.gov
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton Mayor Greg Stanton
mayor.stanton@phoenix.gov
Phoenix City Councilman Thelda Williams - 
                                                                                 Phoenix City Councilwoman Thelda Williams Thelda Williams
council.district.1@phoenix.gov
Phoenix City Councilman Jim Waring Jim Waring
council.district.2@phoenix.gov
Phoenix City Councilman Bill Gates Bill Gates
council.district.3@phoenix.gov
Phoenix City Councilman Tom Simplot Tom Simplot
council.district.4@phoenix.gov
Phoenix City Councilman Daniel Valenzula Daniel Valenzuela
council.district.5@phoenix.gov
Phoenix City Council
District 5 Councilman
Home of Starlight Park
602.262.7446 (o)
602.495.0628 (f)
Phoenix City Councilman Sal Diciccio Sal DiCiccio
council.district.6@phoenix.gov
Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski Michael Nowakowski
council.district.7@phoenix.gov
Phoenix City Councilman Michael Johnson - 
                                                                                    Phoenix Vice mayor  Michael Johnson Vice Mayor Michael Johnson
council.district.8@phoenix.gov
Date: Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 1:48 PM
Subject:We are filing a claim against the city of Phoenix for damages caused
We are filing a claim against the city of Phoenix for damages caused.

We don't have to file this claim against the city of Phoenix, because we plan on filing our lawsuit in Federal court, but we are being nice and filing it any how.

We will settle the claim for $1 million for each person involved.

I don't want to give any names, because we are afraid if we do the Phoenix Police may come and terrorize us for complaining about the government. So I guess you can say I am taking the 5th on this.

On Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at about 6pm we were shooting static, still photos at Papago Park in Phoenix.

Park Ranger Carlos Sotomayor came along and falsely arrested us and order us to stop taking photos until we purchased a $100 permit.

Park Ranger Carlos Sotomayor didn't ask us any questions he was ordered us to stop taking photos until we paid the city of Phoenix some cold hard case.

I later asked Philip Bradstock for a copy of the law that Park Ranger Carlos Sotomayor falsely arrested us for violating and ordered us to stop taking our photos.

Philip Bradstock claimed it was Phoenix City Code G-1403.

I looked up Phoenix City Code G-1403 and it doesn't say a word about shooting static, still photos. It only covers shooting movies and TV productions for commercial groups. None of which applies to us.

This claim is for false arrest, and violating our 1st, 5th, and 14th Amendment constitutional rights. And violations per USC 42 Section 1983.

I also want to file a claim because the city of Phoenix has stoned walled me and refused to answer a number of public records requests I have made on this subject. This includes requests for public records to the Mayor and all the Phoenix city councilmen and councilwomen, Philip Bradstock, the Phoenix Police and the Phoenix City manage.

All those requests for public records were email to the city of Phoenix and are on this web page

I will settle each claim where my request for pubic records was not given for $1 million.

Thanks

 

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