[Pictured: "The Plaintiff" by whatever name you call him. Left, 11/06 - Right, 11/10]To: L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, Los Angeles City Attorney Office, L.A.Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Fr: Zuma Dogg (Plaintiff on Two Live Federal Lawsuits vs City of L.A.) settling
Re: Hunt/Dowd 2006 Venice Lawsuit in Federal Court
Dt: November 4, 2010
Dear City Attorney Carmen Trutanich,
If you read the 2006 lawsuit filed by Hunt/Dowd in Federal Court over 1st Amendment issues at Venice Beach, you will notice is paves the way for Zuma Dogg to file for damages based on the recent lawsuit a FEDERAL judge ruled on, October 21, 2010.
The matter regards the city preventing the legendary performing icon from selling his own homemade CDs, DVDs and world-famous "Zuma Dogg" T-shirts on the Venice Beach Ocean Front Walk.
Hunt/Dowd were awarded damages that the city appealed and the appeal is currently being heard today (Friday, November 5, 2010) in the 9th Circuit Court in Pasadena, CA.
During the course the two 1st Amendment violation lawsuits at Venice Beach, since 2006, the City of L.A. (Defendants) moved to dismiss the Hunt/Dowd portion of the lawsuit claims -- regarding vending of incense and shea butter.
The city did not move to dismiss the Zuma Dogg (CD, DVD, T-Shirt) portion of the lawsuit, and it has not been ruled against in court.
The reason the judge made no ruling on certain portions of the Hunt/Dowd 2006 case, which REALLY SAVED YOUR ASS...is because Hunt/Dowd weren't offering CDs, DVDs & T-shirts of their own image and performances, but incense and shea butter which was a little bit more complicated -- and he didn't have to rule on that specific part, since he ruled with a "summary judgment" in whole.
However, as you know, based on the portion he DID rule on in the 2006 FEDERAL CASE...Zuma Dogg has a 1st Amendment claim for damages and is submitting this letter for request for discussion of settlement for damages.
ZD (The Plaintiff) does not NEED the 9th Circuit Ruling to go in Hunt/Dowd's favor, or not. WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THEIR MATTER...ZD'S CASE IS ALREADY CLEARED FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY FOR THEIR VIOLATION THAT A FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS, "EVEN ONE VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS MAY CONSTITUTE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE." And based on YOUR county doctors...I AM DAMAGED, IRREPARABLY (Aka: PERMANENTLY DISABLED!) And again...this isn't the lottery/permit/amplifier violations issue...this is for CDs, DVDs & Tshirts. BERNARD PARKS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS...YOU SHOULD BE NERVOUS AS HELL OVER THE IMPACT OF COST THIS MATTER WILL BE HAVING ON THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TREASURY. (And they don't appear to want to settle. But ask Eric Garcetti about THIS one.)
ZD (The Plaintiff) does not NEED the 9th Circuit Ruling to go in Hunt/Dowd's favor, or not. WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THEIR MATTER...ZD'S CASE IS ALREADY CLEARED FOR DAMAGES AGAINST THE CITY FOR THEIR VIOLATION THAT A FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS, "EVEN ONE VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS MAY CONSTITUTE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE." And based on YOUR county doctors...I AM DAMAGED, IRREPARABLY (Aka: PERMANENTLY DISABLED!) And again...this isn't the lottery/permit/amplifier violations issue...this is for CDs, DVDs & Tshirts. BERNARD PARKS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS...YOU SHOULD BE NERVOUS AS HELL OVER THE IMPACT OF COST THIS MATTER WILL BE HAVING ON THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TREASURY. (And they don't appear to want to settle. But ask Eric Garcetti about THIS one.)
Please call 42-42-42-ZUMA or email ZumaDogg@Gmail.com to discuss this matter further as I am now asking you to settle with me, "the Plaintiff" on this important FEDERAL court case, of which you are on the undisputed and unchangeable losing end.
I hope you choose to settle this matter, in a much more fiscally prudent and responsible matter, rather than taking the much more expensive route that has been detailed on the record and on this blog.
BE SMAT! I am already VICTORIOUS ON THIS!
Maybe not all the readers can follow this exactly, because it's two Federal cases...but the City Attorney's office knows what I am talking about. To sum it up, the judge ruled over a year ago on Hunt/Dowd, which paved the way for ZD to file for damages...but I really didn't understand it all until more recently, as I started going over all of this legalese, again.
And I wasn't really able to deal with any of this stuff until only very recently in the past month, anyway. (Cause the city attorney's office probably wondered where I was on all of this all this time.)
BUT, I'M HERE ON THIS, NOW! DEAL WITH IT...AND DON'T MAKE IT AS EXPENSIVE AS POSSIBLE LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE YOU DO!
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