Ehlers v. Marine Corps, Et Al

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Edwin EhlersAngela Ehlers

PLAINTIFFS IN PRO SE

UNITED STATES DISTRIT !URT

DISTRIT !" #INNES!TA

EDWIN EHLERS,ANGELA EHLERS,

$lain%i&&s'

(s)

THE UNITED STATES NAVY,

THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS,

THE UNITED STATES ARMY,

THE NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE

SERVICE,THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE

ADVOCATE GENERAL,

UNITED STATES DISCIPLINARY

BARRACKS AT FORT LEAVENWORTH,

BRIAN E. KASPRZYK,

GLORIA J. JOHNSON,

RANDI J. HESTER,

STACEY L. SKOVRANKO,

PAUL J. SKOVRANKO,

JOHN E. ELLIS,

CLAY A. PLUMMER,ARTHUR R. SPAFFORD JR.,

ERIC R. MEULENBERG,

MICHAEL J. MELOCOWSKY,

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COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES ANDEQUITABLE RELIEF; MEMORANDUM

OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES;

DECLARATIONS IN SUPPORT

THEREOF:

1. VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS

RIGHTS;

. FALSE ARREST;

!. FALSE IMPRISONMENT;

". WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND

MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE;#. DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS;

$. CONSPIRACY AGAINST RIGHTS;

%. DENIED RIGHT TO REASONABLE

DEFENSE;

&. SPOLIATION OF EVIDENCE AND

DENIAL OF RECORDS;

'. TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE;

1(. DENIED RIGHT TO TRUTH IN

EVIDENCE;

11. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE BY

DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE;1. PRACTICING WITHOUT A

LICENSE;

1!. VIOLATION OF RIGHT TO

SPEEDY TRIAL;

!#$+AINT "!R DA#A,ES AND E-UITA.+E RE+IE"

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De&endan%s) *****

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1". FRAUD;

1#. FALSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS;

1$. LOSS OF CONSORTIUM;

1%. TORT OF PROFESSIONAL

NEGLIGENCE; )*+

1&. ASSAULT AND RETALIATION BYFEDERAL OFFICER.

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

T! T/E DE"ENDANTS* NA#ED /EREIN AND T/EIR ATT!RNES* !" RE!RD

$+EASE TAE N!TIE T/AT !U ARE /ERE. SU##!NED % Answer %his lain% &

%he $lain%i&&s* naed herein and % ser(e a & r Answer n $lain%i&&s* a% %he address

india%ed herein a% rsan% % "ederal Rles & i(il $redre Rle 12)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGES-

I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND:::::::: 1

II. PARTIES::::::::::::::::::::::::::: %

III. JURISDICTION AND VENUE:::::::::::::::::: 1

IV. LEGAL ARGUMENT::::::::::::::::::::: 1

A. FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION ::::::::::::::: 1

B. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION:::::::::::::: 1"

C. THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::::: 1#

D. FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION:::::::::::::: 1$

E. FIFTH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::::: 1%

F. SITH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::::: 1'

G. SEVENTH CAUSE OF ACTION:::::::::::::: (

H. EIGHTH CAUSE OF ACTION:::::::::::::: 1

I. NINTH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::::: !

J. TENTH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::::: "

K. ELEVENTH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::: #

L. TWELFTH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::: #

M. THIRTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION:::::::::::: $

N. FOURTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION:::::::::::))) %

O. FIFTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::: &

P. SITEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::::: '

Q. SEVENTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION::::::::::: '

R. EIGHTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION:::::::::::: !(

V. CONCLUSION::::::::::::::::::::::::))) !1

VI. PRAYER ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: !1

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

CASESPAGES-

Haynes v. Washington

373 U)S) 503 1963* ::::::::::::::::::::::: 1"

Mi!an"a v. A!i#ona

384 U)S) 436 1966* :::::::::::::::::::::::1 / 1!

Unite" States o$ A%e!i&a v. '!ian Foste! (E)*+ U.S. Ma!ine ,o!-s

N#A 200101955 2009* ::::::::::::::::::::$, $0%

Unite" States o$ A%e!i&a v. E"in A. Eh/e!s II (E)*+ U.S. Ma!ine ,o!-sN#A 200800190 2009* ::::::::::::::::::::

1

Unite" States o$ A%e!i&a v. He&to! H. Hoyos

892 ")2d 1387' 1392 9%hir) 1989* :::::::::::::::::1#

Unite" States o$ A%e!i&a v. Ma!& N. Whee/e! (E)0+ U.S. Navy

N#A 200602348 2005* ::::::::::::::::::::% / &

STATUTES

12 U.S.,.; 810 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: %

13 U.S.,.; 14505 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: '

14 U.S.,.; 241 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1& / 1'

14 U.S.,.; 242 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1% / 1&

14 U.S.,.; 1001 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: % / &

14 U.S.,.; 1512 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: !

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CONTINUED-

RULES C*23*45+- PAGES-

FR,PRle N) 15a* :::::::::::::::::::::::::: !1

FR,PRle N) 37 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1 / !

