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OPENING ARGUMENTS
TODAY IN PEPPER SPRAY BY Q-TIP CASE
Jury Seated; Trial Moves Forward in San Francisco
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Contact: Karen Pickett, 510-548-3113
San Francisco, Calif.-A jury was selected in Lundberg et al.
vs. Humboldt County el al., otherwise known as the Pepper
Spray by Q-tip trial, stemming from civil disobedience actions
in 1997 when young activists had pepper spray smeared directly
into their eyes by arresting officers in rural northern California.
Opening arguments will be heard this morning starting at 9
a.m. in the court of the Hon. Susan Illston, room 10, 19th
floor of the federal courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Way in
San Francisco. Plaintiffs and plaintiff attorneys will be
available for media interviews at the noon break at the main
entrance of the federal building.
Representing the eight activist plaintiffs is the award-winning
legal team from the Judi Bari vs FBI 2002 trial that includes
civil rights attorneys Dennis Cunningham, Bob Bloom, Tony
Serra and Bill Simpich. Representing the County of Humboldt,
former Sheriff Dennis Lewis and current Sheriff Gary Philp
is the law firm of Mitchell, Brisso, Delaney, and Vreize,
with lead attorney Nancy Delaney assisted by William Mitchell
and William Bragg.
After opening statements in the morning, the first witnesses
will be put on the stand. Court is in session until 3:30 pm,
and then reconvenes Monday, Sept 13 at 8:30 am.
Among the first witnesses expected on the stand are:
ð Carl Anderson, head of security for Pacific Lumber Company
who assisted the Sheriffs' Department in removing protestors
at PL headquarters on 9/25/97
ð Eureka Police Sergeant James "Butch" Manos, officer
who gave the command for the HCSD Special Response Team to
use pepper spray against four of the young women. He assisted
HCS Deputy Marvin Kirkpatrick by holding the protestors' heads
and attempting to spread their eyelids open to get the pepper
spray into their eyes.
ð Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff Marvin Kirkpatrick, part
of the "Special Response Team" set up by the Sheriffs'
Department in the fall of 1997 to deal with demonstrations.
He physically applied the pepper spray via Q-tip and direct
spray in all three incidents.
ð Humboldt County Sheriff Sergeant Pete Ciarabellini, head
of the Special Response Team, aka the Earth First! Response
Team. ###
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