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JUDICIAL TRASH
DOC. # 213
2:09-cv-00791-CEH-SPC
Prescott, et al., v. State of Florida, et al., 343 Fed. Appx. 395, 396-97 (11th Cir. Apr. 21, 2009):
“I. BACKGROUND
A. Current Action
The Appellants are owners of Lot 15A in the Cayo Costa subdivision
in Lee County, Florida. On May 5, 2008, the Appellants filed the present
pro se complaint against numerous state and county officials n1 alleging
that they had violated the Appellants' constitutional rights with respect to
their Cayo Costa property. Most of the allegations in the complaint
concern the 1969 Lee County Resolution 569/875, which claimed the
undesignated areas on the east and west side of the Cayo Costa
subdivision plat and all accretions thereto as public land to be used for
public purposes. The Appellants' Lot 15A is on the west side of the
Cayo Costa subdivision on the Gulf of Mexico and is adjacent to
land that was claimed through Resolution 569/875 to create the
Cayo Costa State Park.”
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The complaint named the following defendants (herein collectively "the Appellees"): (1) the State of
Florida Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; (2) the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks; (3) Lee County, Florida; (4) the Board of
Lee County Commissioners; (5) Jack N. Peterson, Lee County Attorneys [*3] Jack Peterson, Donna
Marie Collins, and David Owen; (6) Lee County property appraisers Kenneth M. Wilkinson and Sherri L.
Johnson; and (7) Cayo Costa State Park employees Reginald Norman, Harold Vielhauerin, Linda
Funchess, Reagan Russell, and Tom Beason.
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STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
Public records confirm that Busse owns a lot in a platted subdivision located
in Lee County. This lot (50' x 130') abuts a platted 60 foot wide street. At some point
westward of the street is the Gulf of Mexico Since the subdivision was platted in
1912, considerable accretion has occurred on land bordering the Gulf of Mexico
westward of Busse’s lot. Appellant claims riparian rights. Lee County has claimed
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CASE NO. 08-13170-B
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
JORG BUSSE,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Defendants-Appellees.
__________________________________/
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT COURT OF FLORIDA, FORT MYERS DIVISION
_________________________________________________________________
ANSWER BRIEF OF DEFENDANT-APPELLEE,
LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA and BOARD of LEE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DAVID M. OWEN
LEE COUNTY ATTORNEY
2115 Second Street
Post Office Box 398
Fort Myers, Florida 33902
(239) 533-2236
(239) 485-2118 FAX
JACK N. PETERSON
Assistant County Attorney
no riparian rights attach per Florida law.
(c) In the absence of any littoral rights, Plaintiff cannot claim any right to a dock
2. In paragraph 46, Plaintiff admits to his companion law suit now pending in state
court. LEE COUNTY is not yet a party in that suit (Case No. 06CA-3185). Should LEE COUNTY
be joined, the County, in the interest of judicial economy, will remove the case to this Court.
3. In Plaintiff’s state case, his complaints utilize attachments of copies of his lot
description from public records including aerial photos which clearly depict his lot’s location as
platted and as it exists today over 1200 feet from the Gulf of Mexico’s waters. (Those attachments
most generously, the averments remain so vague or ambiguous that defendant, LEE COUNTY,
cannot reasonably frame a responsive pleading. To wit: the majority of the numbered paragraphs
state various legal holdings from state and federal courts, Florida statutory law, administrative rules,
and opinions of the Florida Attorney General (see paragraphs 7, 9, 11, 13, 15). Other averments
simply make statements apparently based on the Plaintiff’s readings of various authorities, legal or
otherwise (see paragraphs 20, 21, etc.). While, for instance, paragraph 10 appears to state a cause
of action, no facts are presented to support the allegation. In sum, Plaintiff’s complaint is neither
submitting matters outside the pleadings, for example exhibits A and B, the Court shall treat the
matter as a motion for summary judgment. Vanero v. City of Tampa, 830 F. Supp. 1457, 1458
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
JORG BUSSE,
Plaintiff,
Defendants.
________________________________________________/
Comes now Defendant, LEE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, by and
through its counsel, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), 12(e), and 56(b) and moves the Court to
1. Plaintiff’s complaint, filed pro se and read most generously, is an apparent attempt
to enhance the value of the Plaintiff’s real property by attaching to it littoral or riparian rights.
(a) As Plaintiff avers at paragraph 3(b), and more fully describes at paragraphs
16 and 66, Plaintiff’s lot abuts not a waterway, but an alleyway or street.
however poorly pleaded, establishes any factual basis that Plaintiff’s lot abuts a waterway; therefore,
15A does not extend to the “shore” as in Axline, or even the ordinary high water mark as depicted
on the plat. Florida law states: “The land to which the owner holds title must extend to the ordinary
high water mark of the navigable water in order that rights may attach. §253.141(1) Fla. Stat.
(2006).
Since there are no riparian rights appurtenant to the Plaintiff’s lot, the complaint is fatally
Respectfully submitted,
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that a true and correct copy of Lee County’s Motion to Dismiss has
been furnished by U.S. Mail to: Jorg Busse, Plaintiff, Post Office Box 1126, Naples, FL 34106-1126;
Reagan Kathleen Roane, Assistant General Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Number 35,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000; and Kenneth W. Wilkinson, Lee County Property Appraiser, 2480
Thompson Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901, on this 1st day of May, 2007.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT FORGERY “O.R. 569/875”
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Crooked Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell
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Plaintiffs,
Defendants.
/
ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on five motions to dismiss: 1) Defendants A. Brian
Albritton, Sean P. Flynn, E. Kenneth Stegeby, and David P. Rhodes filed their Motion to Dismiss
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and Motion for Injunctive Relief on February 26, 2010 (Dkt. 69);1 2) Defendants Kenneth W.
Wilkinson, Roger Alejo, Roger Desjarlais, Jack N. Peterson, Lee County, Florida, Karen B. Hawes,
Charlie Green, Bob Janes, Brian Bigelow, Ray Judah, Tammy Hall, and Frank Mann filed their
Motion to Dismiss on March 30, 2010 (Dkt. 115);2 3) Defendants The Honorable Hugh D. Hayes
and The Honorable Cynthia A. Pivacek filed their Motion to Dismiss on April 12, 2010 (Dkt. 148);
4) Defendant Mike Scott filed his Motion to Dismiss on April 20, 2010 (Dkt. 158); and Defendant
Johnson Engineering, Inc. filed its Motion to Dismiss on May 24, 2010 (Dkt. 179).
In addition, Plaintiffs have filed several motions: 1) Emergency Motion to Enjoin Fraudulent
Judgments and Execution of Fraudulent Judgments in Case No. 2:07-CV-228 filed on December 4,
2009 (Dkt. 5); 2) Emergency Motion for Judicial Notice of Appeal and Payment of Appeal Fees in
U.S. District Court, Case # 2:07-CV-00228-Fort Myers-JES-SPC, Doc. # 428, Appeal From
Governmental Corruption, Fraud, and Fraud on the Court filed on March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 118); 3)
Motion for Summary Judgment Against U.S. Attorneys filed on March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 119); 4)
Motion for Sanctions After Expiration of 21 Days, and Memorandum, Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 filed on
March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 121); 5) Motion for Change of Venue Because of Record Corruption,
Concealment, Fraud on the Court, and Obstruction of Justice filed on March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 123);
6) Motion for Relief from Defendants’ Fraud on the Court, and Memorandum in Support of
Defendants’ Fraud on the Court and Fraudulent Pleadings, Doc. # 69, and 70, and Plaintiffs’ Direct
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These Defendants also filed a motion for injunctive relief (Dkt. 97) and a motion for
sanctions against Plaintiffs (Dkt. 149).
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These Defendants also adopted co-Defendants Albritton, Flynn, Stegeby and Rhodes’
Motion (Dkt. 69) as to “Background,” Argument, and Injunctive Relief in their Motion to
Dismiss.
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Attack Upon Any and All Previous Orders & Judgments, Which Were Procured Through Fraud &
Fraudulent Pretenses filed on March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 124); 7) Motions for Corrections of Docket and
Filing of Entire Complaint filed on April 7, 2010 (Dkt. 135);3 8) Emergency Motions to Enjoin
N. Peterson, and Strike His Purported “Motion to Dismiss” for Idiotic Name Calling Such As, E.G.,
“Vexatious and/or Bothersome Litigant” to Criminally Coerce the Plaintiffs to Refrain from
Litigation filed on April 9, 2010 (Dkt. 143); 9) Emergency Motion for Recusal of “Judicial
Prostitute” Chappell Who Accepted Defendants’ Bribes in Exchange for Case Fixing, See “Order,”
Doc. # 127, 04/01/2010 and for Judicial Notice of Nazi-Style Judicial and Governmental Record
Bullying & Coercion to Cover Up Governmental Forgeries filed on April 12, 2010 (Dkt. 144); 10)
Emergency Motions for Judicial Notice of Governmental Terror by Vexatious Defendants and of
Appeal Number 10-10967-I as “Docketed on March 5, 2010" filed on April 9, 2010 (Dkt. 146);11)
Fraud on the Court, Doc. # 149, and Criminal Concealment of Forgeries “O.R. 569/875" filed on
April 16, 2010 (Dkt. 152); 12) Emergency Motions for Judgment(s) on the Merits Against
Defendants Lee County and Sanctions Against Said Defendants for Criminal Concealment of Fake
“Law,” “O.R. 569/875,” which Had No Legal Effect, Because Law Prohibited “Legislative
Adjudication” of Fundamental Property Rights & Plaintiffs’ Record Ownership filed on April 23,
2010 (Dkt. 160); 13) Emergency Motions for Judgment(s) on the Merits Against “Federal
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Plaintiffs’ Complaint, that was transferred from the West Palm Beach Division of the
Southern District of Florida, contains 103 pages. However, the last two pages of the Complaint
are numbered 179 and 180. Pages 101-178 are not included in the instant Complaint. The Court
has confirmed, through inquiry of the Clerk of the Southern District of Florida, that Plaintiffs’
Complaint was filed without pages 101 - 178 and without any exhibits.
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Defendants” and Sanctions Against Said Defendants, and “Legal Whore” Corinis, for Criminal
Concealment of Fake “Law,” E.G. Doc. #159, 04/21/2010, filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 161); 14)
Emergency Motion to Cease and Desist Case Fixing & Adjudicate Pro Se Plaintiffs’ Claims in Their
Favor Under the Law filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 162);15) Emergency Motion to Enjoin Reverse
Discrimination & Fraud by Afro American Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell Against the Pro Se
Caucasian Plaintiffs filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 163); 16) Emergency Motion to Enjoin Hate Mail
& Threats by Defendant Psychopath Jack N. Peterson filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 164); 17)
Emergency Motion to Comply with Fed. R. Evidence and to Enjoin “Final Solution” of “Frivolity”
and Hate Crimes against Pro Se Plaintiffs filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 165); 18) Motion for
Sanctions Against Defendant Judges Who Concealed Criminal Invasion of Private Property Rights
Under Fraudulent Pretenses of “Frivolity” Doc. # 148 “04/12/2010" filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt.