R,MRle N) 707 :::::::::::::::::::::::::: $ / %

OTHER AUTHORITIES

Se&on" Restate%ent o$ ,ont!a&ts; 35 ::::::::::::::::::: 1$

Se&on" Restate%ent o$ To!ts; 870 :::::::::::::::::::: 1, !

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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

$lain%i&&s Edwin Ehlers =#r) Ehlers>* and Angela Ehlers =#rs) Ehlers> and lle%i(el'

=$lain%i&&s> r =The Ehlers>* here? s?i% %his lain% agains% De&endan%s as &llws

I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

1) This lain% is agains% The Uni%ed S%a%es Na( =USN>*' The Uni%ed S%a%e #arine rs

=US#>*' The Na(al riinal In(es%iga%i(e Ser(ie =NIS>*' The !&&ie & %he @dge Ad(a%e

,eneral =!@A,>*' The Uni%ed S%a%es Ar =U)S) Ar>*' The Uni%ed S%a%es Disilinar

.arras a% "r% +ea(enwr%h' ansas =U)S)D).)>*' .rian E) asrB =#r) asrB>*' ,lria @)

@hnsn =#s) @hnsn>*' Randi @) /es%er =#s) Randi>*' S%ae +) S(ran =#rs) S(ran>*'

$al @) S(ran =#r) S(ran>*' @hn E) Ellis =#r) Ellis>*' la A) $ler =#r)

$ler>*' Ar%hr R) Sa&&rd @r) =SA Sa&&rd>*' Eri R) #elen?erg =SA #elen?erg>*' and

#ihael @) #elws =#r) #elws> and lle%i(el' =De&endan%s>* &r %he la%i(e

(ila%ins agains% #r) EhlersC righ%s)

2) These righ%s inlde %he righ% % de ress' &alse arres%' &alse irisnen%' ns%

n(i%in' deri(a%in & righ%s' %he righ% % a seed %rial' slia%in & e(idene & whih wld

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%es%inies reain laden wi%h rean%s' ieahen%s' innsis%enies' disreanies and

n%radi%ins)

4) The single nderling =e(idene> relied s% hea(il n ? %he r% agains% #r) EhlersC

ae in %he &r & a &alsi&ied in%errga%in rer% and &alse %es%in ? SA #elen?erg) SA

#elen?erg adi%%ed in %es%in % %aering wi%h e(idene' (ila%ing #r) EhlersC #iranda righ%s

dring an in%errga%in n #a 25' 2005' and %hen wen% n% render &alse %es%in regarding %he

e(en%s %ha% % lae %ha% da wi%h #r) Ehlers n #a 25' 2005)

5) A% n in% in %ie did #r) Ehlers e(er n&ess' wri%%en r %herwise' % %he allega%ins

asser%ed agains% hi ? %he Gi%i' wi%nesses' r rse%rial a%hri%ies ?ease he insis%ed & his

innene) Hhile SA Sa&&rd ser(ised SA #elen?erg in %his ase a% %he %ie' SA Sa&&rd

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rel n his wrd alne) #r) asrB leared %he &a% %ha% %he r% was n% in a si%in % Fes%in

%he redi?ili% & SA #elen?erg)

8) !n r a?% %he nigh% & @ne 2' 2004' dagh%er & De&endan%s #r) and #rs) S(ran'

Gi%i ini%iall rer%ed % &ail &riend and #s) @hnsnCs dagh%er' #s) Randi' a% a slee (er

%ha% sene had %hed her inarria%el) !n r a?% @ne 3' 2004' ei%her #s) Randi /es%er r

#rs) S(ran ?rgh% #r) EhlersC nae and Gi%i n%ined % insis% #r) Ehlers had

ere%ra%ed se and =Nana> were resen% dring

%he alleged &&ense) Arding % %he S%a%een% ade % NIS ? #rs) S(ran da%ed @ne 3'

2004' Gi%i and @aes Ingle were laing in #rs) S(ranCs ?aard a?% %he n%h &

!%?er 2002 when Gi%i sreaed and rer%ed % #rs) S(ran %ha% @aes was agh% %%ing

his hands dwn Gi%iCs an%s when he %hed ?%h her r%h and ?%%s) #s) @hnsn and

Nana als a%%es% % %his &a%' as %he were resen% dring %his iniden% and #r) Ehlers was n%) The

