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Title: CORRUPT CITY GOVERNMENT: LT Carol Johnson, Dayton Ohio Police Officer Helps To Enforce Fines Without Trials
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Published: Jan 8, 2014
Author: A K A Stone
Post Date: 2014-01-08 14:15:52 by A K A Stone
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Views: 30149
Comments: 32

I received a letter in the mail claiming that I was speeding. One of those speed cameras.

They want me to send them $110.00 to them. They say I have to do that in order to go to receive a trial. I called this Lieutenant Carol Johnson. She said she would waive part of the money and that I needed to pay them $85.00 to receive a court hearing. She called this bond.

This isn't right you all know that.

Her phone number at Dayton Police headquarters is 937-333-1084.

How do you fine folks suggest fighting this.

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#2. To: nolu chan (#0)

he Mansfield News Journal reports that seven attorneys with clients challenging $100 speeding citations have combined their cases into a single lawsuit. The more than 60 plaintiffs include nearby residents, out-of-state drivers and three businesses.

The lawsuit charges that camera speeding ticket enforcement is unconstitutional because of lack of due process; that the village didn't follow state public notice requirements, and that rules governing Ohio mayor's courts weren't followed. Some drivers claim they were ticketed when they weren't even speeding since the cameras went into operation in March.

"There is no indication as to how these cameras are kept up or how they are calibrated," said attorney Cassandra Mayer, who added that the system makes it difficult to appeal the citations.

The village has denied any wrongdoing and said those suing don't have legal standing.

Mayer said the Lucas lawsuit is similar to one against the Cincinnati-area village of Elmwood Place that led to a judge's order against camera use there this year.

Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Robert Ruehlman ruled in March that Elmwood Place's camera ordinance was unconstitutional and unenforceable, and blasted speeding camera enforcement as "a scam" that was stacked against the motorists. A similar lawsuit was filed against the village of New Miami near Hamilton in southwest Ohio.

Other Ohio courts, including the state Supreme Court, have upheld use of the cameras.

Supporters of traffic cameras say they are tools for stretching law enforcement resources to make communities safer.

Read more: http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/drivers-sue-second-ohio-village-over-speed-camera-tickets/-/9837878/22448602/-/14ols5bz/-/index.html#ixzz2ppvkS5nl

Do you have any idea where to get a copy of these lawsuits. So I can cut and paste.?

A K A Stone  posted on  2014-01-08   14:24:34 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: A K A Stone (#2)

I would try calling the office of attorney Michael K. Allen. His office has litigated the specific issue and won. I have no knowledge of Michael K. Allen other than what I have read in looking at this speed camera issue.

You appear to describe the same process (or lack of due process) which has been held unlawful. FWIW, my opinion is that Judge Ruehlman has it correctly decided.

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Associate attorneys Thomas Longano, Kip Guinan, and Philip Heimlich in our Main Office each served as Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutors before joining our firm. Associate attorney Bryan R. Perkins served as a police officer and Hamilton County Public Defender before joining our firm. In the Suburban North Office, J. Adam Engel, Of Counsel, is a former Felony Prosecutor who established the appellate division in the Warren County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Together, we offer our clients more than 100 years of combined experience in the practice of criminal law. We have defended thousands of clients against criminal charges, and we handle each case with the same professionalism and determined resolve. We believe that every person who is accused of a crime has a right to a zealous defense, and that is exactly what we provide for each client we serve. For a strong defense, contact one of our law offices in Cincinnati, Ohio or in Mason, Ohio.

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If you have received a citation, don't think that your only option is to pay the fine and take the points. At the Cincinnati based law firm of Michael K. Allen & Associates, we have helped clients throughout Southwest Ohio to successfully challenge a wide variety of traffic violations from running a red light to vehicular felonies.

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nolu chan  posted on  2014-01-08   17:57:13 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: nolu chan (#4)

You're the best. Thanks a million.

I will read over this more carefully.

One thing though. Why do you think this police officer "LT Carol Johnson" is allowed to waive "fees". I didn't know that the police were part of the judical branch. If I get pulled over by a regular cop. Do you think his supervisor or the officer themselves can amend requirements having to do with "duties" to the "court".

A K A Stone  posted on  2014-01-08   18:54:50 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: A K A Stone (#5)

http://tinyurl.com/ow38ccp

Bradley Walker v City of Toledo, In the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth Appellate District, Lucas County, No L-12-1056

[28 Jun 2013] DECISION AND JUDGMENT

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Bradley Walker v City of Toledo, Ohio SUPREME COURT, DOCKET and Document Links

http://tinyurl.com/ptyrd2j

http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Clerk/ecms/resultsbycasenumber.asp?type=3&year=2013&number=1277&myPage=searchbypartyname.asp

Case Number 2013-1277

The Supreme Court of Ohio

Case is open.

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http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/pdf_viewer/pdf_viewer.aspx?pdf=731884.pdf

[08/09/2013] Memorandum in support of jurisdiction of of Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc.
Filed by: Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc.