166); 19) Motion for Reconsideration filed on June 1, 2010 (Dkt. 182); 20) Motion for
Reconsideration of Order filed on June 1, 2010 (Dkt. 183); 21) Emergency Motion to Enjoin Record
Crimes & “Public Sale” Scam Perpetrated by Defendant Corrupt Official Kenneth M. Wilkinson,
Emergency Motion to Enjoin Record Crimes and “Order Directing Public Sale of Real Property,”
by Defendant Corrupt Official Kenneth M. Wilkinson, Doc. # 432-3, 5/21/10, Public Notice of Prima
Facie Criminality of “Wilkinson’s Motion for Entry of Order Directing Public Sale of Real Property
and Incorporated Memorandum of Law,” Doc. # 432, 05/21/2010, and Cover Up of Corruption under
Fraudulent Pretenses of “Frivolity” filed on June 4, 2010 (Dkt. 184); 22) Emergency Motion for
Relief from Fraud on the Court, Rule 60(b), Judicial Corruption, Bribery, and Criminal Concealment
of Record Absence of Any “Lee County” Title or Ownership of Facially Forged Parcels “12-44-20-
01-00000.00A0" & 07-44-21-01-00001.0000 filed on June 17, 2010 (Dkt. 191); 23) Emergency
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Motions for Change of Venue Because of Proven Judicial Corruption, Bribery, and Criminal
Concealment of Record Absence of Any “Lee County” Title or Ownership of Facially Forged Parcels
“12-44-20-01-00000.00A0" & 07-44-21-01-00001.0000 filed on June 17, 2010 (Dkt. 192); 24)
Emergency Motion for Recusal of Defendant Crooked Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell, 28
U.S.C. § 455, 18 U.S.C. §§ 241, 242 filed on June 17, 2010 (Dkt. 193); and 25) Emergency Motion
for Order to Show Good Cause Why Crooked Judge C.E. Honeywell is Not Conspiring to Criminally
Evidenced by 1912 Plat in Lee County Plat Book 3, Page 25, and Transcript of 11/07/2007 Court
Hearing Before Crooked Chappell filed on June 17, 2010 (Dkt. 194).
I. BACKGROUND4
Plaintiffs allege that they are the owners of Lot 15A in the Cayo Costa Subdivision of Lee
County, Florida (Dkt. 1, ¶1; Dkt. 5, ¶1). In a resolution adopted in December 1969 by the Board of
Commissioners of Lee County, Florida, Lot 15A, among other property, was claimed as public land
(“Resolution 569/875") (Dkt 5, Ex. 3, p. 9). See Prescott, et al., v. State of Florida, et al., 343 Fed.
Appx. 395, 396-97 (11th Cir. Apr. 21, 2009); Busse, et al. v. Lee County, Florida, et al., 317 Fed.
On November 17, 2009, Plaintiff Busse appeared for a “quasi-judicial proceeding[]” before
a Special Magistrate of the Value Adjustment Board of Lee County, Florida (Dkt. 1, p. 2; Dkt. 64,
Ex. 1). Busse appealed a denial of agricultural classification of Lot 15A (Dkt. 64, Ex. 1, p. 38).
Special Magistrate Lori Rutland noted that although he appealed a denial of the agricultural
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Plaintiffs’ Complaint is over one hundred (100) pages and does not clearly explain or
designate the factual bases of the underlying causes of action. Based on multiple reviews of the
Complaint, in addition to the opinions written by the Eleventh Circuit, this Court attempts to
summarize the bases of Plaintiffs’ claims.
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classification5 of Lot 15A, Busse “directed his testimony and argument to issues involving a
boundary dispute that he had with the Property Appraiser and Lee County” (Dkt. 64, Ex. 1, p. 38).
Special Magistrate Rutland further noted that she made “no findings concerning [Busse’s] argument
regarding a boundary dispute with the County and the Property Appraiser as that [was] not the issue
on appeal. The only issue [was] whether this property [was] entitled to an agricultural classification”
(Dkt. 64, Ex. 1, p. 38). Besides this hearing before the Special Magistrate, there is no indication or
record of a state court proceeding addressing the property dispute that Plaintiffs continue to pursue
in federal court.
A. Previous Cases
A total of nine cases have been filed in or transferred to the Middle District of Florida
The first case was filed by Plaintiff Busse against Defendants Lee County, et al. Busse
asserted that Defendants deprived him of ownership and riparian rights as to Lot 15A of the Cayo
Costa Subdivision. Busse further claimed that Resolution 569/875 violated his property rights in the
specified lot. Judge John Steele previously found that there was no jurisdiction over the Takings
Clause claim, no procedural due process claim stated, no equal protection claim stated, and no other
basis for exercising federal jurisdiction. On May 5, 2008, Judge Steele issued an Opinion and Order
dismissing Busse’s Third Amended Complaint without prejudice as to all of the defendants (2:07-
CV-228, Dkt. 338), and a judgment was entered the following day (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 339).
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On August 30, 2006, Busse filed an application for agricultural classification of the
property based on the alleged use of bee boxes. The Property Appraiser denied the application
because the property was not being used for a bona fide agricultural purpose when the Appraiser
made a physical inspection of the property on September 15, 2006.
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On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit found that Busse did not state a valid claim for procedural
due process, equal protection, or substantive due process (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 365, p. 10-12); Busse,
et al. v. Lee County, Florida, et al., 317 Fed. Appx. 968, 974 (11th Cir. Mar. 5, 2009), reh’g denied,
347 Fed. Appx. 555 (11th Cir. May 27, 2009). As for the Takings Clause claim, the Eleventh Circuit
held that Busse “ha[d] not alleged that he sought and was denied compensation through available
state procedures,” and therefore, “his Takings Clause claim [was] not . . . ripe for review” (2:07-CV-
228, Dkt. 365, p. 9). Consequently, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s dismissal
In light of the Eleventh Circuit’s affirmation, Busse filed several notices of appeal in July
2009, seeking review of the same motions and demands that had previously been dismissed by the
Eleventh Circuit. All of these notices were dismissed for lack of prosecution because Busse did not
Despite previous court orders, Busse continued to file repetitive motions for relief from the
judgment (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 381-83), which were denied as moot (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 384). On
November 30, 2009, Defendant Wilkinson filed a Motion for Writ of Execution (2:07-CV-228, Dkt.
386). Busse then filed several emergency motions for relief from the “fraudulent” judgment, in
addition to several notices of appeal (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 388-415). Again, the notices of appeal
were dismissed for lack of prosecution, and an order was issued on January 26, 2010 denying all of
Busse’s pending notices of appeal and emergency motions for relief and recusal (2:07-CV-228, Dkt.
422). Notably, the Order directed the Clerk to no longer accept any filing, related or unrelated to this
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Busse also filed a notice of appeal claiming case-fixing, bribery, corruption,
conspiracy under false pretenses, etc. on May 4, 2009. The Eleventh Circuit dismissed the
Notice of Appeal sua sponte because Busse did not file it within 30 days of the District Court’s
order, thus making his demands moot (Dkt. 366, p. 2).
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specific case, by Plaintiff Prescott or Plaintiff Busse, for filing in the case was closed, except for a
On February 1, 2010, the Magistrate Judge issued an order granting Defendant Wilkinson’s
Motion for Issuance of a Writ of Execution (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 424). The Writ of Execution issued
In the midst of the initial case, Plaintiffs filed a second complaint on May 5, 2008, which was
the same day that Judge Steele dismissed Plaintiff Busse’s complaint in Case No. 2:07-CV-228.
On July 15, 2008, the Court issued an order emphasizing that the allegations in the complaint were
nearly identical to those in 2:07-CV-228 (2:08-CV-364, Dkt. 56). Because the Court previously
found no basis for federal jurisdiction over Busse’s claims, it directed Plaintiffs to show cause as to
why the case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. On July 24, 2008, the
Court issued an order dismissing the complaint without prejudice for the same reasons as previously
On December 8, 2008, while 2:07-CV-228 was pending and after 2:08-CV-364 was
dismissed, Plaintiffs filed a third complaint. In this case, Plaintiffs alleged claims against various
state and federal judges, including Judge Steele, Magistrate Judge Sheri Chappell, and state entities,
alleging that Plaintiffs held “perfect exclusive unencumbered legal title” to Lot 15A, which was the
basis of the two previous cases (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 2, ¶2). Because the previous complaints were
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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal. Prescott, et al. v. State
of Florida, et al., 343 Fed. Appx. 395 (11th Cir. Apr. 21, 2009).
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dismissed, Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants were corrupt and denied their rights. The judges in the
Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida recused themselves from presiding over this
case (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 7). Consequently, Judge Richard Lazzara and Magistrate Judge Mark Pizzo
On December 30, 2008, Magistrate Judge Pizzo entered an order directing Plaintiffs to show
cause as to why the case should not be dismissed based on the Opinion and Order entered in 2:07-
CV-228 (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 52). The Order also established certain restrictions on Plaintiffs’ filings
and contact with parties. Upon finding violations of the Order, Magistrate Judge Pizzo set a hearing
for which Plaintiffs failed to appear (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 75). After their failure to appear, Magistrate
Judge Pizzo entered another order directing Plaintiffs to appear before Judge Lazzara to show cause
as to why they should not be adjudged in contempt (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 76). Magistrate Judge Pizzo
also issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Complaint be dismissed with
On the date of the second hearing, January 20, 2009, Plaintiffs once again failed to appear
in spite of notice that they would be subject to sanctions if they did not appear as directed (2:08-CV-
899, Dkt. 147-48). On February 4, 2009, the Report and Recommendation was adopted, the case
was dismissed with prejudice, and further filings in the case were restricted (2:08-CV-899, Dkt.
186). The numerous and non-consolidated appeals were dismissed by the Eleventh Circuit because
the orders appealed were not appealable, the notices of appeal were untimely, or the appeals were
not prosecuted.
On January 23, 2009, while 2:07-CV-228 was being appealed to the Eleventh Circuit, after
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2:08-CV-364 was dismissed and before 2:08-CV-899 was dismissed, Plaintiffs filed a fourth
complaint again alleging conspiracy, “case-fixing,” corruption, and fraud by various federal and state
judges, including Judge Steele, Magistrate Judge Chappell, and other state entities with regard to the
same property. As done previously, the judges in the Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of
Florida recused themselves from presiding over this case (2:09-CV-41, Dkt. 7). On January 30,
2009, Judge Lazzara issued an order directing Plaintiffs to show cause as to why the case should not
be dismissed with prejudice and without notice (2:09-CV-41, Dkt. 8). On February 10, 2009, finding
only “a barrage of motions, objections, and miscellaneous pleadings which were prolix in nature and
incomprehensible and unintelligible in content,” Judge Lazzara dismissed the complaint with
prejudice and directed that no further filings in the case would be accepted except for a single notice
of appeal (2:09-CV-41, Dkt. 75).8 On September 10, 2009, the Eleventh Circuit summarily affirmed
the dismissal of the complaint and four days later dismissed the additional appeals for want of
On May 26, 2009, after having two complaints dismissed without prejudice and two
complaints dismissed with prejudice, Plaintiffs filed a fifth complaint alleging, yet again, claims
against federal judges, the Clerk of Court, various state entities and counsel who appeared on behalf
of named Defendants. Plaintiffs alleged several nefarious acts relating to the same property. Judge
Lazzara issued an order directing Plaintiffs to show cause as to why the complaint should not be
dismissed as frivolous (2:09-CV-341, Dkt. 7). On June 4, 2009, Judge Lazzara dismissed the case
with prejudice after finding no intelligent response to the previous Order and determining that the
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Judge Lazzara previously reminded Plaintiffs of the Court’s obligation to respond to
copious and almost daily emergency filings (See, e.g. 2:09-CV-41, Dkt. 31).