%ie&rae %he alleged &&ense %aes lae is ?e%ween Ags% 1' 2002 and !%?er 1' 2003)

10) The iniden% Gi%i rer%ed % #rs) S(ran rred in r a?% %he n%h & !%?er

2002) This wld ean %ha% while %he &&ense % lae wi%hin %ha% %ie' Gi%i has rean%ed

se(eral %ies #r) Ehlers was resen% dring %he &&ense' ?% %ha% #s) @hnsn was resen%) This

rr?ra%es wi%h %he &a%s %ha% Gi%i' @aes Ingle' #rs) S(ran' #s) @hnsn and Nana =#rs)

Dnna err>* were all resen% a% %he %ie & %he alleged iniden%) #s) @hnsnCs ?r%her' @aes

@hnsn =@i>*' was als li(ing a% %he la%in a% %he %ie' e% @i was ne(er in%er(iewed ?

NIS)

11) Un&r%na%el' and a% n in% in %ie' did NIS in%er(iew r %herwise Fes%in ei%her

@aes Ingle r @i in regards % wi%ness s%a%een%s) The nl reasn #r) EhlersC nae was

?rgh% was dring a %ie in whih #r) Ehlers and #s) @hnsn were seara%ed ending a



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di(re) #s) @hnsnCs dagh%er Randi was ?ser(ing her %herCs &rs%ra%in wi%h #r) Ehlers' and

e(en adi%%ed her disn%en% %wards #r) Ehlers &r %he &inanial s%rggles endred ? her %her)

12) In #r) S(ranCs S%a%een% da%ed @ne 3' 2004' he %es%i&ied ?e&re %he r% %ha% he had

%aen Gi%i % %he USN /si%al in .ea&r%' S %he re(is da%e % adi% Gi%i as a a%ien% %

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%his nrring deisin) .ease & %his' NIS and SA #elen?erg endre h resnsi?ili% &r

%his nrrene and #r) EhlersC n%ined inarera%in)

23) Dring #r) EhlersC s% reen% arle hearing n Ags% 3' 2015 a% Sands%ne "ederal

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27) The Uni%ed S%a%es Na( is resnsi?le &r &llwing s%andard era%ing redres =S!$>*

a% all %ies) In %he rse%in & #r) Ehlers' %he USN le%el ishandled %his ase) "irs%' %he

USN adi%%ed e(idene in% r% a&%er SA #elen?erg n&essed in %es%in he had ersnall

%aered wi%h e(idene) Send' n rerdings r e % #r) Ehlers' a

gard %hrew %he &ile n%aining #r) EhlersC rerd & %rial a% #r) EhlersC &ae in whih #r) Ehlers



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ss%ained &aial inries' rer%ed %he iniden%' and %he U)S)D).) a% "r% +ea(enwr%h &ailed % %ae

rre%i(e a%in agains% %he gard &r %his assal% and re%alia%in nr did %he see % i% % ha(e %he

gard nderg reedial rses n %he rer %rea%en% & risners)

32) The Uni%ed S%a%es Ar n%rls %he U)S)D).) a% "r% +ea(enwr%h) As #r) Ehlers ss%ained

inr &r a "ederal rre%ins !&&ier a% "r% +ea(enwr%h and &ailed % %ae in(es%iga%i(e and

rre%i(e a%in ne #r) Ehlers rer%ed %he iniden%' %he Uni%ed S%a%es Ar &ailed % r(ide

rer (ersigh% & %he si%a%in and &llw rer r%l) !ne #r) Ehlers rer%ed %he iniden%

% %he arria%e a%hri%ies' %he U)S)D).) &ell shr% in %heir d%ies % disiline %he rer%ed &&ier)

33) !n in&ra%in and ?elie&' ,lria @hnsn nw resides in %he i% & ha%%anga'

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in .ea&r%' S%h arlina and wai%ed %here &r se(eral hrs ?e&re re%rning he) As The

Ehlers ha(e ?%ained le%%ers &r %he hsi%als in .ea&r%' S%h arlina nei%her ha(e rerd &

#r) S(ran r Gi%i ha(ing ?een adi%%ed ?e&re @ne 15' 2004) The r% ne(er ieahed

#r) S(ranCs s%a%een%s)

36) !n in&ra%in and ?elie&' .rian asrB was %he n(ening a%hri% and agis%ra%e

dge in %he ase & %he Unite" States o$ A%e!i&a v. E"in Eh/e!s& whih resl%ed in %he nde

n(i%in & #r) Ehlers n Ags% 21' 2007) The resl%s & #r) asrBCs n(ening a%hri% are

a %ra(es%) As a dge' he was reFired % re(iew all s&&iien% e(idene ?e&re sen%ening #r)

