Guy Neighbors

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Kansas Resident Slams Lawrence Police Department With
Federal Civil Rights Violation Lawsuit
After enduring countless violations of his Civil Rights, Guy Neighbors
had enough of illegal police procedures that violated his rights to
Due Process. The Good-Old-Boys mentality is thriving in Lawrence, Kansas.
Lawrence, Kansas, November 30, 2015, In a civil rights case that warrants everyones attention,
Guy Neighbors has placed the spotlight squarely on the Lawrence Kansas Police Department
along with the City of Lawrence. Guy filed an action under U.S.C.42/Sec.1983 in the United
States District Court in Kansas. Case #15-4921 throws down the gauntlet against what appears
to be an organized attempt to deprive Mr. Neighbors of his basic constitutional rights. The case
clearly states how police officers exceeded their authority to act without probable cause. The
only time officers may act without a certain probable cause is in the case of exigent
circumstances, which did not exist with this purported seat belt violation.
After reviewing the facts of the case, one might wonder how a police officer in a patrol car could
see whether Mr. Neighbors was wearing a seat belt while he was in a Truck. Neighbors stated
the police car dash cam video showed that the officer could not see who was driving the vehicle
or if the driver had his seat belt. It is obvious that they could not. The Officers used this
supposed seat belt violation as an open door to harass Guy Neighbors beyond belief. The fact
that they knew Mr. Neighbors, who is an Afro-American, was married to a Caucasian women
was the basis for the showing of racial animus as the cause for repeated unlawful stops. The
question arises as to how many other Lawrence Kansas citizens have been the subjects of
these targeted civil rights violations.
The improprieties extend beyond the local police department, and include the Lawrence
Municipal Court where hearings on legal cases are heard without any record keeping. The
Municipal Court has only Administrative Authority, it does not have Jurisdiction, and it is not a
Court of Record. No stenographers were present to document what has transpired between the
Defendant and the City. This is in-and-of-itself a Violation of the right of Due Process. How can a
person proceed to a higher court with no transcript of proceedings? This is a procedure from the
middle ages, and needs to be corrected right now. How can a Defendant show prosecutorial
misconduct in court without a transcript, or maybe they are afraid to show how cozy the Judges
are with the Prosecutors. This is the Good-Old-Boys mentality where there is an unwritten code
of cooperation which inherently tramples on Civil Rights.
In Neighbors case, he alleges: The Defendants violated Neighbors rights guaranteed by the
constitution at 18 U.S.C./Sec.1983. The Defendants racially profiled Neighbors during several
traffic stops that were performed without probable cause. The defendants acted with Deliberate
Indifference to following the Constitution or Federal Laws when they performed the traffic
stops on Neighbors without probable cause. These unlawful traffic stops were the result of the
Un- Constitutional Policies, Procedures, Ordinances, and Laws the City of Lawrence
implemented.

Neighbors was damaged while the Defendants were enforcing city policies while acting under
color of law, and the unconstitutional policies, procedures, ordinances, City Laws are the source
of this action. Neighbors was damaged and is praying this court grant him just compensation for
his injuries, or what the court finds just and fair. Neighbors will prove that the City of Lawrence
Traffic/Municipal Court citation process and procedures are un-constitutional. Neighbors
challenged the Municipal Courts jurisdiction and that challenge was never stated on the record
in the case. The citations issued in this cause of action were flawed. Kansas State law requires a
description of the alleged violation on the face of the citation. The citation filed in court in this
case did not have a description written on the face of the citation.
Guy Neighbors has established a Blog Site so that the public can follow this precedent setting
case.
For complete information, please visit: http://guyneig.blogspot.com/
Media Contact:
Guy Neighbors
Attn: Media relations
Lawrence, Kansas
PHONE 913-240-0227
EMAIL guysmileys52@gmail.com