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complaint was patently frivolous (2:09-CV-341, Dkt. 17). Plaintiffs’ filings were again restricted
based on their consistent pattern of frivolous filings of motions and notices. The numerous appeals
On September 11, 2009, after the previous five cases were dismissed, Plaintiffs filed a sixth
complaint relating to the same property. As before, Plaintiffs filed complaints alleging nefarious
acts against federal judges, state judges, state entities, counsel representing Defendants, and even the
United States of America. After several motions were filed by Plaintiffs for recusal, summary
judgment, and other judicial actions, Judge Lazzara issued an order on November 11, 2009
dismissing the case with prejudice (2:09-CV-602, Dkt. 148). Judge Lazzara further directed the
Clerk not to accept any filings from Plaintiffs in this case with the exception of a single notice of
appeal from the Order. Judge Lazzara also warned that if Plaintiffs instituted another baseless action
that the Court would look favorably on imposing an injunction and sanctions.
On February 9, 2010, Plaintiffs filed their eighth complaint about the same property. Again,
Plaintiffs filed claims against federal judges, state judges, state entities, and counsel representing
On June 21, 2010, Plaintiffs filed their ninth complaint about the same property and court
proceedings that have occurred in prior lawsuits. Plaintiffs filed claims against federal judges and
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B. Current Case
Despite having a total of six dismissed complaints and being warned of instituting another
action pertaining to Lot 15A against the same and similar Defendants, Plaintiffs filed their present
complaint on December 1, 2009 in the West Palm Beach Division of the Southern District of
Florida9 (Dkt. 1). Yet again, Plaintiffs assert virtually the same allegations of corruption, fraud, and
bribery against state judges, state entities, and counsel for Defendants among others. Despite titling
their Complaint as an “Independent Action for Relief from Fraud on the Courts,” it is apparent that
the present complaint relates to the same property, Lot 15A of the Cayo Costa Subdivision. In their
Complaint, which totals in excess of 230 numbered paragraphs, Plaintiffs continue to allege
Constitutional violations relating to this property and the litigation surrounding it. As outlined
previously, Plaintiffs have filed a litany of motions and notices, most of which are convoluted and
incomprehensible.
Plaintiffs allege claims in this case against several Defendants from previous litigation.
Plaintiffs claim violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Fourteenth Amendments (Dkt. 1,
¶229). They also state that there is federal jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. §§ 241, 242 and 42 U.S.C.
§§ 1983, 1985, 1988. Id. These claims are in addition to several alleged state law claims.
II. ANALYSIS
“While a complaint attacked by a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss does not need detailed
factual allegations, [ ] a plaintiff's obligation to provide the ‘grounds’ of his ‘entitle[ment] to relief’
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The case was transferred to the Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida on
December 4, 2009 (Dkt. 3).
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requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of
action will not do.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 545, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929
(2007)(citations omitted). A plaintiff must plead enough facts to state a plausible basis for the claim.
Id.(emphasis added). “Pro se pleadings are held to a less stringent standard than pleadings drafted
by attorneys and will, therefore, be liberally construed.” Tannenbaum v. United States, 148 F.3d
1262, 1263 (11th Cir. 1998)(citing Fernandez v. United States, 941 F.2d 1477, 1491 (11th Cir.
1991)).
Plaintiffs’ Complaint alleges claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1988,10 in addition to
the First, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Amendments. Even assuming that a
federal question is present, this case must be dismissed for failure to adequately state a claim upon
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires a plaintiff to state a cause of action in “a
short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” There is a
higher pleading requirement for Section 1983 cases in the Eleventh Circuit to “weed out
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42 U.S.C. § 1988(a) reads:
The Court is unclear what claim Plaintiffs attempt to allege under this particular statute.
Generally, this statute has been cited as it applies to attorney and expert fees. 42 U.S.C. §
1988(b), (c). Seeing that neither appears to be applicable to this case, the Court will not analyze
this alleged claim.
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nonmeritorious claims.” GJR Invs., Inc. v. County of Escambia, 132 F.3d 1359, 1367 (11th Cir.
1998). “Thus a plaintiff must allege some factual detail as the basis for a § 1983 claim.” Keating
v. City of Miami, 598 F.3d 753, 763 (11th Cir. 2010)(citation omitted). “To survive a motion to
dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief
that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949, 173 L.Ed.2d 868
(2009)(quoting Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929
(2007)).
The Court will now address Plaintiffs’ Constitutional claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
“The First Amendment itself expressly provides that ‘Congress shall make no law . . .
abridging the freedom of speech . . . or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of grievances.” Amnesty Int’l, USA v. Battle, 559 F.3d 1170, 1186
(11th Cir. 2009)(citing U.S. Const. Amend. I). “The First Amendment right to petition the
government for a redress of grievances includes a right of access to the courts.” Bank of Jackson
County v. Cherry, 980 F.2d 1362, 1370 (11th Cir. 1993)(citations omitted). However, “[t]he right
of access to the courts ‘is neither absolute nor unconditional.’” Miller v. Donald, 541 F.3d 1091,
1096 (11th Cir. 2008)(citing Cofield v. Ala. Pub. Serv. Comm’n, 936 F.2d 512, 516 (11th Cir. 1991)).
“Conditions and restrictions on each person’s access are necessary to preserve the judicial resource
for all other persons. Frivolous and vexatious law suits threaten the availability of a well-functioning
Plaintiffs claim that their First Amendment rights were violated because there was an
“obstruction of redress of Governmental grievances” (Dkt. 1, p. 7). Plaintiffs do not allege facts to
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support this statement. The Complaint contains incoherent and rambling claims of alleged
wrongdoing. The Court could assume that Plaintiffs are referring to the restrictions placed on their
abilities to file pleadings. However, as shown in the Background section of this Order, Plaintiffs
have access to the courts and can file their complaints and motions. Indeed, they have filed
repetitious pleadings, motions, and notices. Although they have been previously told by the Eleventh
Circuit that they must proceed in state court prior to bringing suit in federal court for several of their
claims, Plaintiffs refuse to do so and continue to re-file their complaints with additional Defendants
and claims all surrounding the same property dispute. Because insufficient facts are alleged to
support this claim, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be
“The Fourth Amendment applies to searches and seizures in the civil context and may serve
provisions.” U.S. v. James Daniel Good Real Property, 510 U.S. 43, 51, 114 S.Ct. 492, 126
L.Ed.2d.490 (1993). However, when the challenged governmental action goes beyond the traditional
meaning of search and seizure, which is in the criminal context, the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth
and Fourteenth Amendments are controlling. See id. at 52 (When “the Government seized property
not to preserve evidence of wrongdoing, but to assert ownership and control over the property itself
. . . . [o]ur cases establish that government action of this consequence must comply with the Due
“[T]he seizure of real property . . . violates fifth amendment due process if the property owner
is not afforded notice and a hearing prior to the seizure.” United States v. 2751 Peyton Wood Trail,
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S.W., 66 F.3d 1164, 1166 (11th Cir. 1995)(citing James Daniel Good Real Property, 510 U.S. at 53).
“Unless exigent circumstances are present, the Due Process Clause requires the Government to
afford notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard before seizing real property . . . .” Id.11
Here, Plaintiffs claim that the seizure of Lot 15A violated the Fourth Amendment (Dkt. 1,
p. 7; ¶ 163). However, the Fifth Amendment controls, as opposed to the Fourth Amendment,
because the seizure was not within the traditional meaning of a “seizure” under the Fourth
Amendment. James Daniel Good Real Property, 510 U.S. at 52. Therefore, the Court finds that
Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Fourth
Amendment claim.
“The Fifth Amendment prohibits the taking of private property ‘for public use, without just
compensation’ - a condition made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment.” Busse,
317 Fed. Appx. at 971 (citing U.S. Const. Amend. V; Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, 533 U.S. 606, 617,
121 S.Ct. 2448, 2457, 150 L.Ed.2d 592 (2001)). A plaintiff may bring a federal takings claim “only
if he can show that he did not receive just compensation in return for the taking of his property.” Id.
at 971-72 (citing Eide v. Sarasota County, 908 F.2d 716, 720 (11th Cir. 1990)). A plaintiff must
demonstrate to the court that he has pursued the available state procedures to obtain just
compensation for the property he alleges was taken for public use before filing suit in federal court.
Id. at 972.
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The Court notes that the cited case involves a seizure of real property in a civil
forfeiture action.
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Plaintiffs’ claims are not ripe for review because they have not shown that they attempted
to obtain or secure relief under established Florida state procedures. The proceeding before the
Special Magistrate of the Value Adjustment Board is wholly unrelated to Plaintiffs’ dispute in this
case because it only addressed the denial of the agricultural classification of the property in 2006.
Because they have not alleged or demonstrated that they have sought compensation for Lot 15A and
were denied such compensation through available state procedures, the Court finds that Plaintiffs
failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Fifth Amendment
Takings claim.
In conclusion, Plaintiffs failed to state any claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court will
“42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) provides a cause of action where two or more people conspire ‘for the
purpose of depriving, either directly or indirectly, any person or class of persons of the equal
protection of the laws, or of equal privileges and immunities under the laws . . . .’” Montford v.
Moreno, No. 04-12909, 2005 WL 1369563, at *7 (11th Cir. June 9, 2005)(quoting 42 U.S.C. §
1985(3)). To state such a claim, the plaintiff must allege: “‘(1) a conspiracy, (2) for the purpose of
depriving, either directly or indirectly, any person or class of persons of the equal protection of the
laws, or of equal privileges and immunities under the laws, (3) an act in furtherance of the
conspiracy, (4) whereby a person is either injured in his person or property or deprived of any right
or privilege of a citizen of the United States.’” Id. (quoting Trawinski v. United Techs., 313 F.3d
1295, 1299 (11th Cir. 2002)). The plaintiff must also allege “invidious discriminatory intent” on the
part of each defendant. Id. (citation omitted). “‘[C]onclusory, vague, and general allegations of
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conspiracy may justify dismissal of a complaint.’” Id. (quoting Kearson v. S. Bell. Tel. & Tel. Co.,
In this case, Plaintiffs allege that all Defendants conspired to deprive them of their alleged
property rights in Lot 15A. Plaintiffs repeatedly state that various judicial officers accepted bribes
to deprive them of this alleged property interest. However, these statements are merely conclusory,
and Plaintiffs provide no factual basis to support a conspiracy among Defendants. Additionally,
Plaintiffs have not alleged the elements of a claim brought under § 1985(3). As such, the Court finds
that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their claim under
42 U.S.C. § 1985.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38(a) states that “[t]he right to a jury trial as declared by the
Seventh Amendment to the Constitution . . . shall be preserved to the parties inviolate.” Here,
Plaintiffs allege that they have been denied the right to a jury trial. Plaintiffs, again, have not alleged
facts to support this claim. The Background section of this Order demonstrates that Plaintiffs have
been repeatedly dismissed from federal court not on the merits of their claims but on repeated
procedural deficiencies. They have not exhausted the necessary state procedures to address their
dispute prior to filing in federal court. Therefore, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim
upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Seventh Amendment claim.
