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Long Beach Police regularly raid medical marijuana dispensaries and take medication, money, and destroy equipment. Several collectives have filed suit against Long Beach for using excessive force, warrantless searches, and deceptive warrants to engage in behavior that violates the Constitution (Fourth Amendment). These illegal searches and seizures are ongoing and constitute a pattern of illegal conduct by Long Beach and its police officers. The actions of the police need to be stopped before someone is hurt or killed. In 2010, officers, through excessive and unreasonable force, without care or concern for human life, killed 35-year-old Doug Zerby. There have been numerous incidents of bad behavior. Advocates claim Long Beach officials take bribes and have retaliated because their bribe taking system was struck-down by a California Appeals Court.
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PLAINTIFFS’ EXHIBITS (VOL. 2)
MATTHEW PAPPAS (SBN: 171860) CHARLES SCHURTER (SBN: 174261) LEE H. DURST (SBN: 69704) 22762 Aspan Street, Suite 202-107 Lake Forest, CA 92630 Phone: (949) 382-1485 Facsimile: (949) 242-2605 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
GREEN EARTH CENTER, INC.; DANK CITY PATIENTS GROUP INC.; NATURECANN, INC.; INDUSTRY GREEN COLLECTIVE, INC.; KAI KEM INC.; CHRONIC COLLECTIVE; COMPLETE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; PATIENTS REPUBLIC COLLECTIVE; 562 COLLECTIVE; DEMITRI WOODARD and CHRIS WOODARD, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA; DAVID STROHMAN; OSCAR VALENZUELA; ALDO DECARVALHO; CHRIS VALDEZ; DOUGLAS LUTHER; and DOES 1 to 10,
Defendants.
No.: SACV 13-0002 AG (JPRx)
PLAINTIFFS’ EXHIBITS (VOL. 2) IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR T.R.O. AND O.S.C. RE: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Date: May 9, 2013 Time: N/A Courtroom: D10, Judge Guilford
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PLAINTIFFS’ EXHIBITS (VOL. 2) - I I
TABLE OF EXHIBITS (VOLUME 2)
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21 STILL PHOTOS FROM SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURING JULY 13, 2011 RAID
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22 WARRANT FOR SEARCH AND SEIZURE CONDUCTED JUNE 19, 2012 (THC DOWNTOWN)
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23 WARRANT FOR SEARCH AND SEIZURE CONDUCTED JUNE 27, 2012 (THC DOWNTOWN)
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NATURECANN COLLECTIVE
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24 DECLARATION OF ALAN CASTRO 86
25 DECLARATION OF KHIEN NGO 88
26 DECLARATION OF JERJAN ALIM RE: FEBRUARY 26, 2013 RAID OF NATURECANN COLLECTIVE
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27 DECLARATION OF SEBASTIAN PAPPAS RE: MARCH 21, 2012 WARRANTLESS RAID OF NATURECANN AND AUTHENTICITY OF VIDEO
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28 STILL PHOTOS FROM SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURING MARCH 21, 2012 WARRANTLESS RAID (NATURECANN COLLECTIVE)
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29 COMPLAINT LETTER FROM NATURECANN MANAGING PATIENT ALAN CASTRO TO LBPD INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
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30 DECLARATION OF CHRISTOPHER WOODARD
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PLAINTIFFS’ EXHIBITS (VOL. 2) - I II
31 WARRANT FOR SEARCH AND SEIZURE CONDUCTED APRIL 27, 2012 (INDUSTRY GREEN PATIENT COLLECTIVE)
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32 WARRANT FOR SEARCH AND SEIZURE CONDUCTED MAY 20, 2012 (DIRECTED TO BANK)
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33 WARRANT FOR SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF PRIVATE HOME OF CHRISTOPHER WOODARD, CORONA, CALIFORNIA, CONDUCTED APRIL 30, 2012
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34 ARREST REPORT OF ARRESTS MADE BY LONG BEACH POLICE DURING APRIL 27, 2012 RAID
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35 DECLARATION OF DONVAIN DEVOUX 128
36 DECLARATION OF JOSHUA SOTELO 129
37 DECLARATION OF ADRIENNE GARCIA 130
38 DECLARATION OF CARDIEL OCHOA 131
39 DECLARATION OF CHRISTOPHER SEGOVIA 132
40 DECLARATION OF JAMES CRUZ (OCT. 25, 2012) 133
41 DECLARATION OF JAMES CRUZ (MAR. 5, 2013) 134
42 DECLARATION OF JEFFERY LOPEZ 135
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS INCLUDED IN VOLUMES 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7
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DECLARATION OF JERJAN NIKKO ALIM (APRIL, 2013) - 1
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DECLARATION OF JERJAN NIKKO ALIM