Ehlers % risn) Ins%ead' #r) asrB deided agains% allwing %he r% % e #r)

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r% nlsin wi%h% allwing #r) Ehlers r his rnen%s % render %es%in in %he de&ense

& #r) EhlersC hnr)

40) !n in&ra%in and ?elie&' la $ler is issined as a +ie%enan% lnel in %he

U)S) #arines s%a%ined a?ard a +e@ene in %he S%a%e & Nr%h arlina) Un #r) EhlersC

n(i%in &r %he alleged &&enses' #r) $ler and #rs) Ehlers se a% leng%h in whih i% was

dis(ered #r) $ler was n% in =gd s%anding> arding % %he S%a%e .ar & Ne(ada dring

%he r%ar%ial & #r) Ehlers) Sine %he %ie & #r) EhlersC %rial and in rder % re(en% lia?ili%'

%he !&&ie & %he @dge Ad(a%e ,eneral has n(enien%l ignred %his inn(enien% &a%)

41) !ne i% was n&ired ? #r) #elws in eail % #r) EhlersC a%%rne' #ihael

Eisen?erg' %ha% %here was ne(er an e(idene & an n&essin n ar% & #r) Ehlers n #a 25'

2005 r a% an %her %ie and an &r' #r) $ler anwledged %he n(i%in was isgided'

?% re&sed % rer% %his) "r%her' ins%ead & re(iewing %he ase s%%rial wi%hin %he s%a%%e &

lii%a%in & 60 das' !@A, % 6 n%hs % render i%s &inal deisin wi%h% li&%ing harges

agains% #r) Ehlers as reFired)

42) !n in&ra%in and ?elie&' Ar%hr Sa&&rd is a re%ired SA wi%h NIS and was a ser(ising

a%hri% (er SA #elen?erg a% all %ies) SA Sa&&rd was resnsi?le &r ensring %ha% all

e(idene agains% #r) Ehlers was s&&iien% engh % ?ring %his a%%er % a lse) Ins%ead' SA

Sa&&rd allwed SA #elen?erg % n%ine n his Fes% % render a de?ahed in%errga%in

rer% and n&ired in his wn rer% %ha% #r) Ehlers ne(er ga(e a n&essin n%rar % SA

#elen?ergCs s%a%een%s n rerd)

43) !n in&ra%in and ?elie&' Eri #elen?erg has wred as a Seial Agen% &r NIS &r

(er 10 ears) Dring %ha% %ie' SA #elen?erg has ?een s%a%ined a?ard a $endle%n as an

in%errga%r in whih %his is n% %he &irs% ase allega%ins sgges% #r) #elen?erg (ila%ed a

sse%Cs #iranda righ%s' &a?ria%ed a s%rline in his in%errga%in rer% and %hen wen% n%

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44) !n in&ra%in and ?elie&' #ihael #elws wred as %he lead de%ail de&ense nsel

&r #r) Ehlers dring his %rial) #r) #elws adi%%ed he did n% wan% % ?e %here &r #r) EhlersC

%rial as he had reei(ed ili%ar rders % %rans&er % Hashing%n' D)) and was ins%ead =held ?a>

? #r) EhlersC ase) #r) #elws ?era%ed #r) Ellis &r %elling his lien% and sr%ing

e?ers =%here was n ase agains% #r) Ehlers)> /e ad(ised $lain%i&&s agains% aearing %he ne* ;; 1346 ad 1495' rer risdi%in

% hear and deide n %his a%%er is %he Uni%ed S%a%es Dis%ri% r%)

46) Hhile rer risdi%in is %he U)S) Dis%ri% r%' (ene s% als ?e alla%ed arding

% i%s rer risdi%in) $lain%i&&s are diiled in %he S%a%e & #innes%a and %he U)S) Dis%ri%

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=N ersn shall ?e elled in an riinal

ase % ?e a wi%ness agains% hisel&)>

49) !n r a?% #a 25' 2005' #r) Ehlers was sned ? SA #elen?erg % nderg a

lgrah e An =n&essin> adi%%ed % %he r%

was &a?ria%ed ? SA #elen?erg) There&re' n%hing & an sr% shld ha(e ?een adi%%ed in%

e(idene and shld ha(e ?een nder hea( sr%in ? %he r% ra%her %han sed as added weigh%

agains% #r) Ehlers) This ?rden & &ailre res%s n %he de&endan%s naed in %his ase & a%in)