“A plaintiff could make a procedural due process claim by challenging the procedures by
which a regulation was adopted, including the failure to provide pre-deprivation notice and hearing”
Busse, 317 Fed. Appx. at 972 (citing Villas of Lake Jackson, Ltd. v. Leon County, 121 F.3d 610,
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6115 (11th Cir. 1997); Zipper v. City of Fort Myers, 41 F.3d 619, 623 (11th Cir. 1995)). The
plaintiff must allege that state law failed to provide him with an adequate post-deprivation remedy.
Busse, 317 Fed. Appx. at 972 (citing Tinney v. Shores, 77 F.3d 378, 382 (11th Cir. 1996)).
Here, Plaintiffs make no argument that Florida failed to provide them with an adequate post-
deprivation remedy. “Since alleged problems with the adoption of [the Resolution] cannot serve as
the basis for a procedural due process claim,” Plaintiffs cannot rely on them to support such a claim.
Id. Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be
“The Fourteenth Amendment forbids states from ‘deny[ing] to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.’” Busse, 317 Fed. Appx. at 973 (quoting U.S. Const.
Amend. XIV, § 1). “‘[T]o properly plead an equal protection claim, a plaintiff need only allege that
through state action, similarly situated persons have been treated disparately.’” Id. (quoting Thigpen
v. Bibb County, 223 F.3d 1231, 1237 (11th Cir. 2000), abrogated on other grounds by Nat’l R.R.
Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101, 122 S.Ct. 2061, 153 L.Ed.2d 102 (2002)).
In this case, Plaintiffs claim that they were denied equal protection of the laws by Defendants
in relation to Lot 15A. As a general matter, Florida counties may exercise eminent domain over
property not owned by the state or federal government. Fla. Stat. § 127.01(1)(a); id. “Since a state
landowner would not be subject to eminent domain power but [Plaintiffs], as . . . [alleged] private
landowner[s], would be,” Plaintiffs cannot be similarly situated to a state landowner. Busse, 317
Fed. Appx. at 973. Plaintiffs, “therefore cannot rely on [their] disparate eminent domain treatment
vis-a-vis state landowners as the basis for an equal protection claim.” Id. Consequently, the Court
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finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Equal
Protection claim.
“Substantive due process protects only those rights that are ‘fundamental,’ a description that
applies only to those rights created by the United States Constitution.” Id. (citing Greenbriar
Village, L.L.C. v. Mountain Brook, City, 345 F.3d 1258, 1262 (11th Cir. 2003)). “Property rights
would not be fundamental rights since they are based on state law.” Id.
Here, Plaintiffs claim that they have been denied their alleged property rights in Lot 15A.
These property rights are defined by state law. Therefore, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to
state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Substantive Due Process Claim.
“If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any
State . . . in the free exercise of enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the
Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same . . . [t]hey
shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not more than ten years, or both . . . .” 18 U.S.C. § 241.
Furthermore, “[w]hoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully
subjects any person in any State . . . to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States . . . shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both . . . .” 18 U.S.C. § 242.
Plaintiffs cannot bring an action under these statutes because they are only brought in
criminal proceedings. U.S. v. City of Philadelphia, 644 F.2d 187, 192-93 (3d Cir. 1980)(noting that
the United States initiates criminal prosecutions under these statutes, and there are other adequate
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remedies to seek alleged violations of Constitutional rights, such as 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982, 1983,
1985). Because there are civil statutes to address Plaintiffs’ alleged Constitutional violations, the
Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their
B. Supplemental Jurisdiction
“The decision to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over pendent state claims rests within
the discretion of the district court.” Raney v. Allstate Ins. Co., 370 F.3d 1086, 1088-89 (11th Cir.
2004). Once a district court dismisses all claims over which it had original jurisdiction, it may
decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state claims. 28 U.S.C. §
1367(c)(3). This Court, therefore, declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’
III. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim in their Complaint
upon which relief can be granted in federal court. Accordingly, the federal claims in the Complaint
are dismissed.12 With its discretionary authority, the Court declines to exercise supplemental
1. The Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Injunctive Relief of Defendants Albritton,
12
The Court notes that Defendants Albritton, Flynn, Stegeby, and Rhodes alleged that
they are entitled to immunity (Dkts. 69, 119). Additionally, Defendants Hayes and Pivacek also
argue that they are entitled to qualified and judicial immunity (Dkt. 148). Because the Court
finds that Plaintiffs failed to state claims upon which relief can be granted, it does not address the
arguments of immunity in this Order. The Complaint does not allege sufficient facts for the
Court to determine the issue of immunity.
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Flynn, Stegeby, and Rhodes (Dkt. 69) is GRANTED in part. The Court dismisses
this action without prejudice. Additionally, the Court will reserve ruling on the
Motion for Injunctive Relief until after the Show Cause Hearing scheduled in this
2. The Motion for Injunctive Relief of Defendants Albritton, U.S. Attorney for the
Middle District of Florida, Rhodes, Flynn, Stegeby, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys for
3. The Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Injunctive Relief of Defendants Wilkinson,
Alejo, Desjarlais, Peterson, Lee County, Florida, Hawes, Green, Janes, Bigelow,
Judah, Hall, and Mann (Dkt. 115) is GRANTED in part. The Court dismisses this
action without prejudice. Additionally, the Court will reserve ruling on the Motion
for Injunctive Relief until after the Show Cause Hearing scheduled in this case for
4. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Hayes and Pivacek (Dkt. 148) is GRANTED
5. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Scott (Dkt. 158) is GRANTED in part. The
7. Of Plaintiffs’ pending motions, fifteen (15) are labeled “Emergency Motion” (Dkt.
5, 118, 143, 152, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 184, 191, 192, 194 and 209). None
incomprehensible and frivolous. In its March 31, 2010 (Dkt. 126) Order To Show
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Cause, the Court cautioned Plaintiffs about the unwarranted designation of a motion
8. Plaintiffs’ pending Motions (Dkt. 5, 118, 119, 121, 123, 124, 134, 135,143, 146, 152,
160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 182, 183, 184, 191, 192, 194, 195, 196, and 209)
10. The Clerk is directed to terminate all pending motions, except the Motion for Pre-
filing Injunction and Sanctions (Dkt. 149), enter judgment accordingly and CLOSE
this case.
COPIES TO:
COUNSEL OF RECORD AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES
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Crooked Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell
“LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
CAYO COSTA PB 3 PG 25 LOT 15A”
“PAID”
By
Jennifer Franklin Prescott,
http://www.scribd.com/Judicial%20Fraud
PRESCOTT v. HONEYWELL
2:2010cv00390
HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION, FRAUD, FRAUD ON THE COURTS
Gun Rights
1. According to a June 24, 1994 article in the St. Petersburg Times, a Fort Lauderdale
gun show promoter, Atlantic Show Promotions, filed suit in federal court alleging
that Tampa’s ban on gun shows and sales at the Tampa Convention Center was an
unconstitutional attempt to regulate political and commercial speech about guns.
The city had refused the request despite the fact that Tampa had permitted Atlantic
to operate a gun show in 1993. As Assistant City Attorney, you were quoted as
saying: “Our position is that if speech is involved, it’s commercial speech, which is
not entitled to the same protection under the law as political speech.”
a. Do you stand by your statement indicating that you believe that the
City of Tampa’s ban on gun shows and sales at the convention center
was constitutional?
Response: In June of 1994, I served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of
Tampa and chief of the City’s litigation division. In that capacity, I
advocated the City’s position with regard to a prohibition of gun shows on
city owned property. The mayor of Tampa, then, Sandra Freedman, and
her staff decided in March of 1994 to prohibit gun shows on city owned
property. The statement that I made to the reporter from the St.
Petersburg Times was made in my capacity as a zealous advocate for my
client, the City of Tampa. Given the status of the law in 1994, the position
advanced by the City was honestly debatable. If confirmed by the Senate
to serve as a District Court Judge, I will follow legal precedent, pursuant
to the doctrine of stare decisis, on this issue.
Response: District of Columbia v. Heller, 128 S.Ct. 2783 (2008) had not been
decided when the City of Tampa announced its ban prohibiting gun shows
on city owned property. Heller was decided by the Supreme Court of the
United States on June 26, 2008. If confirmed by the Senate to serve as a
District Court Judge, I will follow legal precedent, including District of
Columbia v. Heller, supra.
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constitutional. In its opinion, the Court held that the Second
Amendment had been incorporated against the states through the Due
Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court
has not yet addressed this question. Do you agree that the Fourteenth
Amendment makes the Second Amendment applicable against state
and county governments?
Response: In Nordyke v. King, 563 F.3d 439 (9th Cir. 2009), the Ninth Circuit did
find that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
incorporates the Second Amendment and applies it against states and local
governments. However, a few weeks ago, on July 29, 2009, in Nordyke v.
King, 575 F.3d 890 (9th Cir. 2009), the Ninth Circuit decided to rehear the
previous Nordyke v. King decision en banc and indicated that the previous
three judge panel opinion should not be cited as precedent by or to any
other court of the Ninth Circuit. Therefore, it appears that the issue of the
application of the Second Amendment to the states via the Fourteenth
Amendment is still an unsettled area of the law. Until the U.S. Supreme
Court or the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rules on this issue, it would
be inappropriate for me, a district court nominee, to opine on this matter.
If confirmed by the Senate to serve as a District Court Judge, I will follow
legal precedent pursuant to the doctrine of stare decisis.
2. Following your statement, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida,
granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Atlantic against the City of Tampa.
The District Court held that the State of Florida had pre-empted the field of gun
regulation which prevented Tampa from arguing successfully that its refusal to
allow the gun show advanced a strong municipal interest. The Court further
rejected Tampa’s alternative argument that a gun show would put the Convention
Center in a bad light. The District Court noted Supreme Court precedent holding
that commercial speech is entitled to some First Amendment Protection, and that
“[t]he loss of First Amendment freedoms, even for minimal periods of time,
unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury.” Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347, 373
(1976). Do you agree with the district court’s ruling?
Empathy
1. President Obama has described the types of judges that he will nominate to the
federal bench as follows: “We need somebody who’s got the heart, the empathy, to
recognize what it’s like to be a young teenage mom. The empathy to understand
what it’s like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old. And
that’s the criteria by which I’m going to be selecting my judges.”
a. Do you believe that you fit the President’s criteria for federal judges,
as described in his quote?
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Response: To the extent that I am an African American woman, I fit one of President
Obama’s criteria for federal judges.
Public Defender
b. Do you have any legal or moral beliefs which would inhibit or prevent
you from imposing or upholding a death sentence in any criminal case
that might come before you as a federal judge?
Response: No, I do not have any legal or moral beliefs which will inhibit or prevent
me from imposing or upholding a death sentence in any criminal case that
might come before me as a federal judge. If confirmed by the Senate as a
District Court Judge, I will take an oath and follow that oath to uphold the
Constitution of the United States of America and the laws of this country.
c. Do you believe that 10, 15, or even 20-year delays between conviction
of a capital offender and execution is too long?