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http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/pdf_viewer/pdf_viewer.aspx?pdf=732012.pdf

[08/12/2013] Jurisdictional memorandum of amicus curiae Optotraffic, LLC, in support of appellant
Filed by: Optotraffic, LLC

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http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/pdf_viewer/pdf_viewer.aspx?pdf=732023.pdf

[08/12/2013] Jurisdictional memorandum of amici curiae The Ohio Municipal League, City of Columbus, and City of Dayton in support of appellant
Filed by: City of Columbus
Filed by: City of Dayton
Filed by: The Ohio Municipal League

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http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/pdf_viewer/pdf_viewer.aspx?pdf=733373.pdf

[09/13/2013] Memorandum in response to jurisdiction
Filed by: Walker, Bradley

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http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/pdf_viewer/pdf_viewer.aspx?pdf=197155.pdf

[12/04/2013] DECISION: Appeal of Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. and City of Toledo accepted

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Note: the above decision is only the Ohio Supreme Court's decision to hear the case.

nolu chan  posted on  2014-01-09   15:26:15 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: nolu chan (#18)

You're a goldmine of information. It is much appreciated. Now I will have to figure out what all this means. Thank You.

A K A Stone  posted on  2014-01-09   15:52:18 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: A K A Stone (#19)

The primary constitutional issue on jurisdiction is set forth in a filing on behalf of Bradley Walker. I quoted cited matter at #20 above. Per the Ohio constitution, the courts have jurisdiction as may be directed by law. Per Ohio law, RC 1901.20, "The municipal court has jurisdiction of the violation of any ordinance of any municipal corporation within its territory, unless the violation is required to be handled by a parking violations bureau or joint parking violations bureau...." Speeding is not parking. The Appeals court found at 16:

{¶ 36} It is clear that the legislature has vested the municipal court with the jurisdiction to adjudicate the violation of any municipal ordinance, including Toledo Municipal Code 313.12. The plain language of the ordinance also reveals that appellee city has attempted to divest the municipal court of some, or all, of its jurisdiction by establishing an administrative alternative without the express approval of the legislature. Such usurpation of jurisdiction violates Ohio Constitution, Article IV, Section 1, and is therefore a nullity.

If that is upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court, the extra-judicial hearings before the appointed Hearing Officers will cease.

http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/pdf_viewer/pdf_viewer.aspx?pdf=733373.pdf

[09/13/2013] Memorandum in response to jurisdiction
Filed by: Walker, Bradley

[Excerpt at pp. 1-2]

I. RedFlex's and Toledo's propositions of law do not involve a substantial-and unsettled-constitutional question.

Under Article IV, Section 1, the General Assembly has the exclusive power to create courts and define their jurisdiction. State ex rel. Ramey v. Davis, 119 Ohio St. 596, 165 N.E. 298 (1929), syllabus. Thus, charter municipalities do not have home-rule power to regulate a court's jurisdiction. Cupps v. Toledo, 170 Ohio St. 144, 163 N.E.2d 384 (1959), paragraph one of syllabus. As of 1959, this issue is "settled by the decisions of this court." Id. at 149. Thus, if a court's jurisdiction would be different under an ordinance than it is under a statute enacted by the General Assembly, then the ordinance is unconstitutional.

Here, under R.C. 1901.20(A)(1), the Toledo municipal court "has jurisdiction." But under Toledo's ordinance, that court does not have jurisdiction. Did the Sixth District correctly determine that Toledo's ordinance violates Article IV, Section 1?

In a treatise published before this case, counsel for the Municipal League says "yes":

Section 1, Article IV of the Ohio Constitution is a special provision dealing with the creation of courts and supersedes the general power of local self government granted in Section 3, Article XVIII. The sovereignty of the state, as to courts, extends over all the state, including municipalities, whether charter or noncharter, and municipalities thus have no power to create courts or regulate their jurisdiction. Ordinances and statutes enacted by the legislative bodies of the state or municipalities are enforced through judicial tribunals created by the state. There is no dual sovereignty between the state and municipal governments.

Gotherman, Babbit, and, Lang Baldwin's Ohio Practice, Local Government Law—Municipal, §3:20 (First Edition). (emphasis added.)

RedFlex, Toledo and their amici invite this court to change established Ohio law and hold that Article XVIII now supersedes Article IV. Remarkably, appellants extend their invitation to change Ohio law without ever once even mentioning Cupps and related precedent. This "ostrichlike tactic of pretending that potentially dispositive authority against a litigant's contention does

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not exist is... pointless." Gonzalez-Servin v. Ford Motor Company, 662 F.3d 931, 934 (7th Cir. 2011). This court should decline appellants' invitation: the purported "debate" over the relationship between Article IV and Article XVIII is wholly nonexistent-any such "debate" has been well settled in this state for decades.

Rather than candidly acknowledging settled law, the appellants' obvious hope is that this court accepts jurisdiction and — by judicial fiat — exempts "photo enforcement" ordinances from municipal-court jurisdiction, when the legislature did not create that exemption itself. Appellants offer no principled reason for this court to do this. And in fact, this court's precedent directly counsels otherwise. The Supreme Court is not to be a "willing participant in divesting the courts of judicial power." State ex. rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 86 Ohio St.3d 451, 501, 715 N.E.2d 1062, 1102 (1999). This case presents such a divestiture effort by Toledo and its business partner, RedFlex. Because this case merely involves application of settled law — law the Sixth District applied properly — there is no reason for this court to accept jurisdiction. The Sixth District has correctly told Toledo that it cannot impair or restrict a court's jurisdiction. There is nothing more to do here.

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