51) In #iranda () AriBna' 384 U)S) 436 1966*' %he r% held

=#iranda reFires redres %ha% will warn a sse% in s%d

& %his righ% % reain silen% and & whih will assre

%he sse% %ha% %he e

These &r reFireen%s are 1* %he righ% % reain silen%' 2* %he a% %ha% an%hing he said ld ?e

sed agains% hi in r%' 3* %he !ight% ha(e an a%%rne resen% dring Fes%ining' and 4* %ha% an

a%%rne wld ?e ain%ed % reresen% %he sse% rir % Fes%ining i& %he sse% is na?le %

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52) SA #elen?erg did n% %erina%e %he in%errga%in iedia%el as desri?ed in %he

in%errga%in rer% nr as %es%i&ied in r% and & whih is i%%ed &r %he rerd & %rial) SA

#elen?erg Fes%ined #r) Ehlers &r an%her le & hrs a&%er #r) EhlersC ade his &inal

reFes% &r an a%%rne and well ?e&re %he U)S) ,(ernen% d% (ehile arri(ed) SA #elen?erg

%hen ade adissins nder %es%in & whih #r) asrB adrned %he r% &r reess as

sn as %his ?eae aaren%) !@A, &r%her adi%%ed % des%ring rerds in 2011 as a resl% &

#rs) Ehlers &iling & a "ederal lai)

53) In Haynes v. Washington 979 U.S. *29 (1809+' %he U)S) Sree r% (er%rned %he

n(i%in & a de&endan% whse ersis%en% reFes% dring his in%errga%in was % hne his wi&e r

a%%rne) $lain%i&&s ha(e rerl alleged De&endan%s (ila%ed #r) EhlersC #iranda righ%s)

B. SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION

FALSE ARREST

F427 A85*+85*2 )*+ T32


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57) N%e %ha% r?a?le ase is %he de%erining &a%r in aing an arres% and r?a?le ase

e Unite" States v. He&to! Hoyos 485 F.5" 1947 1985 (8th ,i!. 1848+) The

allega%ins agains% #r) Ehlers ha(e alwas ?een hearsa and ddled wi%h n e(idene

s?s%an%ia%ing rse%in & #r) Ehlers) Hhen %here is n e(idene % s?s%an%ia%e allega%ins' %here

is a le%e la & rden in arres%ing a sse%)

58) The send s%e in de%erining a ase & a%in nder U)S)) 1983 is r(ing %w in%s

1* %he de%en%in & %he lain%i&&' and 2* %he nlaw&lness & %he de%en%in) Sine Ags% 21' 2007'

#r) Ehlers has ?een nder %he s%d & %he U)S) "ederal .rea & $risns wi%h Ina%e

Regis%ra%in N) 21819045) I% has ?een 8 ears) Send' %he de%en%in is grnded slel n a

hearsa?ased ase and a?sl%el n s?s%an%ia%ed e(idene % r(e #r) Ehlers i%%ed an &

alleged &&enses he was n(i%ed & i%%ing)

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62) In rder &r a lain%i&& % rerl allege a &alse irisnen% ase & a%in nder %he ;

1983 reed' a lain%i&& s% resen% %he righ% in whih %he are r%e%ed arding % "ederal +aw

&llwed ? %hree reFireen%s % ns%i%%e a ase & a%in) As re(isl en%ined in %he

Send ase & A%in' %he "r%h Aenden% % %he U)S) ns%i%%in r%e%s #r) Ehlers)

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72) As en%ined re(isl' SA #elen?erg a%%e%ed % el #r) Ehlers in% sel&

inriina%in ? inen%i(iBing #r) Ehlers in% n&essing % %he &&enses alleged agains% hi) As an

Agen% & NIS' NIS is resnsi?le &r %he a%in & SA #elen?erg and %he (ila%ins & #r)

EhlersC "i&%h Aenden% righ% n% % sel&inriina%e)

73) Siilar % %he "i&%h Aenden%' %he "r%een%h Aenden% & %he .ill & Righ%s r%e%s

#r) Ehlers righ%s % De $ress and res%ri%s S%a%e ,(ernen%s &r a?ridging %hse righ%s) The

"r%een%h Aenden% % %he U)S) ns%i%%in i%es

=S%a%es shall n% deri(e an ersn & li&e' li?er%'

r rer%' wi%h% de ress & law)>

74) #r) Ehlers was in%errga%ed and r%ar%ialed in %he S%a%e & ali&rnia) Gi%i and her

&ail were in%er(iewed in %he S%a%e & S%h arlina' %he &&ie & %he andan% & %he US#

is la%ed in %he S%a%e & Girginia' and %he la%in & %he aeals r%s' &&ies & %he @dge