Response: The reasons for delays between conviction of a capital offender and
execution are numerous and varied. The reasons for delays depend upon
the particular facts of each case. Therefore, I am unable to address this
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question specifically. Additionally, as a state court judge, I am prohibited
from rendering an opinion on a matter that may come before me.
d. Do you believe that once Congress or a state legislature has made the
policy decision that capital punishment is appropriate that the federal
courts should focus their resources on resolving capital cases
expeditiously?
Response: Federal courts have the responsibility of applying the law to the facts of
cases before them and of doing so in a timely manner.
Precedent
1. Supreme Court precedents are binding on all lower federal courts and Circuit
Court precedents are binding on the district courts within the particular circuit.
b. How would you rule if you believed the Supreme Court or the Court
of Appeals had seriously erred in rendering a decision? Would you
nevertheless apply that decision of your own best judgment of the
merits?
Response: If confirmed by the Senate to serve as a District Court Judge, it would not
be my role to question the opinions of courts of appeal or of the United
States Supreme Court. Rather, I would be required to follow legal
precedent, pursuant to the doctrine of stare decisis. Therefore, I would
apply decisions of the Supreme Court or the Eleventh Circuit Court of
Appeals.
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The Role of a Judge
Response: The role of a judge is to apply the law to the facts of the case pending
before the judge, and to do so in an impartial, unbiased and timely fashion.
Response: I don’t use the term “judicial activism” because of the confusion
surrounding its meaning. Judicial activism is usually used to criticize
judicial rulings that are viewed as unreasonable interpretations of laws and
or cases which are tantamount to legislating from the bench.
Response: There are numerous meanings and conflicting contentions surrounding the
idea of a “living” constitution. As such, I am unable to agree with any
broad or general classifications of the Constitution. The Constitution
represents the supreme law of this land. If confirmed by the Senate to
serve as a District Court Judge, I will uphold the Constitution and follow
legal precedent which has interpreted its provisions.
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finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Equal
Protection claim.
“Substantive due process protects only those rights that are ‘fundamental,’ a description that
applies only to those rights created by the United States Constitution.” Id. (citing Greenbriar
Village, L.L.C. v. Mountain Brook, City, 345 F.3d 1258, 1262 (11th Cir. 2003)). “Property rights
would not be fundamental rights since they are based on state law.” Id.
Here, Plaintiffs claim that they have been denied their alleged property rights in Lot 15A.
These property rights are defined by state law. Therefore, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to
state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Substantive Due Process Claim.
“If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any
State . . . in the free exercise of enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the
Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same . . . [t]hey
shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not more than ten years, or both . . . .” 18 U.S.C. § 241.
Furthermore, “[w]hoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully
subjects any person in any State . . . to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States . . . shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both . . . .” 18 U.S.C. § 242.
Plaintiffs cannot bring an action under these statutes because they are only brought in
criminal proceedings. U.S. v. City of Philadelphia, 644 F.2d 187, 192-93 (3d Cir. 1980)(noting that
the United States initiates criminal prosecutions under these statutes, and there are other adequate
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Crooked Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell
http://www.scribd.com/Judicial%20Fraud
Crooked Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell
http://www.scribd.com/Judicial%20Fraud
Crooked Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell
http://www.scribd.com/Judicial%20Fraud
6/13/2010 Civil - Small Claims Detail
Plaintiffs
Defendants
Plaintiffs,
Defendants.
/
ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on five motions to dismiss: 1) Defendants A. Brian
Albritton, Sean P. Flynn, E. Kenneth Stegeby, and David P. Rhodes filed their Motion to Dismiss
Crooked Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell
WHEN STUPID JUDGES LIE
RECORD JUDICIAL TRASH:
Dishon. Charlene E. Honeywell
DOC. # 213 , p. 6
2:09-cv-00791-CEH-SPC
“Besides this hearing before the
Special Magistrate, there is no
indication or record of a state court
proceeding addressing the property
dispute that Plaintiffs continue to
pursue in federal court.”
http://www.scribd.com/Judicial%20Fraud
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classification5 of Lot 15A, Busse “directed his testimony and argument to issues involving a
boundary dispute that he had with the Property Appraiser and Lee County” (Dkt. 64, Ex. 1, p. 38).
Special Magistrate Rutland further noted that she made “no findings concerning [Busse’s] argument
regarding a boundary dispute with the County and the Property Appraiser as that [was] not the issue
on appeal. The only issue [was] whether this property [was] entitled to an agricultural classification”
(Dkt. 64, Ex. 1, p. 38). Besides this hearing before the Special Magistrate, there is no indication or
record of a state court proceeding addressing the property dispute that Plaintiffs continue to pursue
in federal court.
A. Previous Cases
A total of nine cases have been filed in or transferred to the Middle District of Florida
The first case was filed by Plaintiff Busse against Defendants Lee County, et al. Busse
asserted that Defendants deprived him of ownership and riparian rights as to Lot 15A of the Cayo
Costa Subdivision. Busse further claimed that Resolution 569/875 violated his property rights in the
specified lot. Judge John Steele previously found that there was no jurisdiction over the Takings
Clause claim, no procedural due process claim stated, no equal protection claim stated, and no other
basis for exercising federal jurisdiction. On May 5, 2008, Judge Steele issued an Opinion and Order
dismissing Busse’s Third Amended Complaint without prejudice as to all of the defendants (2:07-
CV-228, Dkt. 338), and a judgment was entered the following day (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 339).
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On August 30, 2006, Busse filed an application for agricultural classification of the
property based on the alleged use of bee boxes. The Property Appraiser denied the application
because the property was not being used for a bona fide agricultural purpose when the Appraiser
made a physical inspection of the property on September 15, 2006.
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Flynn, Stegeby, and Rhodes (Dkt. 69) is GRANTED in part. The Court dismisses
this action without prejudice. Additionally, the Court will reserve ruling on the
Motion for Injunctive Relief until after the Show Cause Hearing scheduled in this
2. The Motion for Injunctive Relief of Defendants Albritton, U.S. Attorney for the
Middle District of Florida, Rhodes, Flynn, Stegeby, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys for
3. The Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Injunctive Relief of Defendants Wilkinson,
Alejo, Desjarlais, Peterson, Lee County, Florida, Hawes, Green, Janes, Bigelow,
Judah, Hall, and Mann (Dkt. 115) is GRANTED in part. The Court dismisses this
action without prejudice. Additionally, the Court will reserve ruling on the Motion
for Injunctive Relief until after the Show Cause Hearing scheduled in this case for
4. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Hayes and Pivacek (Dkt. 148) is GRANTED
5. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Scott (Dkt. 158) is GRANTED in part. The
7. Of Plaintiffs’ pending motions, fifteen (15) are labeled “Emergency Motion” (Dkt.
5, 118, 143, 152, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 184, 191, 192, 194 and 209). None
incomprehensible and frivolous. In its March 31, 2010 (Dkt. 126) Order To Show
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THIS CAUSE is before the Court on five motions to dismiss: 1) Defendants A. Brian
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STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant Busse claims to own and public records confirm his ownership of a
50' x 130' lot bordering a platted 60' street on a barrier island in Lee County named
Cayo Costa. Busse claims riparian rights. The State, the County and the Property
2. Course of Proceedings
Busse’s various attempts to frame a complaint (Dkt. Nos. 1, 25, 102, 282,
288) were dismissed by the Court (Dkt. Nos. 87, 267, 338). Between these events,
Busse, in what can only be termed as vexatiously, filed a barrage of “motions” (e.g.
Dkt. No. 65: “emergency motion for criminal prosecution of defendants’ lawyers”;
Dkt. No. 68: “plaintiff’s motion for emergency hearing on the issue of defendants’
1969 bogus resolution”; Dkt. No. 70:, inter alia, “motion to restrain defendants...from
use of deadly weapons in the private Cayo Costa subdivision”) and other pleadings
variously termed “notices” (e.g. Dkt.Nos. 48, 62, 63, 92, 221), “responses”,
Busse, apparently as a litigation tactic, also filed formal complaints with the
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TABLE OF CITATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
STANDARD OF REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1. The District Court properly dismissed the complaint for lack of
federal subject matter jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on August ____, 2008, I sent two true and correct
copies of the foregoing to: Jorg Busse, Post Office Box 1126, Naples, FL 34106-
1126; and one copy each to the following: Harold G. Vielhauer, Esq., L. Kathryn
Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 35, Tallahassee, FL 32399 and Sherri
L. Johnson, Dent & Johnson, Chartered, 3415 Magic Oak Lane, Post Office Box
DAVID M. OWEN
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JACK N. PETERSON
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CHARLENE EDWARDS HONEYWELL
“I. BACKGROUND 4
Plaintiffs allege that they are the owners of Lot 15A in the Cayo Costa
Subdivision of Lee County, Florida (Dkt. 1, ¶1; Dkt. 5, ¶1). In a resolution
adopted in December 1969 by the Board of Commissioners of Lee County,
Florida, Lot 15A, among other property, was claimed as public land (“Resolution
569/875") (Dkt 5, Ex. 3, p. 9). See Prescott, et al., v. State of Florida, et al., 343
Fed. Appx. 395, 396-97 (11th Cir. Apr. 21, 2009); Busse, et al. v. Lee County,
Florida, et al., 317 Fed. Appx. 968, 970 (11th Cir. Mar 5, 2009).”
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Face of Real Estate Fraud:
• Fake “lot” and “block” numbers such as,
e.g.:
o “12-44-20-01-00000.00A0”;
o “07-44-21-01-00001.0000”;
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“00001”ever existed.
• Fake “Government ownership” claims;
• Fake “transaction(s)” such as, e.g., “O.R.
569/875”;
• Fake “resolution” and “law” “claims”;
• Fake “land” “parcels”;
• Fake “frivolity” “defenses”;
• Fake “vexatiousness” contentions;
• Fake “legal descriptions”:
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Plaintiffs,
Defendants.
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ORDER
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on five motions to dismiss: 1) Defendants A. Brian
Albritton, Sean P. Flynn, E. Kenneth Stegeby, and David P. Rhodes filed their Motion to Dismiss
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and Motion for Injunctive Relief on February 26, 2010 (Dkt. 69);1 2) Defendants Kenneth W.
Wilkinson, Roger Alejo, Roger Desjarlais, Jack N. Peterson, Lee County, Florida, Karen B. Hawes,
Charlie Green, Bob Janes, Brian Bigelow, Ray Judah, Tammy Hall, and Frank Mann filed their
Motion to Dismiss on March 30, 2010 (Dkt. 115);2 3) Defendants The Honorable Hugh D. Hayes
and The Honorable Cynthia A. Pivacek filed their Motion to Dismiss on April 12, 2010 (Dkt. 148);
4) Defendant Mike Scott filed his Motion to Dismiss on April 20, 2010 (Dkt. 158); and Defendant
Johnson Engineering, Inc. filed its Motion to Dismiss on May 24, 2010 (Dkt. 179).
