16 Defendants Michael Ford, Eric O'Dell, George Traviolia and Richard Saunders,

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1 1 GUST ROSENFELD P.L.C. One S. Church Ave., Suite Tucson, Arizona (520) RogerW. Frazier Attorneys for Defendants Ford, O'Dell, Traviolia, and Saunders 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 Terrence Bressi, 9 I.. P aintiff, No. CV TUC-JMR 10 vs. 11 Michael Ford; Eric O'Dell; George Traviolia; RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF'S NON- 12 Richard Saunders; and the United States of UNIFORM INTERROGATORIES TO 13 America, DEFENDANTS, 14 Defendants Defendants Michael Ford, Eric O'Dell, George Traviolia and Richard Saunders, 17 pursuant to F.R.C.P. 33 hereby respond to the Plaintiffs Non-Unifonn Interrogatories to 18 Defendants, which Plaintiff served February 14, NON-UNIFORM INTERROGATORIES Please state in your own words how the incident which is the basis of this 21 lawsuit occurred. In your answer, please describe the operations of the roadblock that is the 22 basis of this lawsuit. 23 FORD: This involved a checkpoint for sobriety, driver's licenses and 24 registrations. It was operated by the Tohono O'odham Police Department by officers 25 employed by that department, and rangers of the Nation. If undocumented immigrants 26 or narcotics were discovered, as they may be during any routine traffic stop, the U.S. RWF:tcc

2 1 Border Patrol or U.S. Customs would be contacted to respond to those occurrences, but 2 those agencies were not operating the checkpoint. 3 This checkpoint was begun in the mid to late afternoon on December 20, I was requested by my immediate supervisor, Capt. Joseph Delgado, to organize 5 and conduct the checkpoint. I prepared a memorandum of officers who were to attend 6 and work at the checkpoint, and a briefing sheet (memorandum of the plan of operation). 7 The plan was approved for me by Capt. Delgado. This particular checkpoint was held at 8 or near mile post 143 on state route 86 within the boundaries of the Nation. The purpose 9 of the checkpoint was to check sobriety of drivers to reduce the incidents of impaired 10 driving on the reservation, and also to check for drivers licenses and registrations. I also 11 often made visual observances would be made whether seatbelts were being used, but this 12 wasn't a specified purpose for the checkpoint as I recall. 13 If the drivers were tribal members, they would be cited into tribal court for 14 violations of any traffic or DUI laws. If the drivers were determined to be non-members, 15 and were determined to have violated Arizona state law, they would be cited for the 16 appropriate violation into Pima County Justice Court at Ajo, Arizona. 17 The plan of operation was to stop every car in each direction on the 18 highway. The only deviations from this were if traffic got backed up to create an unsafe 19 situation in light of curves on the highway, or if tribal members had just been through the 20 checkpoint a short time before. For example, if a member had been through a checkpoint 21 in one direction and had been cleared and his drivers license checked, and then he 22 traveled a short distance only to take care of whatever was his business and then turn 23 around and go the opposite direction, he was permitted to proceed, as long as it was 24 within a very short time after the stop. 25 When Mr. Bressi arrived at the checkpoint, I was one of the officers 26 standing in the area, and I asked Mr. Bressi for his license and registration. His response RWF:tcc

3 1 was to ask who we were and what the purpose of the checkpoint was. I told him why we 2 were there, that it was a sobriety checkpoint, valid driver's license and registration check 3 and I asked him the same questions as everybody else that came through. He asked 4 specifically if we had any reason to believe that he as an individual had done anything 5 wrong. I told him we did not. His response was that he felt in that case that he did not 6 need to comply with us in any way and did not even need to show his driver's license. We 7 discussed whether he had to present his driver's license. We continued to talk but he 8 refused to identify himself. I told him that if he presented his drivers license, which was 9 not his own personal property but the property of the state, it would in no way diminish 10 his appeal as to whether he thought the checkpoint was valid or not. He refused to 11 cooperate or comply with any of my instructions. He then just said flat out that he was 12 refusing. He asked if he was detained or if he could leave, and my response was he could 13 not leave until he provided the information we were asking for. This entire conversation 14 probably lasted less than a minute, but traffic was beginning to back up behind Mr. 15 Bressi's vehicle. I requested Detective Traviolia of the TOPD to assist me, because traffic 16 was backing up and Mr. Bressi was engaged in a lengthy conversation and I had to deal 17 with other issues ongoing. Also, a minor accident occurred which was something that had 18 to be addressed immediately. 19 Mter Detective Traviolia came over, I was beyond earshot for a while, 20 taking care of other matters. I noticed that there were a number of officers standing 21 around the car, so I came back over to the area and Mr. Bressi was in the car and had 22 gone silent, mute. He sat quietly, seeming to be unresponsive to what Detective Traviolia 23 was telling him. A Mr. Dreeland, a customs agent, also came over to ask what was going 24 on, but Mr. Bressi refused to speak. I became aware that the door was opened, Mr. Bressi 25 was removed from the vehicle, placed on the ground, handcuffed and taken to the side of 26 the road. His identification was checked and his driver's license was run through a RWF:tcc

