Cease and Desist Letter to Waco Police Chief

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  2 Million Bikers To D.C. John Bostick SWRC July 3, 2015 URGENT LEGAL MATTER – PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY CERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Police Chief Brent Stroman 3115 Pine Ave Waco, TX 76708 Dear Mr. Stroman: 2 Million Bikers T o D.C. standing up for Motorcycle Riders in a class action joint effort. If you are represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your attorney notify us of such representation. You are hereby directed to CEASE AND DESIST ALL DEFAMATION OF MOTORCYCLE RIDERS' CHARACTER AND REPUT A TION. are educated, respected professionals in their communities. They have spent years serving their communities in their professions and building positive reputations. Motorcycle Riders are aware that you have engaged in spreading false, destructive, and defamatory rumors about them. Under Texas law, it is unlawful to engage in defamation of anyone’s character and reputation. Defamation consists of (1) statements that tends to injure a living person's reputation; (2) expressed in written or other graphic form; and (3) thereby exposing the person to public hatred, ridicule, or financial injury. Your defamatory actions involved under the color of law, your support of the Waco Police Departments press releases that claimed that average American Motorcycle Riders are gang members with alleged criminal organization connections and were meeting at Twin Peaks to engage in a war over territory and recruitment. These allegations were released publicly with you having full knowledge of, or should have had full knowledge of the scheduled COCI political meeting these motorcycle riders were attending. This verbal assault on the motorcycling community has caused damage that continues to increase. Accordingly, we demand that you (A) immediately cease and desist your unlawful defamation of Motorcycle Riders, (B) within thirty (30) days retract publicly the statements through every media outlet that carried the slanderous libel claims, and (C) provide us with prompt written assurance that you will cease and desist from further defamation of Motorcycle Riders’ character and reputation. If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, Motorcycle Riders in a class action joint effort are entitled to seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your defamation. In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that Motorcycle Riders in a class action  joint ef fort will pur sue all ava ilable lega l remedies, in cluding se eking mone tary damages , injunctive relief, and an order that you pay court costs and a ttorney’s fees. Y our liability and exposure under such legal action could be considerable. Before taking these steps, however, 2 Million Bikers To D.C. wished to give you one opportunity to discontinue your illegal conduct by complying with this demand within thirty (30) days. Accordingly, please return a statement as to the course of action you will take to remedy the expressed defamation within thirty (30) days to

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Cease and Desist Letter to Waco Police Chief

Transcript of Cease and Desist Letter to Waco Police Chief

  • 2 Million Bikers To D.C.John Bostick

    SWRC

    July 3, 2015

    URGENT LEGAL MATTER PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY

    CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

    Police Chief Brent Stroman

    3115 Pine Ave

    Waco, TX 76708

    Dear Mr. Stroman:

    2 Million Bikers To D.C. standing up for Motorcycle Riders in a class action joint effort. If you are

    represented by legal counsel, please direct this letter to your attorney immediately and have your

    attorney notify us of such representation.

    You are hereby directed to

    CEASE AND DESIST ALL DEFAMATION OF

    MOTORCYCLE RIDERS' CHARACTER AND REPUTATION.

    Motorcycle Riders are educated, respected professionals in their communities. They have spent years

    serving their communities in their professions and building positive reputations. Motorcycle Riders are

    aware that you have engaged in spreading false, destructive, and defamatory rumors about them.

    Under Texas law, it is unlawful to engage in defamation of anyones character and reputation.

    Defamation consists of

    (1) statements that tends to injure a living person's reputation;

    (2) expressed in written or other graphic form; and

    (3) thereby exposing the person to public hatred, ridicule, or financial injury.

    Your defamatory actions involved under the color of law, your support of the Waco Police Departments

    press releases that claimed that average American Motorcycle Riders are gang members with alleged

    criminal organization connections and were meeting at Twin Peaks to engage in a war over territory

    and recruitment. These allegations were released publicly with you having full knowledge of, or should

    have had full knowledge of the scheduled COCI political meeting these motorcycle riders were

    attending. This verbal assault on the motorcycling community has caused damage that continues to

    increase.

    Accordingly, we demand that you (A) immediately cease and desist your unlawful defamation of

    Motorcycle Riders, (B) within thirty (30) days retract publicly the statements through every media

    outlet that carried the slanderous libel claims, and (C) provide us with prompt written assurance that

    you will cease and desist from further defamation of Motorcycle Riders character and reputation.

    If you do not comply with this cease and desist demand within this time period, Motorcycle Riders in a

    class action joint effort are entitled to seek monetary damages and equitable relief for your defamation.

    In the event you fail to meet this demand, please be advised that Motorcycle Riders in a class action

    joint effort will pursue all available legal remedies, including seeking monetary damages, injunctive

    relief, and an order that you pay court costs and attorneys fees. Your liability and exposure under such

    legal action could be considerable.

    Before taking these steps, however, 2 Million Bikers To D.C. wished to give you one opportunity to

    discontinue your illegal conduct by complying with this demand within thirty (30) days. Accordingly,

    please return a statement as to the course of action you will take to remedy the expressed defamation

    within thirty (30) days to

    2MBTDC

    John Bostick 721 Ruth St

    Athens, TX 75751