1. I, Jerjan Nikko Alim, declare as follows:
2. I am a resident of Los Angeles County, CA.
3. I am a volunteer at The NatureCann Collective
4. NatureCann was raided on April 4th, 2013.
5. To Whom It May Concern:
I am Jerjan Nikko Alim, a lead volunteer at NatureCann. On Tuesday February 26, 2013 at
approximately 2:00PM Long Beach Police and a couple other cops who were uninformed
came into our place of business, Naturecann, with their guns drawn at us. There was a lead
voice screaming at my volunteer, Jennifer Jazzmine Marisol Morales, and I to let them in or
else they would break our doors. We obliged to their demand and allowed them entry into our
private room where all our mediation is located in fear that if we did not cooperate they
would get violent with us and start breaking down our door. I did not want that, and asked
them to please not damage any of our things.
6. Once the police were in the medication room, the first thing I remember them doing was
emptying out our cash register, as 4 officers sat Jennifer and I down. They brought in another
one of my volunteers, Justin Hartnell from the next door restaurant. He had his hands behind
his back and had 2 officers on each side of him.
7. They ransacked our drawers and cabinets for any money or medication they could find
and poured all the jars of medical cannabis in a bag. They asked us many questions, all of
which we refused to answer and then called us criminals.
8. When I was asked if any of my personal belongings were in the building, I responded,
“Yes” thinking it was a harmless answer to a harmless question. Once I pointed out my bag,
the lead detective, Dave Stronham, went through my purse, and took out my wallet. There he
found my $1000 which I had earned from the previous weekend from a modeling photoshoot.
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I begged him not to take my money, and asked what it had to do with NatureCann. He said it
was dirty money, and if he wanted, he could take whatever he felt was needed. He said my
money was part of evidence. I told him to call my photographer and ask how much the
photoshoot paid me so he had proof that my money was my own personal earnings, not
anything that had to do with our collective. He said, regardless, he wasn’t going to call, and
rather not take my word for it because the simple fact that I was in a “pot shop”- his words
not mine- I was a criminal and he would not believe a word that came out of the mouth of a
criminal.
9. I was very afraid, as if they were robbers not officers of the law. I felt very let down by
our own system, because I always believed I was not doing anything wrong, followed all
rules and laws, and that I could trust our community officers to protect and serve, not harass
and steal.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
aforementioned statement represents my personal knowledge and is true and correct.
EXECUTED this 18th day of April, 2013 in Long Beach, California:
___________________________________________
Jerjan Nikko Alim
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DECLARATION OF DONAVIN DEVOUX (APRIL, 2013) - 1
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DECLARATION OF DONAVIN DEVOUX
I, Donavin Devoux, declare as follows:
1. I am a resident of Long Beach, CA.
2. I am a volunteer at The Fourth St. Collective.
3. On the day of March 5th 2013 the police came through the doors of the collective with guns
drawn while everybody who worked there was in side. They came in and were a little ruff with us
until everybody was in handcuffs. First thing they did was search us after we were secured, I was
asked "where's the gun?", "where did You put it?" And I replied with "what gun?" "I don't know
what your talking about". Then they asked "do I have a gun license?". I replied with "no, I am just
a guard, I have no gun". After being searched, handcuffed and everybody made to sit on the
ground we were all moved to the lobby where we were searched again. They took our I.Ds to
identify who we were. After a while of sitting in the lobby we were put in the cop cars and
escorted to the long beach police station.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
aforementioned statement represents my personal knowledge and is true and correct.