4 1 computer check. It was determined that he had a valid drivers license and no warrants. 2 Documentation was found and also provided by Mr. Bressi, as to who Mr. Bressi's 3 supervisor was, since he was driving a government vehicle. The supervisor was called and 4 another gentleman came out with Mr. Bressi's supervisor to recover the vehicle. 5 At some point after Mr. Bressi was taken into custody, I told him that he 6 could sign the citation without giving up his cause, and go on about his business and not 7 have to go to jail. If he preferred to go to jail he would have to wait for one of our officers 8 to transport him to Ajo, to book him into Ajo jail, be seen by a judge the next day, and 9 then make his own arrangements to get home from Ajo. I did not think he needed to be 10 subjected to that. We could have towed the vehicle, but we made an effort to make sure 11 the supervisor could come out and get it and bring someone who could give Mr. Bressi a 12 ride if he changed his mind. After they arrived, Mr. Bressi relented, signed the citation 13 and left with his supervisor and associate. 14 TRA VIOLIA: I had been a member of the Tohono O'Odham Police 15 Department for approximately three and a half years as of the time of the sobriety 16 checkpoint on December 20, I held the position of detective for two years up to and 17 prior to that night, and continue to hold that position today. I was asked to help with the 18 checkpoint of that day on state highway I was briefed on when and where to show up and what the checkpoint 20 would be for. This information was contained in a briefing memorandum of the 21 operation prepared by the lieutenant in charge. I received a copy and read it beforehand. 22 I was not required to, and did not keep, a copy of it of the operational plan memorandum 23 after the event. 24 The cause for the checkpoint for that day was to check for licenses and 25 registrations and to determine whether the drivers were intoxicated. The primary 26 purpose of the checkpoint was not to check for drugs or undocumented aliens. However, RWF:tcc

5 1 if those were discovered, just as they could be discovered after a routine stop for a traffic 2 violation, a United States Custom Service of U.S. Border Patrol would be called to deal 3 with those persons. All drivers in both directions on the highway were required to stop 4 by virtue of stop signs placed on the roadway. My best recall is that all cars stopped and 5 that the required checks of the drivers were made, except my recollection is that some 6 were waived through after traffic backed up. Although I did participate in actually 7 stopping vehicles during that checkpoint, I had not done so prior to Mr. Bressi's stop. 8 I was not involved in the initial stop of Mr. Bressi, nor did I hear the 9 conversation between Lt. Ford and Mr. Bressi. However, Lt. Ford called me over and 10 explained that he was having a problem with Mr. Bressi and asked whether I could help 11 and speak to Mr. Bressi. So I asked Mr. Bressi if he could show his license and he would 12 not. It did not appear to me that Mr. Bressi was intoxicated, but I also explained to him 13 that this was a license and registration checkpoint and that we needed to see his license 14 and registration, and that thereafter he could be on his way. He had become 15 argumentative about not showing his license, and I asked him to leave the vehicle, to step 16 out of the vehicle, and he refused that order also. Rather, he sat quietly, not even 17 responding verbally any further. I told him he was under arrest for failure to show his In 18 and obeying the police officer while directing traffic. During that time officer O'Dell had 19 come over to assist me. We removed Mr. Bressi physically from the vehicle and 20 handcuffed him. Mr. Bressi acted as a passive resister, not doing anything to impede or 21 actively resist us in removing him, but basically just going limp. Mr. Bressi refused to 22 walk and Officer O'Dell and I had to carry him. He was carried to the south side of the 23 highway and was seated on the ground. 24 After I took Mr. Bressi out of the vehicle, I took him over to the patrol 25 vehicle, patted him down, found his wallet, found his license, asked him if he had money 26 in it. He would not answer, so I took the money out, counted it out to him, showed it to RWF:tcc