In addition, Plaintiffs have filed several motions: 1) Emergency Motion to Enjoin Fraudulent
Judgments and Execution of Fraudulent Judgments in Case No. 2:07-CV-228 filed on December 4,
2009 (Dkt. 5); 2) Emergency Motion for Judicial Notice of Appeal and Payment of Appeal Fees in
U.S. District Court, Case # 2:07-CV-00228-Fort Myers-JES-SPC, Doc. # 428, Appeal From
Governmental Corruption, Fraud, and Fraud on the Court filed on March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 118); 3)
Motion for Summary Judgment Against U.S. Attorneys filed on March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 119); 4)
Motion for Sanctions After Expiration of 21 Days, and Memorandum, Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 filed on
March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 121); 5) Motion for Change of Venue Because of Record Corruption,
Concealment, Fraud on the Court, and Obstruction of Justice filed on March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 123);
6) Motion for Relief from Defendants’ Fraud on the Court, and Memorandum in Support of
Defendants’ Fraud on the Court and Fraudulent Pleadings, Doc. # 69, and 70, and Plaintiffs’ Direct
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These Defendants also filed a motion for injunctive relief (Dkt. 97) and a motion for
sanctions against Plaintiffs (Dkt. 149).
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These Defendants also adopted co-Defendants Albritton, Flynn, Stegeby and Rhodes’
Motion (Dkt. 69) as to “Background,” Argument, and Injunctive Relief in their Motion to
Dismiss.
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Attack Upon Any and All Previous Orders & Judgments, Which Were Procured Through Fraud &
Fraudulent Pretenses filed on March 29, 2010 (Dkt. 124); 7) Motions for Corrections of Docket and
Filing of Entire Complaint filed on April 7, 2010 (Dkt. 135);3 8) Emergency Motions to Enjoin
N. Peterson, and Strike His Purported “Motion to Dismiss” for Idiotic Name Calling Such As, E.G.,
“Vexatious and/or Bothersome Litigant” to Criminally Coerce the Plaintiffs to Refrain from
Litigation filed on April 9, 2010 (Dkt. 143); 9) Emergency Motion for Recusal of “Judicial
Prostitute” Chappell Who Accepted Defendants’ Bribes in Exchange for Case Fixing, See “Order,”
Doc. # 127, 04/01/2010 and for Judicial Notice of Nazi-Style Judicial and Governmental Record
Bullying & Coercion to Cover Up Governmental Forgeries filed on April 12, 2010 (Dkt. 144); 10)
Emergency Motions for Judicial Notice of Governmental Terror by Vexatious Defendants and of
Appeal Number 10-10967-I as “Docketed on March 5, 2010" filed on April 9, 2010 (Dkt. 146);11)
Fraud on the Court, Doc. # 149, and Criminal Concealment of Forgeries “O.R. 569/875" filed on
April 16, 2010 (Dkt. 152); 12) Emergency Motions for Judgment(s) on the Merits Against
Defendants Lee County and Sanctions Against Said Defendants for Criminal Concealment of Fake
“Law,” “O.R. 569/875,” which Had No Legal Effect, Because Law Prohibited “Legislative
Adjudication” of Fundamental Property Rights & Plaintiffs’ Record Ownership filed on April 23,
2010 (Dkt. 160); 13) Emergency Motions for Judgment(s) on the Merits Against “Federal
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Plaintiffs’ Complaint, that was transferred from the West Palm Beach Division of the
Southern District of Florida, contains 103 pages. However, the last two pages of the Complaint
are numbered 179 and 180. Pages 101-178 are not included in the instant Complaint. The Court
has confirmed, through inquiry of the Clerk of the Southern District of Florida, that Plaintiffs’
Complaint was filed without pages 101 - 178 and without any exhibits.
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Defendants” and Sanctions Against Said Defendants, and “Legal Whore” Corinis, for Criminal
Concealment of Fake “Law,” E.G. Doc. #159, 04/21/2010, filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 161); 14)
Emergency Motion to Cease and Desist Case Fixing & Adjudicate Pro Se Plaintiffs’ Claims in Their
Favor Under the Law filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 162);15) Emergency Motion to Enjoin Reverse
Discrimination & Fraud by Afro American Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell Against the Pro Se
Caucasian Plaintiffs filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 163); 16) Emergency Motion to Enjoin Hate Mail
& Threats by Defendant Psychopath Jack N. Peterson filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 164); 17)
Emergency Motion to Comply with Fed. R. Evidence and to Enjoin “Final Solution” of “Frivolity”
and Hate Crimes against Pro Se Plaintiffs filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt. 165); 18) Motion for
Sanctions Against Defendant Judges Who Concealed Criminal Invasion of Private Property Rights
Under Fraudulent Pretenses of “Frivolity” Doc. # 148 “04/12/2010" filed on April 23, 2010 (Dkt.
166); 19) Motion for Reconsideration filed on June 1, 2010 (Dkt. 182); 20) Motion for
Reconsideration of Order filed on June 1, 2010 (Dkt. 183); 21) Emergency Motion to Enjoin Record
Crimes & “Public Sale” Scam Perpetrated by Defendant Corrupt Official Kenneth M. Wilkinson,
Emergency Motion to Enjoin Record Crimes and “Order Directing Public Sale of Real Property,”
by Defendant Corrupt Official Kenneth M. Wilkinson, Doc. # 432-3, 5/21/10, Public Notice of Prima
Facie Criminality of “Wilkinson’s Motion for Entry of Order Directing Public Sale of Real Property
and Incorporated Memorandum of Law,” Doc. # 432, 05/21/2010, and Cover Up of Corruption under
Fraudulent Pretenses of “Frivolity” filed on June 4, 2010 (Dkt. 184); 22) Emergency Motion for
Relief from Fraud on the Court, Rule 60(b), Judicial Corruption, Bribery, and Criminal Concealment
of Record Absence of Any “Lee County” Title or Ownership of Facially Forged Parcels “12-44-20-
01-00000.00A0" & 07-44-21-01-00001.0000 filed on June 17, 2010 (Dkt. 191); 23) Emergency
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Motions for Change of Venue Because of Proven Judicial Corruption, Bribery, and Criminal
Concealment of Record Absence of Any “Lee County” Title or Ownership of Facially Forged Parcels
“12-44-20-01-00000.00A0" & 07-44-21-01-00001.0000 filed on June 17, 2010 (Dkt. 192); 24)
Emergency Motion for Recusal of Defendant Crooked Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell, 28
U.S.C. § 455, 18 U.S.C. §§ 241, 242 filed on June 17, 2010 (Dkt. 193); and 25) Emergency Motion
for Order to Show Good Cause Why Crooked Judge C.E. Honeywell is Not Conspiring to Criminally
Evidenced by 1912 Plat in Lee County Plat Book 3, Page 25, and Transcript of 11/07/2007 Court
Hearing Before Crooked Chappell filed on June 17, 2010 (Dkt. 194).
I. BACKGROUND4
Plaintiffs allege that they are the owners of Lot 15A in the Cayo Costa Subdivision of Lee
County, Florida (Dkt. 1, ¶1; Dkt. 5, ¶1). In a resolution adopted in December 1969 by the Board of
Commissioners of Lee County, Florida, Lot 15A, among other property, was claimed as public land
(“Resolution 569/875") (Dkt 5, Ex. 3, p. 9). See Prescott, et al., v. State of Florida, et al., 343 Fed.
Appx. 395, 396-97 (11th Cir. Apr. 21, 2009); Busse, et al. v. Lee County, Florida, et al., 317 Fed.
On November 17, 2009, Plaintiff Busse appeared for a “quasi-judicial proceeding[]” before
a Special Magistrate of the Value Adjustment Board of Lee County, Florida (Dkt. 1, p. 2; Dkt. 64,
Ex. 1). Busse appealed a denial of agricultural classification of Lot 15A (Dkt. 64, Ex. 1, p. 38).
Special Magistrate Lori Rutland noted that although he appealed a denial of the agricultural
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Plaintiffs’ Complaint is over one hundred (100) pages and does not clearly explain or
designate the factual bases of the underlying causes of action. Based on multiple reviews of the
Complaint, in addition to the opinions written by the Eleventh Circuit, this Court attempts to
summarize the bases of Plaintiffs’ claims.
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classification5 of Lot 15A, Busse “directed his testimony and argument to issues involving a
boundary dispute that he had with the Property Appraiser and Lee County” (Dkt. 64, Ex. 1, p. 38).
Special Magistrate Rutland further noted that she made “no findings concerning [Busse’s] argument
regarding a boundary dispute with the County and the Property Appraiser as that [was] not the issue
on appeal. The only issue [was] whether this property [was] entitled to an agricultural classification”
(Dkt. 64, Ex. 1, p. 38). Besides this hearing before the Special Magistrate, there is no indication or
record of a state court proceeding addressing the property dispute that Plaintiffs continue to pursue
in federal court.
A. Previous Cases
A total of nine cases have been filed in or transferred to the Middle District of Florida
The first case was filed by Plaintiff Busse against Defendants Lee County, et al. Busse
asserted that Defendants deprived him of ownership and riparian rights as to Lot 15A of the Cayo
Costa Subdivision. Busse further claimed that Resolution 569/875 violated his property rights in the
specified lot. Judge John Steele previously found that there was no jurisdiction over the Takings
Clause claim, no procedural due process claim stated, no equal protection claim stated, and no other
basis for exercising federal jurisdiction. On May 5, 2008, Judge Steele issued an Opinion and Order
dismissing Busse’s Third Amended Complaint without prejudice as to all of the defendants (2:07-
CV-228, Dkt. 338), and a judgment was entered the following day (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 339).
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On August 30, 2006, Busse filed an application for agricultural classification of the
property based on the alleged use of bee boxes. The Property Appraiser denied the application
because the property was not being used for a bona fide agricultural purpose when the Appraiser
made a physical inspection of the property on September 15, 2006.
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On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit found that Busse did not state a valid claim for procedural
due process, equal protection, or substantive due process (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 365, p. 10-12); Busse,
et al. v. Lee County, Florida, et al., 317 Fed. Appx. 968, 974 (11th Cir. Mar. 5, 2009), reh’g denied,
347 Fed. Appx. 555 (11th Cir. May 27, 2009). As for the Takings Clause claim, the Eleventh Circuit
held that Busse “ha[d] not alleged that he sought and was denied compensation through available
state procedures,” and therefore, “his Takings Clause claim [was] not . . . ripe for review” (2:07-CV-
228, Dkt. 365, p. 9). Consequently, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s dismissal
In light of the Eleventh Circuit’s affirmation, Busse filed several notices of appeal in July
2009, seeking review of the same motions and demands that had previously been dismissed by the
Eleventh Circuit. All of these notices were dismissed for lack of prosecution because Busse did not
Despite previous court orders, Busse continued to file repetitive motions for relief from the
judgment (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 381-83), which were denied as moot (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 384). On
November 30, 2009, Defendant Wilkinson filed a Motion for Writ of Execution (2:07-CV-228, Dkt.
386). Busse then filed several emergency motions for relief from the “fraudulent” judgment, in
addition to several notices of appeal (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 388-415). Again, the notices of appeal
were dismissed for lack of prosecution, and an order was issued on January 26, 2010 denying all of
Busse’s pending notices of appeal and emergency motions for relief and recusal (2:07-CV-228, Dkt.
422). Notably, the Order directed the Clerk to no longer accept any filing, related or unrelated to this
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Busse also filed a notice of appeal claiming case-fixing, bribery, corruption,
conspiracy under false pretenses, etc. on May 4, 2009. The Eleventh Circuit dismissed the
Notice of Appeal sua sponte because Busse did not file it within 30 days of the District Court’s
order, thus making his demands moot (Dkt. 366, p. 2).