EXECUTED this 22nd day of April, 2013:
/S/_____________________________________________Donavin Devoux
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orementione
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drawn and a
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pockets. They
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ia, declare a
sident of Lon
lunteer at Th
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30 pm, abou
aggressively
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ucted while
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m the previou
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under penalt
statement rep
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TION OF ADR
ARATION O
s follows:
ng Beach, CA
he Fourth St
2013, I, Adr
ut six Long B
y saying they
security gua
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us raid the da
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ty of perjury
presents my
h day of Apr
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RIANNE GARIC
OF ADRIA
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ianne Garcia
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ANNE GRAC
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detectives ca
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desk drawers
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State of Calif
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ame in their
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went through
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arately, I
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ked up he pu
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bed me from
sed their kn
rete my gla
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a loser" and
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I declare
United Sta
wledge and
EXECUT
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CLARATIO
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a, declare a
sident of Lo
olunteer at T
ay, April 12
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ks ago" I sa
ulled out hi
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they picked
ed the hand
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under pena
ates that th
is true and
TED this 22
_________EL ALONS
ON OF CAR
TION OF C
as follows:
os Angeles
The Fourth
, 2013, I, C
d an underco
aid "yes". H
s gun and p
d and started
and threw m
back of my
off and I he
d over me a
g dealer frie
me "keep it
d me up and
d cuffs tight
alty of perj
he aforeme
correct.
2nd day of A
__________O OCHOA
RDIEL OCH
CARDIEL
County, CA
St. Collect
Cardiel Ocho
over officer
He then aske
pointed it at
d saying rai
me to the flo
neck. With
eard a boot
as I was on
ends", he al
up and nex
d put me in
er and put t
ury under t
entioned st
April, 2013
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HOA (APRI
ALONSO
A.
tive.
oa was sitti
r asked me
ed me to com
t me and sai
id into the w
oor as I wa
h my face p
then step on
the floor an
lso preceded
xt time your
n the back o
the seat belt
the laws of
tatement re
3 in Long B
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IL, 2013) - 1
OCHOA
ing in front
"didn't this
me to the c
id stop its a
walkie-talki
as on the flo
pressed hard
n my glasse
nd said "you
d to call me
r gonna end
f the police
t tight on m
f the State o
epresents m
Beach:
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of the shop
shop get
ar, as I
a raid. I
ie. He then
oor they
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es. Then on
ur going to
e a dumb as
d up in the
e car and on
me so that I
of Californi
my persona
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direct with
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ght police w
ers having a
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es that the af
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DECLARATI
DECLARA
rturo Segov
of Los Ange
at The 4th s
0/25/12 LBP
ras first befo
rested every
us back insi
’s when they
oing on I sai
u have”. Ign
nutes. There
Saying thing
her like if h
any respect.
were here to
a smirk on h
under penal
foremention
this 22nd day
__________her Arturo S
ION OF CHRIS
ATION OF
via, declare a
eles, CA.
street Long B
PD and El S
ore anything
yone and did
ide. First the
y started to
id “my lawy
noring my re
was one off
gs like “wha
he had some
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protect and
his face then
lty of perjur
ned statemen
y of April, 2
__________Segovia
STOPHER AR
F CHRISTO
as follows:
Beach Natu
egundo PD
g. LBPD wa
dn’t tell any
ey began ask
ask about 4t
yers card is i
eply they ke
fficer from L
at do you thi
thing agains
e anything l
serve. On t
n he said “m
ry under the
nt represents
2013:
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RTURO SEGOV
OPHER AR
ural Solution
rushed in w
as in uniform
yone their M
king us persth street. We
in my walle
ept going jus
LBPD that w
ink Mathew
st her. We a
less than a h
the way to t
marijuana is n
e laws of the
s my person
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VIA (APRIL 20
RTURO SE
ns.
with guns ou
m and EL Se
Miranda right
sonal questi
e all refused
et he’ll be m
st harassing
was harassin
w Pappas is g
all were very
human, sittin
the station I
not a big de
e State of Ca
nal knowled
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ut and pointe
egundo was
ts. They sat
ions, and the
d to answer a
more than hap
g us for abou
ng Jordan, sp
going to do?