6 1 him. I put his wallet back in his pocket, and wrote out a citation. I cited him for violation 2 of two state laws, because having checked his identification, I was satisfied that he was a 3 non-member of the Tohono O'Odham Nation or any other Indian tribe. I cited him into a 4 state court for violation of two state misdemeanor laws, A.R.S (B) refusing to 5 provide identity or driver's license to officers and A.R.S (A) purposeful refusal to 6 cooperate with officer with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic. I gave him the 7 option to sign the citation, which was not an admission of the charges, but only an 8 agreement to appear in state justice court at a later date, and that he could then be on his 9 way, but he refused to sign the ticket, so we placed him in the back of the patrol car. loin the meantime, an accident had occurred from the line of traffic, which 11 required the attention of a number of officers. Accordingly, there was some delay in 12 having sufficient personnel to transport Mr. Bressi to a jail. In the meantime, his 13 supervisor showed up and I discussed the situation with the supervisor. I explained to the 14 supervisor that Mr. Bressi was under arrest and that we were preparing to take him to a 15 jail in Ajo, but that it was a cite for a releasable offense and if he signed the ticket and 16 promised to show up on the court date, he would not have to go to jail. The supervisor 17 requested to speak to Mr. Bressi, after which the supervisor returned and said that Mr. 18 Bressi would sign the ticket. Thereafter, Mr. Bressi signed the ticket and was free to go 19 and indeed did leave with his supervisor. 20 O'DELL: At that time and presently I worked with the canine unit. I 21 received a phone call while off-duty requesting that I come out and assist. When I 22 arrived, Detective Romero told me that officers Traviolia and Ford needed assistance 23 with a vehicle which was still on the roadway. This vehicle was blocking east bound 24 traffic. 25 I went to the car and heard officer Traviolia requesting the driver to step 26 out of the vehicle. The driver was silent and refused to move. I also asked him to step RWF:tcc

7 lout, with the same response. I assisted officer Traviolia in pulling Mr. Bressi out of the 2 vehicle. He went limp and fell to the ground. We asked him to stand up and he refused. 3 He was removed from the roadway. His vehicle, a University of Arizona pick-up truck, 4 was removed from the roadway as well. 5 I went down the road after determining who Mr. Bressi's supervisor was, 6 called the supervisor and offered to either allow him to come out and retrieve the vehicle 7 or it would be towed. He requested that he come out and pick up the vehicle. 8 I was not involved in the planning or setting up of this checkpoint, nor did I 9 participate in stopping cars or questioning drivers. 10 SAUNDERS: On December 20, 2002, I was Acting Chief of Police of the 11 Tohono O'Odham Police Department. I had directed my officers to conduct a sobriety 12 checkpoint on state route 86 at or near milepost 143 within the boundaries of the Tohono 13 O'Odham Nation (Nation). I was not present at that checkpoint. I do not recall whether I 14 personally approved the operation plan for this particular checkpoint, or I left it to the 15 Acting Assistant Chief Joseph Delgado to do that. My officers are authorized by tribal 16 authority to patrol and make any lawful stops on state highway 86, and if a driver is 17 deemed to have violated a state law, my officers are authorized by virtue of their AZ- 18 POST certification to enforce Arizona law. However, until such an issue as to state law 19 becomes known, and which would require them to act pursuant to state law, the officers 20 were fully authorized by tribal authority to stop any and all drivers within the boundaries 21 of the Nation including state highway 86, and to conduct checkpoints for sobriety, drivers 22 licenses, registrations, and other issues related to safety. I was not present at the scene 23 and therefore was not a first-hand witness to the events that occurred while Mr. Bressi 24 was detained at the checkpoint RWF:tcc