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specific case, by Plaintiff Prescott or Plaintiff Busse, for filing in the case was closed, except for a
On February 1, 2010, the Magistrate Judge issued an order granting Defendant Wilkinson’s
Motion for Issuance of a Writ of Execution (2:07-CV-228, Dkt. 424). The Writ of Execution issued
In the midst of the initial case, Plaintiffs filed a second complaint on May 5, 2008, which was
the same day that Judge Steele dismissed Plaintiff Busse’s complaint in Case No. 2:07-CV-228.
On July 15, 2008, the Court issued an order emphasizing that the allegations in the complaint were
nearly identical to those in 2:07-CV-228 (2:08-CV-364, Dkt. 56). Because the Court previously
found no basis for federal jurisdiction over Busse’s claims, it directed Plaintiffs to show cause as to
why the case should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. On July 24, 2008, the
Court issued an order dismissing the complaint without prejudice for the same reasons as previously
On December 8, 2008, while 2:07-CV-228 was pending and after 2:08-CV-364 was
dismissed, Plaintiffs filed a third complaint. In this case, Plaintiffs alleged claims against various
state and federal judges, including Judge Steele, Magistrate Judge Sheri Chappell, and state entities,
alleging that Plaintiffs held “perfect exclusive unencumbered legal title” to Lot 15A, which was the
basis of the two previous cases (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 2, ¶2). Because the previous complaints were
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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal. Prescott, et al. v. State
of Florida, et al., 343 Fed. Appx. 395 (11th Cir. Apr. 21, 2009).
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dismissed, Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants were corrupt and denied their rights. The judges in the
Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida recused themselves from presiding over this
case (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 7). Consequently, Judge Richard Lazzara and Magistrate Judge Mark Pizzo
On December 30, 2008, Magistrate Judge Pizzo entered an order directing Plaintiffs to show
cause as to why the case should not be dismissed based on the Opinion and Order entered in 2:07-
CV-228 (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 52). The Order also established certain restrictions on Plaintiffs’ filings
and contact with parties. Upon finding violations of the Order, Magistrate Judge Pizzo set a hearing
for which Plaintiffs failed to appear (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 75). After their failure to appear, Magistrate
Judge Pizzo entered another order directing Plaintiffs to appear before Judge Lazzara to show cause
as to why they should not be adjudged in contempt (2:08-CV-899, Dkt. 76). Magistrate Judge Pizzo
also issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Complaint be dismissed with
On the date of the second hearing, January 20, 2009, Plaintiffs once again failed to appear
in spite of notice that they would be subject to sanctions if they did not appear as directed (2:08-CV-
899, Dkt. 147-48). On February 4, 2009, the Report and Recommendation was adopted, the case
was dismissed with prejudice, and further filings in the case were restricted (2:08-CV-899, Dkt.
186). The numerous and non-consolidated appeals were dismissed by the Eleventh Circuit because
the orders appealed were not appealable, the notices of appeal were untimely, or the appeals were
not prosecuted.
On January 23, 2009, while 2:07-CV-228 was being appealed to the Eleventh Circuit, after
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2:08-CV-364 was dismissed and before 2:08-CV-899 was dismissed, Plaintiffs filed a fourth
complaint again alleging conspiracy, “case-fixing,” corruption, and fraud by various federal and state
judges, including Judge Steele, Magistrate Judge Chappell, and other state entities with regard to the
same property. As done previously, the judges in the Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of
Florida recused themselves from presiding over this case (2:09-CV-41, Dkt. 7). On January 30,
2009, Judge Lazzara issued an order directing Plaintiffs to show cause as to why the case should not
be dismissed with prejudice and without notice (2:09-CV-41, Dkt. 8). On February 10, 2009, finding
only “a barrage of motions, objections, and miscellaneous pleadings which were prolix in nature and
incomprehensible and unintelligible in content,” Judge Lazzara dismissed the complaint with
prejudice and directed that no further filings in the case would be accepted except for a single notice
of appeal (2:09-CV-41, Dkt. 75).8 On September 10, 2009, the Eleventh Circuit summarily affirmed
the dismissal of the complaint and four days later dismissed the additional appeals for want of
On May 26, 2009, after having two complaints dismissed without prejudice and two
complaints dismissed with prejudice, Plaintiffs filed a fifth complaint alleging, yet again, claims
against federal judges, the Clerk of Court, various state entities and counsel who appeared on behalf
of named Defendants. Plaintiffs alleged several nefarious acts relating to the same property. Judge
Lazzara issued an order directing Plaintiffs to show cause as to why the complaint should not be
dismissed as frivolous (2:09-CV-341, Dkt. 7). On June 4, 2009, Judge Lazzara dismissed the case
with prejudice after finding no intelligent response to the previous Order and determining that the
8
Judge Lazzara previously reminded Plaintiffs of the Court’s obligation to respond to
copious and almost daily emergency filings (See, e.g. 2:09-CV-41, Dkt. 31).
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complaint was patently frivolous (2:09-CV-341, Dkt. 17). Plaintiffs’ filings were again restricted
based on their consistent pattern of frivolous filings of motions and notices. The numerous appeals
On September 11, 2009, after the previous five cases were dismissed, Plaintiffs filed a sixth
complaint relating to the same property. As before, Plaintiffs filed complaints alleging nefarious
acts against federal judges, state judges, state entities, counsel representing Defendants, and even the
United States of America. After several motions were filed by Plaintiffs for recusal, summary
judgment, and other judicial actions, Judge Lazzara issued an order on November 11, 2009
dismissing the case with prejudice (2:09-CV-602, Dkt. 148). Judge Lazzara further directed the
Clerk not to accept any filings from Plaintiffs in this case with the exception of a single notice of
appeal from the Order. Judge Lazzara also warned that if Plaintiffs instituted another baseless action
that the Court would look favorably on imposing an injunction and sanctions.
On February 9, 2010, Plaintiffs filed their eighth complaint about the same property. Again,
Plaintiffs filed claims against federal judges, state judges, state entities, and counsel representing
On June 21, 2010, Plaintiffs filed their ninth complaint about the same property and court
proceedings that have occurred in prior lawsuits. Plaintiffs filed claims against federal judges and
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B. Current Case
Despite having a total of six dismissed complaints and being warned of instituting another
action pertaining to Lot 15A against the same and similar Defendants, Plaintiffs filed their present
complaint on December 1, 2009 in the West Palm Beach Division of the Southern District of
Florida9 (Dkt. 1). Yet again, Plaintiffs assert virtually the same allegations of corruption, fraud, and
bribery against state judges, state entities, and counsel for Defendants among others. Despite titling
their Complaint as an “Independent Action for Relief from Fraud on the Courts,” it is apparent that
the present complaint relates to the same property, Lot 15A of the Cayo Costa Subdivision. In their
Complaint, which totals in excess of 230 numbered paragraphs, Plaintiffs continue to allege
Constitutional violations relating to this property and the litigation surrounding it. As outlined
previously, Plaintiffs have filed a litany of motions and notices, most of which are convoluted and
incomprehensible.
Plaintiffs allege claims in this case against several Defendants from previous litigation.
Plaintiffs claim violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Fourteenth Amendments (Dkt. 1,
¶229). They also state that there is federal jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. §§ 241, 242 and 42 U.S.C.
§§ 1983, 1985, 1988. Id. These claims are in addition to several alleged state law claims.
II. ANALYSIS
“While a complaint attacked by a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss does not need detailed
factual allegations, [ ] a plaintiff's obligation to provide the ‘grounds’ of his ‘entitle[ment] to relief’
9
The case was transferred to the Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida on
December 4, 2009 (Dkt. 3).
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requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of
action will not do.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 545, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929
(2007)(citations omitted). A plaintiff must plead enough facts to state a plausible basis for the claim.
Id.(emphasis added). “Pro se pleadings are held to a less stringent standard than pleadings drafted
by attorneys and will, therefore, be liberally construed.” Tannenbaum v. United States, 148 F.3d
1262, 1263 (11th Cir. 1998)(citing Fernandez v. United States, 941 F.2d 1477, 1491 (11th Cir.
1991)).
Plaintiffs’ Complaint alleges claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1988,10 in addition to
the First, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Amendments. Even assuming that a
federal question is present, this case must be dismissed for failure to adequately state a claim upon
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires a plaintiff to state a cause of action in “a
short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” There is a
higher pleading requirement for Section 1983 cases in the Eleventh Circuit to “weed out
10
42 U.S.C. § 1988(a) reads:
The Court is unclear what claim Plaintiffs attempt to allege under this particular statute.
Generally, this statute has been cited as it applies to attorney and expert fees. 42 U.S.C. §
1988(b), (c). Seeing that neither appears to be applicable to this case, the Court will not analyze
this alleged claim.
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nonmeritorious claims.” GJR Invs., Inc. v. County of Escambia, 132 F.3d 1359, 1367 (11th Cir.
1998). “Thus a plaintiff must allege some factual detail as the basis for a § 1983 claim.” Keating
v. City of Miami, 598 F.3d 753, 763 (11th Cir. 2010)(citation omitted). “To survive a motion to
dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief
that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949, 173 L.Ed.2d 868
(2009)(quoting Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929
(2007)).
The Court will now address Plaintiffs’ Constitutional claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
“The First Amendment itself expressly provides that ‘Congress shall make no law . . .
abridging the freedom of speech . . . or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of grievances.” Amnesty Int’l, USA v. Battle, 559 F.3d 1170, 1186
(11th Cir. 2009)(citing U.S. Const. Amend. I). “The First Amendment right to petition the
government for a redress of grievances includes a right of access to the courts.” Bank of Jackson
County v. Cherry, 980 F.2d 1362, 1370 (11th Cir. 1993)(citations omitted). However, “[t]he right
of access to the courts ‘is neither absolute nor unconditional.’” Miller v. Donald, 541 F.3d 1091,
1096 (11th Cir. 2008)(citing Cofield v. Ala. Pub. Serv. Comm’n, 936 F.2d 512, 516 (11th Cir. 1991)).
“Conditions and restrictions on each person’s access are necessary to preserve the judicial resource
for all other persons. Frivolous and vexatious law suits threaten the availability of a well-functioning
Plaintiffs claim that their First Amendment rights were violated because there was an
“obstruction of redress of Governmental grievances” (Dkt. 1, p. 7). Plaintiffs do not allege facts to
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support this statement. The Complaint contains incoherent and rambling claims of alleged
wrongdoing. The Court could assume that Plaintiffs are referring to the restrictions placed on their
abilities to file pleadings. However, as shown in the Background section of this Order, Plaintiffs
have access to the courts and can file their complaints and motions. Indeed, they have filed
repetitious pleadings, motions, and notices. Although they have been previously told by the Eleventh
Circuit that they must proceed in state court prior to bringing suit in federal court for several of their
claims, Plaintiffs refuse to do so and continue to re-file their complaints with additional Defendants
and claims all surrounding the same property dispute. Because insufficient facts are alleged to
support this claim, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be
“The Fourth Amendment applies to searches and seizures in the civil context and may serve
provisions.” U.S. v. James Daniel Good Real Property, 510 U.S. 43, 51, 114 S.Ct. 492, 126
L.Ed.2d.490 (1993). However, when the challenged governmental action goes beyond the traditional
meaning of search and seizure, which is in the criminal context, the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth
and Fourteenth Amendments are controlling. See id. at 52 (When “the Government seized property
not to preserve evidence of wrongdoing, but to assert ownership and control over the property itself
. . . . [o]ur cases establish that government action of this consequence must comply with the Due
“[T]he seizure of real property . . . violates fifth amendment due process if the property owner
is not afforded notice and a hearing prior to the seizure.” United States v. 2751 Peyton Wood Trail,
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S.W., 66 F.3d 1164, 1166 (11th Cir. 1995)(citing James Daniel Good Real Property, 510 U.S. at 53).