Ad(a%e ,eneral' and %he Inse%r ,eneral & NIS are la%ed in %he Dis%ri% & l?ia)

75) $rsan% % 18 U)S)) ; 242' =Hhe(er' nder lr & law' s%a%%e' rdinane' regla%in' r

s%' will&ll s?e%s an ersn in an s%a%e' %erri%r' nweal%h' %erri%r' ssessin' r

dis%ri% % %he deri(a%in & an righ%s' ri(ileges' r ini%ies sered r r%e%ed ? %he

ns%i%%in r laws & %he Uni%ed S%a%es:shall ?e &ined nder %his %i%le:>

76) SA #elen?erg' #r) Ellis' and #r) asrB adi%%ed %he &a?ria%ed in%errga%in rer%

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F. SITH CAUSE OF ACTION

TORT OF CONSPIRACY AGAINST RIGHTS

1& U.S. C+5 = "1-

A9)3*2 +565*+)*2 USN, USMC, NCIS, BRIAN KASPRZYK, JOHN ELLIS, MICHAEL

MELOCOWSKY )*+ ERIC MEULENBERG-

78) $lain%i&&s here? inrra%e ? re&erene all s%a%ed aragrahs)

79) In rder &r a lain%i&& % rerl allege a ase & a%in nder 18 U)S) de ; 241' i% is

ri%ial %ha% %he lain%i&& r(e 5 e eleen%s 1* %w r re ersns in(l(ed' 2* nlaw&l

?e%i(e % ?e ahie(ed' 3* an agreeen% n r a eans % ahie(e %he ?e%i(e' 4* ne r re

(er% a%s in %he &r%herane & %he nsira' and 5* resl%ing inr r daages)

80) !n %he rning & Ags% 20' 2007' #r) asrB rdered #r) #elws % ha(e a

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83) I% is here? ade er%ain %ha% ?e%ween %he e(en%s & %he re(is da in whih #r) Ellis %ld

$lain%i&&s =ngra%la%ins' we ha(e n ase> agains% #r) Ehlers and %he e(en%s %ha% n&lded n %he

rning & Ags% 21' 2007' #r) Ellis' #r) #elws and #r) asrB aear % ha(e waged a

ner%ed e&&r% dring %heir ri(a%e ee%ing %ha% rning % n(i% #r) Ehlers' s %ha% #r)

#elws ld %ra(el % D)) as Fil as ssi?le n his ending rders)

84) .ease & %his rdina%ed e&&r%' #r) Ehlers ?eae %he =sari&iial la?> and his &ail

has ndl s&&ered as a resl%) $lain%i&&s ha(e ills%ra%ed hw %hese De&endan%s wred in ner%

% nlde %his ase wi%h% s h as a reasna?le and eri%ris de&ense n #r)

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reFire %ha% e(er eleen% & %he ase ?e es%a?lished)>

88) #r) #elws ne(er raised %he reFireen%s dring %rial as % 1* ins&&iien% e(idene %

sr% %he rse%in & #r) Ehlers' 2* reFire NIS % in%er(iew @aes Ingle and @aes @hnsn

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H. EIGHTH CAUSE OF ACTION

SPOLIATION OF EVIDENCE AND DENIAL OF EVIDENCE RECORDS

1& U.S.C. = 1#1' )*+ = !#%1, F5+5)< R43< P?5+45 R4 SA #elen?erg &a?ria%ed a% #r) EhlersC r%ar%ial)



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98) !n r a?% %he n%h & @anar 2008' $lain%i&&s ?egan ini%ia%ing "!IA reFes%s % !@A,

% ?%ain an en%ire aerwr %rail sine %he rerd & %rial was sed in sr% & allega%ins agains%

#r) Ehlers) !nl when #rs) Ehlers &iled a "ederal lai agains% %he Uni%ed S%a%es ,(ernen% in

2011 did $lain%i&&s reei(e an arria%e answer &r !@A, rer%ing %ha% %he lgrahs

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I& in&ra%in aears % ha(e ?een in%en%inall ls% r disarded while n&a(ra?le % %he ar%'

%he r% has %he righ% % rese i% is n&a(ra?le and ae award % %he reFes%ing ar%)

100) The Send Res%a%een% & Tr%s nder ; 870 s%a%es

=!ne wh in%en%inall ases inr % an%her is s?e%

% lia?ili% % %he %her &r %ha% inr' i& his nd%

is generall la?le and n% s%i&ia?le nder %he irs%anes)>

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101) $lain%i&&s ha(e rerl alleged daages as a resl% & De&endan%sC ?la%an% slia%in

& rerds where? $lain%i&&s nw see %he arria%e daages in lie %here&)

