The status of my federal civil rights action is currently that it is pending order on motions to dismiss by the government defendants, and answer from the remaining private defendants and the U.S. Attorney General. Pleadings are scheduled to close on April 12, 2006.

The defendants are divided into four categories: municipal, state, federal, and private. The municipal, state, and two private defendant (the guardian ad litem and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) have motioned for dismissal based on a variety of grounds. What follows includes a simple statement explaining the issues involved, the State trial brief supporting their motion to dismiss, my trial brief in response to the State motion to dismiss, and a short response back to my response from the State.

My reason for posting this is because I am carrying a good deal of anxiety about the pending dispositive order, and posting, and sharing with my friends, is a relief from that anxiety for me. I also think that objectively the matter is interesting. It is instructive in the nature of American civics, and the laws we live under.

Love,

Kevin Brown