“Unless exigent circumstances are present, the Due Process Clause requires the Government to
afford notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard before seizing real property . . . .” Id.11
Here, Plaintiffs claim that the seizure of Lot 15A violated the Fourth Amendment (Dkt. 1,
p. 7; ¶ 163). However, the Fifth Amendment controls, as opposed to the Fourth Amendment,
because the seizure was not within the traditional meaning of a “seizure” under the Fourth
Amendment. James Daniel Good Real Property, 510 U.S. at 52. Therefore, the Court finds that
Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Fourth
Amendment claim.
“The Fifth Amendment prohibits the taking of private property ‘for public use, without just
compensation’ - a condition made applicable to the States by the Fourteenth Amendment.” Busse,
317 Fed. Appx. at 971 (citing U.S. Const. Amend. V; Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, 533 U.S. 606, 617,
121 S.Ct. 2448, 2457, 150 L.Ed.2d 592 (2001)). A plaintiff may bring a federal takings claim “only
if he can show that he did not receive just compensation in return for the taking of his property.” Id.
at 971-72 (citing Eide v. Sarasota County, 908 F.2d 716, 720 (11th Cir. 1990)). A plaintiff must
demonstrate to the court that he has pursued the available state procedures to obtain just
compensation for the property he alleges was taken for public use before filing suit in federal court.
Id. at 972.
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The Court notes that the cited case involves a seizure of real property in a civil
forfeiture action.
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Plaintiffs’ claims are not ripe for review because they have not shown that they attempted
to obtain or secure relief under established Florida state procedures. The proceeding before the
Special Magistrate of the Value Adjustment Board is wholly unrelated to Plaintiffs’ dispute in this
case because it only addressed the denial of the agricultural classification of the property in 2006.
Because they have not alleged or demonstrated that they have sought compensation for Lot 15A and
were denied such compensation through available state procedures, the Court finds that Plaintiffs
failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Fifth Amendment
Takings claim.
In conclusion, Plaintiffs failed to state any claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court will
“42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) provides a cause of action where two or more people conspire ‘for the
purpose of depriving, either directly or indirectly, any person or class of persons of the equal
protection of the laws, or of equal privileges and immunities under the laws . . . .’” Montford v.
Moreno, No. 04-12909, 2005 WL 1369563, at *7 (11th Cir. June 9, 2005)(quoting 42 U.S.C. §
1985(3)). To state such a claim, the plaintiff must allege: “‘(1) a conspiracy, (2) for the purpose of
depriving, either directly or indirectly, any person or class of persons of the equal protection of the
laws, or of equal privileges and immunities under the laws, (3) an act in furtherance of the
conspiracy, (4) whereby a person is either injured in his person or property or deprived of any right
or privilege of a citizen of the United States.’” Id. (quoting Trawinski v. United Techs., 313 F.3d
1295, 1299 (11th Cir. 2002)). The plaintiff must also allege “invidious discriminatory intent” on the
part of each defendant. Id. (citation omitted). “‘[C]onclusory, vague, and general allegations of
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conspiracy may justify dismissal of a complaint.’” Id. (quoting Kearson v. S. Bell. Tel. & Tel. Co.,
In this case, Plaintiffs allege that all Defendants conspired to deprive them of their alleged
property rights in Lot 15A. Plaintiffs repeatedly state that various judicial officers accepted bribes
to deprive them of this alleged property interest. However, these statements are merely conclusory,
and Plaintiffs provide no factual basis to support a conspiracy among Defendants. Additionally,
Plaintiffs have not alleged the elements of a claim brought under § 1985(3). As such, the Court finds
that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their claim under
42 U.S.C. § 1985.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 38(a) states that “[t]he right to a jury trial as declared by the
Seventh Amendment to the Constitution . . . shall be preserved to the parties inviolate.” Here,
Plaintiffs allege that they have been denied the right to a jury trial. Plaintiffs, again, have not alleged
facts to support this claim. The Background section of this Order demonstrates that Plaintiffs have
been repeatedly dismissed from federal court not on the merits of their claims but on repeated
procedural deficiencies. They have not exhausted the necessary state procedures to address their
dispute prior to filing in federal court. Therefore, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim
upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Seventh Amendment claim.
“A plaintiff could make a procedural due process claim by challenging the procedures by
which a regulation was adopted, including the failure to provide pre-deprivation notice and hearing”
Busse, 317 Fed. Appx. at 972 (citing Villas of Lake Jackson, Ltd. v. Leon County, 121 F.3d 610,
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6115 (11th Cir. 1997); Zipper v. City of Fort Myers, 41 F.3d 619, 623 (11th Cir. 1995)). The
plaintiff must allege that state law failed to provide him with an adequate post-deprivation remedy.
Busse, 317 Fed. Appx. at 972 (citing Tinney v. Shores, 77 F.3d 378, 382 (11th Cir. 1996)).
Here, Plaintiffs make no argument that Florida failed to provide them with an adequate post-
deprivation remedy. “Since alleged problems with the adoption of [the Resolution] cannot serve as
the basis for a procedural due process claim,” Plaintiffs cannot rely on them to support such a claim.
Id. Accordingly, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be
“The Fourteenth Amendment forbids states from ‘deny[ing] to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.’” Busse, 317 Fed. Appx. at 973 (quoting U.S. Const.
Amend. XIV, § 1). “‘[T]o properly plead an equal protection claim, a plaintiff need only allege that
through state action, similarly situated persons have been treated disparately.’” Id. (quoting Thigpen
v. Bibb County, 223 F.3d 1231, 1237 (11th Cir. 2000), abrogated on other grounds by Nat’l R.R.
Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101, 122 S.Ct. 2061, 153 L.Ed.2d 102 (2002)).
In this case, Plaintiffs claim that they were denied equal protection of the laws by Defendants
in relation to Lot 15A. As a general matter, Florida counties may exercise eminent domain over
property not owned by the state or federal government. Fla. Stat. § 127.01(1)(a); id. “Since a state
landowner would not be subject to eminent domain power but [Plaintiffs], as . . . [alleged] private
landowner[s], would be,” Plaintiffs cannot be similarly situated to a state landowner. Busse, 317
Fed. Appx. at 973. Plaintiffs, “therefore cannot rely on [their] disparate eminent domain treatment
vis-a-vis state landowners as the basis for an equal protection claim.” Id. Consequently, the Court
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finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Equal
Protection claim.
“Substantive due process protects only those rights that are ‘fundamental,’ a description that
applies only to those rights created by the United States Constitution.” Id. (citing Greenbriar
Village, L.L.C. v. Mountain Brook, City, 345 F.3d 1258, 1262 (11th Cir. 2003)). “Property rights
would not be fundamental rights since they are based on state law.” Id.
Here, Plaintiffs claim that they have been denied their alleged property rights in Lot 15A.
These property rights are defined by state law. Therefore, the Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to
state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their Substantive Due Process Claim.
“If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any
State . . . in the free exercise of enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the
Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same . . . [t]hey
shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not more than ten years, or both . . . .” 18 U.S.C. § 241.
Furthermore, “[w]hoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully
subjects any person in any State . . . to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States . . . shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both . . . .” 18 U.S.C. § 242.
Plaintiffs cannot bring an action under these statutes because they are only brought in
criminal proceedings. U.S. v. City of Philadelphia, 644 F.2d 187, 192-93 (3d Cir. 1980)(noting that
the United States initiates criminal prosecutions under these statutes, and there are other adequate
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remedies to seek alleged violations of Constitutional rights, such as 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982, 1983,
1985). Because there are civil statutes to address Plaintiffs’ alleged Constitutional violations, the
Court finds that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and dismisses their
B. Supplemental Jurisdiction
“The decision to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over pendent state claims rests within
the discretion of the district court.” Raney v. Allstate Ins. Co., 370 F.3d 1086, 1088-89 (11th Cir.
2004). Once a district court dismisses all claims over which it had original jurisdiction, it may
decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state claims. 28 U.S.C. §
1367(c)(3). This Court, therefore, declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’
III. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim in their Complaint
upon which relief can be granted in federal court. Accordingly, the federal claims in the Complaint
are dismissed.12 With its discretionary authority, the Court declines to exercise supplemental
1. The Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Injunctive Relief of Defendants Albritton,
12
The Court notes that Defendants Albritton, Flynn, Stegeby, and Rhodes alleged that
they are entitled to immunity (Dkts. 69, 119). Additionally, Defendants Hayes and Pivacek also
argue that they are entitled to qualified and judicial immunity (Dkt. 148). Because the Court
finds that Plaintiffs failed to state claims upon which relief can be granted, it does not address the
arguments of immunity in this Order. The Complaint does not allege sufficient facts for the
Court to determine the issue of immunity.
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Flynn, Stegeby, and Rhodes (Dkt. 69) is GRANTED in part. The Court dismisses
this action without prejudice. Additionally, the Court will reserve ruling on the
Motion for Injunctive Relief until after the Show Cause Hearing scheduled in this
2. The Motion for Injunctive Relief of Defendants Albritton, U.S. Attorney for the
Middle District of Florida, Rhodes, Flynn, Stegeby, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys for
3. The Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Injunctive Relief of Defendants Wilkinson,
Alejo, Desjarlais, Peterson, Lee County, Florida, Hawes, Green, Janes, Bigelow,
Judah, Hall, and Mann (Dkt. 115) is GRANTED in part. The Court dismisses this
action without prejudice. Additionally, the Court will reserve ruling on the Motion
for Injunctive Relief until after the Show Cause Hearing scheduled in this case for
4. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Hayes and Pivacek (Dkt. 148) is GRANTED
5. The Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Scott (Dkt. 158) is GRANTED in part. The
7. Of Plaintiffs’ pending motions, fifteen (15) are labeled “Emergency Motion” (Dkt.
5, 118, 143, 152, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 184, 191, 192, 194 and 209). None
incomprehensible and frivolous. In its March 31, 2010 (Dkt. 126) Order To Show
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Cause, the Court cautioned Plaintiffs about the unwarranted designation of a motion
8. Plaintiffs’ pending Motions (Dkt. 5, 118, 119, 121, 123, 124, 134, 135,143, 146, 152,
160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 182, 183, 184, 191, 192, 194, 195, 196, and 209)
10. The Clerk is directed to terminate all pending motions, except the Motion for Pre-
filing Injunction and Sanctions (Dkt. 149), enter judgment accordingly and CLOSE
this case.
COPIES TO:
COUNSEL OF RECORD AND UNREPRESENTED PARTIES
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