I. NINTH CAUSE OF ACTION

TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE

1& U.S.C. = 1#1-

A9)3*2 D565*+)*2 USN, NCIS )*+ ERIC MUELENBERG-


103) !n r a?% Ags% 20' 2007' SA #elen?erg a%%es%ed % %he r% %ha% he indeed

al%ered an ills%ra%in ns%r%ed ? #r) Ehlers nei%her in #r) EhlersC resene nr wi%h his

ar(al) "r%her e(idene & SA #elen?erg (ila%ing 18 U)S)) ; 1512* is %he in%errga%in

rer% in whih SA #elen?erg a%%es%ed %ha% #r) Ehlers n&essed % %he allega%ins while n rerd

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sse% i% is ?ease #r) Ehlers wld ha(e ?een r(en n% % ha(e i%%ed an & %he &&enses

he was harged wi%h i%%ing and %his ase wld ha(e ?een disissed %righ%)

108) Ins%ead' rse%in &ailed % e(er deli(er %his e(idene % %he r% and #r)

#elws &ailed % e(er ?%ain i% in &a(r & #r) EhlersC de&ense) De&endan%s ha(e all denied

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ABA RULE #.#-

A9)3*2 D565*+)*2 USMC )*+ CLAY PLUMMER-


114) #r) $ler was assigned as %he head rse%ing a%hri% dring %he r%ar%ial

agains% #r) Ehlers in 2007) I% was la%er re(ealed %ha% while #r) $ler was ra%iing law a% %his

%ie' his liense % ra%ie law &r %he S%a%e & Ne(ada was n% in gd s%anding and $lain%i&&s

ain%ain den%a%in &r %he S%a%e & Ne(ada den%ing %his &a%)

115) Arding % A.A Rle 5)5d*

=A lawer adi%%ed in an%her Uni%ed S%a%es risdi%in r in a &reign

risdi%in' and n% ?arred r ssended &r ra%ie in an risdi%in

r %he eFi(alen% %here&' a r(ide legal ser(ies %hrgh an &&ie

r %her ss%ea%i and n%ins resene)>

E(en i& #r) $ler &ailed % a his =des> % %he .ar & %he S%a%e & Ne(ada a% %his %ie' #r)

$ler was %ehniall ssended &r ra%iing n%il his des were aid % %he .ar & %he S%a%e

& Ne(ada)

116) As #r) $ler was n% in gd s%anding arding % %he S%a%e & Ne(ada .ar and

his liense % ra%ie law was ssended dring #r) EhlersC r%ar%ial' he was ineligi?le %

ra%ie law dring #r) EhlersC %rial and %hs %he r%ar%ial agains% #r) Ehlers Fali&ies as a

is%rial) Hhile $lain%i&&s ?rgh% %his &a% % %he a%%en%in & %he US# and USN' leadershi sil

ignred %his inn(enien% &a% and swe% i% nder %he rg)

#) THIRTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION

VIOLATION OF RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL

S327 A85*+85*2, U.S. >. B3)* F25, RCM %(%, UCMJ A23?


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118) Arding % %he Si* (er%rned %he riinal ase agains% #r) "s%er &r 1* a slel

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A9)3*2 D565*+)*2 ERIC MEULENBERG-


123) !n Ags% 20' 2007' SA #elen?erg %es%i&ied ?e&re #r) EhlersC r%ar%ial %ha%

#r) Ehlers n&essed inersn dring an in%errga%in nd%ed ? SA #elen?erg n #r) Ehlers

n #a 25' 2005 % %he allega%ins asser%ed agains% hi) This is le%el &alse and SA

#elen?ergCs la & rerds % s?s%an%ia%e his %es%in sr%s SA #elen?erg &alsi&ied his

s%a%een%s n %he rning & Ags% 20' 2007 a% #r) EhlersC r%ar%ial)

124) The de(ies sed ? SA #elen?erg % s?s%an%ia%e his %es%in were sil his

wrd and in%errga%in rer%) @dge .rian asrB allwed SA #elen?ergCs s%a%een%s %

reain as redi?le wi%h% Fes%in le%el nega%ing %ha% nei%her an adi nr (ide rerding

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FALSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS

1& U.S.C. 1((1-

A9)3*2 D565*+)*2 ERIC MEULENBERG-


128) . Ags% 20' 2007' SA #elen?erg had his in%errga%in rer% &iled wi%h %he r%

resnsi?le &r #r) EhlersC r%ar%ial) The r% e arriage ?e%ween $lain%i&&s in whih sh ?ene&i%s as a ran%i

rela%inshi ?e%ween hs?and and wi&e are deri(ed ? a %hird ar% wh i%s a wrng' whih

resl%s in a lss & %hese and siilar ?ene&i%s %ha% igh% arise &r %he hsehld ser(ies & an%her

sse)