y cooperativ
ng us in the
remember
eal.”
alifornia and
dge and is tru
ed and starte
s in regular
us in the
en they took
any question
ppy to answ
ut a half hou
pecifically
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ve and still
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one of the
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ur
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let them
handcuff
comforta
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arrested a
me becau
glad to g
declare un
foremention
EXECUTED
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DECL
DECL
mes Oscar C
sident of Lo
olunteer at T
m it may con
en day. I wa
ided, I looke
through the
fed all of us
able speakin
olice officer
e searching
YOU AINT
and taken in
use I was w
et bailed ou
nder penalt
ned stateme
D this 22nd
__________r Cruz
ARATION OF
LARATIO
Cruz, declar
os Angeles
The Fourth
ncern on 10
as their just
ed up and s
e doors and
s. They then
ng with out
r was very d
g us the offi
T SHIT HER
n for booki
wearing pink
ut
ty of perju
ent represen
day of Apr
__________
F JAMES OSCA
ON OF JAM
re as follow
, CA.
St. Collect
0-25-2012:
t walking th
saw nothing
they rushed
n tried to ask
my Lawyer
disrespectfu
cers kept sa
RE'' and oth
ing the offic
k for breast
ury under t
nts my pers
ril, 2013:
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AR CRUZ (APR
MES OSCA
ws:
tive.
I was work
hrough the s
g but guns a
d in with al
k questions
r present. S
ul towards m
aying thing
her menacin
cers continu
t cancer aw
the laws o
onal knowl
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RIL, 2013) - 1
AR CRUZ
king at the 4
shop when
and armor o
ll of their gu
s but I told t
So they said
me and the
s like ''JUS
ng commen
ued to mak
wareness. Af
of the State
ledge and is
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4th Street C
Alex said w
on the moni
uns drawn a
them that I
d okay and t
rest of our
T TO LET
nts. Later w
ke negative c
fter that I w
e of Califo
s true and c
Collective on
we are abou
itors. So we
and quickly
wasn't
took me in.
staff. Whil
YOU
when I was
comments t
was just so
ornia that t
orrect.
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DECLARATION OF JAMES OSCAR CRUZ
1. I, James Oscar Cruz, declare as follows:
2. I am a resident of Los Angeles County, CA.
3. I am a volunteer at The Fourth St. Collective.
4. On March 5th 2013 I was helping a patient at the time when the LBPD raided us. They came in
around 2-3 o clock and when I looked up they were at the second door with their guns drawn and
in a obviously heated mood, so I let them in and did what they said by putting my hands down
and dropped to a knee. Then they grabbed me and cuffed me and sat me down in the tending
room as they searched around. As they proceeded to search they took us to the front room of the
collective, which is our check In room. They then individually tried to question us but we politely
refused to answer any questions with out our lawyer present. Just as they had done before they
insulted our intelligence by saying things like'' why don't u get a real job'' ''I bet you guys are all
high school or college drop outs". After about 20 minutes in that room they took us to the car and
straight to the station where they booked us.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and United States
that the aforementioned statement represents my personal knowledge and is true and correct.
EXECUTED this 22nd day of April, 2013:
____________________________________________James Oscar Cruz
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fery Santos L
a resident of
a volunteer a
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booking and
nder penalty
ned statemen
this 22nd da
RATION OF JE
LARATION
Lopez, decla
f Long Beach
at The Fourth
was at the w
at me telling
while police
o the room th
told us we w
what I did he
d jail. I thou
y of perju
t represents
ay of April, 2
EFFERY SANT
N OF JEFFE
are as follow
h, CA.
h St. Collect
window in-tak
me to open
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hen with gun
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ere I told the
ught I was go
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2013:
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ERY SANTO
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tive.
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ns drawn rus
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oing to get sh
the laws o
l knowledge
APRIL, 2013) -
OS LOPEZ
s when I saw
then notified
bust down th
shed everyon
nd cuffed us
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hot.
f the State
e and is true
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w a police of
d the rest of t
he door to th
ne and told u
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fficer with a
the staff to
he main room
us to get our
ur I.D .'s..
us they took
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the
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