8 1 2. Please explain in detail what training (if any) you have for operating a 2 sobriety checkpoint. If a manual or other documentation is available, production of such 3 documentation may be used in part or in whole to answer this interrogatory. 4 5 FORD: I have had in-house training with the TOPD, including on the job 6 training and past participation in checkpoints on the reservation. There is no specific 7 written manual or other documentation available with regard to my training. I had 8 reviewed operational plans of other checkpoints prior to this one. Also, for general 9 background, I studied constitutional law, including the law regarding suspicionless 10 contacts in general, and road safety, during my study for the certification at the Northern 11 Arizona Regional Training held at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona. However, there 12 was no specific course at that time on sobriety checkpoints. Moreover, my handling of the 13 checkpoint on December 20, 2002 was based on all my training and tribal authority. 14 TRA VIOLIA: I have had in-house training with the TOPD, including on 15 the job training and past participation in checkpoints on the reservation. There is no 16 specific written manual or other documentation available with regard to my training. I 17 had reviewed operational plans of other checkpoints prior to this one. Also, for general 18 background, I studied constitutional law, including the law regarding suspicionless 19 contacts in general, and road safety, during my study for the certification at the Southern 20 Arizona Law Enforcement Training Center, which included general constitutional law on 21 searched and seizures as of that time. However, there was no specific course at that time 22 on sobriety checkpoints. Moreover, my handling of the checkpoint on December 20, was based on all my training and tribal authority. 24 O'DELL: I have had on the job training and past participation in 25 checkpoints on the reservation. I studied constitutional law during my study at Southern 26 Arizona Law Enforcement Training Center, which I completed in However, there RWF:tcc

9 1 is no specific course at that time on checkpoints, although there was a general study of 2 constitutional law. I had some training with DUls and field sobriety testing. 3 SAUNDERS: I have participated in similar checkpoints within the Nation. 4 Similar DUI sobriety checkpoints have been conducted at the location where the 5 checkpoint of December 20, 2002 was conducted, and various other roads within the 6 confines of the Nation. I was trained at the Arizona Law Enforcement Advisory Council 7 Training in Tucson in I had reviewed other TOPD operational plans. I was 8 familiar with the sign age that would be used at such checkpoints, and the methods of 9 stopping vehicles. It was my position that each and every vehicle would be stopped at 10 such checkpoint. Also, the TOPD maintains a copy of the 1989 opinion and order of the 11 Judicial Court of the Tohono O'Odham Nation, and the Tohono O'Odham Nation v. Ahill 12 and other consolidated cases, which authorizes the tribal police to conduct sobriety 13 checkpoints within the Nation under tribal authority Please explain the jurisdictional basis for operating a roadblock such as that 16 which is the basis of this lawsuit. Please cite all tribal law (statutory, case law, or otherwise), 17 which was in place on December 20, 2002, that allowed for the operation of a roadblock such 18 as the one operated on December 20, The jurisdictional basis for operating the checkpoint on state highway within the reservation starts with the sovereign immunity of the tribe, which has not been 21 waived on this issue. See Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez, 436 U.S. 49, 58 (1978); Okla. Tax 22 Comm'n v. Citizen BankPotawatomilndian Tribe, 498 U.S. 505, 509 (1991); S. Unique v. 23 Gila River Pima-Maricopa, 138 Ariz. 378,380, 764 P.2d 1367,1378 (App. 1983). See also 24 Ortiz-Barraza v. United States, 512 F.2d 1176 (9th Cir.1975): Indian tribes may employ 25 police officers to aid in the enforcement of tribal law and in the exercise of tribal power. 26 The Constitution of the Tohono O'odham Nation, adopted in 1986, states: RWF:tcc