132) The lss & nsr%i ?e%ween $lain%i&&s has lng resl%ed in %he lss & a nral

rela%inshi ?e%ween #r) Ehlers and #rs) Ehlers' and #r) Ehlers and his hildren) .ease & %his'

ne #r) Ehlers is disharged &r risn i% will neessi%a%e %ha% $lain%i&&s re?ild daaged

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-) SEVENTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION

TORT OF PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE

A9)3*2 ALL +565*+)*2 3* 2753 @653*)< ?)@)?3235-


134) The %r% & r&essinal negligene is reised n %he ?liga%in & an &&iial in

%heir aai% % er&r % %he ?es% &r %heir a?ili%ies and &ailing % adhere % %he s%andards

?eing & sene wi%h a(erage er&rane in %heir sae &ield)

135) .e%ween NIS negle%ing rer (ersigh% & a rge SA #elen?erg' %he r%

ar%ial nd%ed ? #r) asrB %ha% allwed siled e(idene % ?e adi%%ed &r %rial' %he la

& a reasna?le de&ense ? #r) Ellis % %he US# grssl delaing %rial and s%%rial r%l' %he

la & %he US# ensring #r) $ler reained in gd s%anding ?e&re ?eing de%ailed as #r)

EhlersC head rse%ing a%hri%' and e(er%hing in ?e%ween' $lain%i&&s &ind innera?le and

la%i(e errrs %hrgh% %he en%ire ress & #r) EhlersC re%rial' %rial' and s%%rial r%l

? %he De&endan%s)

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139) $rsan% % %he $+RA and ; 1983 #r) Ehlers here? alleges %ha% in #arh 2011' a

"ederal rre%ins !&&ier eled ? "r% +ea(enwr%h' whih is n%rlled ? %he Uni%ed

S%a%es Ar' re%alia%ed agains% #r) Ehlers a&%er his wi&e &iled a "ederal lai n his ?ehal& agains%

%he U)S) ,(ernen%) This rre%ins !&&ier a% "r% +ea(enwr%h =deli(ered> #r) Ehlers his

rerd & %rial inersn ? %hrwing a ase &ile ?nd ? an alliga%r li a% #r) EhlersC head in

whih #r) Ehlers ss%ained inr % his &ae and was &red % see edial a%%en%in) The iniden%

was rer%ed % a%hri%ies rsan% % 42 U)S)) ; 1997ea*' hwe(erL a%hri%ies &ailed % %ae

reasna?le and arria%e a%in ? &ailing % in(es%iga%e %he a%%er' disiline %he gard in(l(ed'

reedia%e %heir %raining a% a ini' and &llw wi%h #r) Ehlers as % %he resl%s)

140) "r% +ea(enwr%hCs &ailre % %ae %he arria%e rse & a%in in lie & %his

iniden% gi(es rise % #r) EhlersC lai nder ; 1983 &r assal% and re%alia%in ? a "ederal

rre%ins !&&ier and i%s eler' %he U)S)D).) a% "r% +ea(enwr%h' ansas)

V. CONCLUSION

141) The e(en%s srrnding #r) EhlersC nde n(i%in and inarera%in ha(e ?een

sse% &r %he (er ?eginning) #r) Ehlers was ne(er le&% alne wi%h %he Gi%i' #r) Ehlers was

n% a% %he rer% dring %he %ie Gi%i alleges &&enses % ha(e rred' %es%inies ha(e ?een

ieahed' #r) Ehlers was ne(er rendered a reasna?le de&ense whe%her &r hisel& r ? %hse

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VI. PRAYER

H/ERE"!RE' $lain%i&& ras &r arria%e relie& as &llws

DAMAGES

145) "r an !rder & "inal @dgen% reFiring all De&endan%s naed herein indi(idall'

in%l and se(erall' % a % $lain%i&&s Edwin Ehlers and Angela Ehlers daages in %he an% &

K110'000'000' r in ardane wi%h alla%ins a% K10'000'000 &r eah ear ser(ed in risn'

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DECLARATION OF EDWIN EHLERS

I' Edwin Ehlers' d delare and a%%es% % %he &llwing

1) I a (er %he age & 18 ears' and a a residen% & ,dhe n%' #innes%a)

2) I a e%en% % %es%i& % %he a%%ers asser%ed herein' & whih I ha(e ersnal and &irs%

hand nwledge' e*)

I d delare nder %he enal% & err nder %he law & %he S%a%e & #innes%a %ha% %he &reging

is %re and rre% and %ha% %his Delara%in was e

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