10 1 "Article VI, Section 1: The Tohono O'odham Council shall have all of the legislative powers vested in the Tohono O'odham Nation and shall, in 2 accordance with established customs of the Tohono O'odham Nation and subject to the express limitations contained in this Constitution and the 3 laws of the United States, have the power: 4...(c) to exercise the inherent powers of the Tohono O'odham Nation by providing laws, ordinances or resolutions: 5 (6) to provide for the maintenance of law and order in the 6 administration of justice; to establish law enforcement agencies; to enact criminal and civil laws governing the conduct of any person within the 7 Tohono O'odham Nation consistent with federal law; 8 (7) to provide for removal or exclusion from the Tohono O'odham Nation of non-members whose presence may be injurious to the peace, 9 health or welfare of the Tohono O'odham Nation; Ordinance No of the Nation states as follows: 11 Section 1.3 Grounds for Removal and Exclusion Section A. Any nonmember of the Tohono O'Odham Nation may be removed and excluded 12 pursuant to SectiQn 1.1(A) if he or she engages in any of the following conduct: 13 A.1. commits an act which is prohibited by Federal, State or Tribal Law, 14 including a violation of State or Tribal traffic regulations; (E). Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent a duly authorized police officer from stopping and detaining, without prior legal process from the 16 Tohono O'Odham Judicial Court, any non-member within the exterior boundaries of the Tohono O'Odham Nation when the officer has reasonable 17 cause to believe that the non-member is committing or has committed any offense in violation of the Tohono O'Odham State or federal law, including 18 a traffic offense. 19 In Ortiz-Barraza, supra, the Ninth Circuit held that under similar authority, a tribal 20 officer acted within the scope of his tribal authority. Thus, a tribal police officer under 21 the Tohono O'odham Council Ordinance, and Tohono O'Odham Nation Constitution, as 22 under the previous Papago Council and Papago Constitution referred to in Ortiz-Barraza 23 may, through tribal authority, investigate anyon-reservation violation of state and 24 federal law, even on the right of way of state highway 86. Id. 512 F.2dat 1178 and The United States Supreme Court has held that tribal police can patrol drivers within the 26 reservation, including on a right-of-way made part of a state highway, and to detain and RWF:tcc

11 1 turn over to state officers non-members stopped on the highway for conduct violating 2 state law. See Strate v. A-I Contractors, 520 V.S. 438, 456, N.11 (1997); State v. Schmuck, Wash. 2d 273, 850 P.2d 1332 (1993). As the Schmuck and Ortiz-Barraza cases show, 4 officers may certainly do the investigation and detain a person prior to determining 5 whether they are a member or non-member, and after making that determination take 6 the appropriate action as the case thereafter requires. As those cases show, if a non- 7 member is determined to have violated state law, he may be detained and turned over to 8 the proper state authority for any prosecution or further action thereafter. This is 9 consistent with the ordinance provisions noted above in No See also Opinion and Order dated October 23,1989, of the Judicial Court 11 of the Tohono O'Odham Nation, in Tohono O'odham Nation v. Ahill, et al. Case No. CRI , and other consolidated cases. This opinion and order authorizes the tribal police 13 to conduct sobriety checkpoints within the Nation, under tribal authority. 14 Drunk driving is forbidden under Ordinance No. 51 of the Ordinance of the 15 Papago Council. This ordinance was in effect on December 20, 2002 and is followed and 16 applied by the tribe. Likewise, Section and 152(B) require obedience to traffic 17 laws and police officers and Section requires that a drivers license be carried and 18 exhibited on demand. Furthermore, 25 CFR Section (d) indicates that if a tribe has 19 not adopted a traffic code, the traffic code of the state where a reservation lies shall be 20 deemed to be at the tribe's code. Also, federal law precludes drunk driving on any Indian 21 reservation, see 18 V.S.C. 7.3 and 18 V.S.C. 13, and likewise adopts state criminal laws 22 as the federal law on the reservation. 23 Where the law of the state are deemed to be those of the tribal law, acting 24 pursuant to them is deemed acting under tribal law and not state law, E.F. ~ v. St. 25 Stephen's Indian High School, 264 F.3d 1297 (10th Cir. 2001). 26 The Fourth Amendment did not govern the checkpoint. R..l Williams RWF:tcc

12 1 Company v. Fort Belknap Housing Authority, 719 F.2d 979, (9th Cir. 1983). Instead, 2 the search and seizure protections of the Indian Civil Rights Act under 25 U.S.C (2) governed. United States Supreme Court cases applicable to the Fourth 4 Amendment would also provide the analysis under the Indian Civil Rights Act and 5 provides the authority that sobriety checkpoints may be conducted as suspicionless stops 6 without being unreasonable searches or seizures. See e.g., City of Indianapolis v. Edmon, U.S. 32 (2000); Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990). 8 When it was determined that Bressi violated state laws, of which he was not 9 in violation prior to being stopped but only thereafter, and that he was a non-member of 10 the reservation, the tribal authority by itself would require at that time that the officers at 11 that point detain him and then turn him over to state officers for further processing. At 12 this point however, the officers had authority to enforce Arizona law pursuant to AZ- 13 POST certifications. See A.R.S So at such time that they needed any 14 authority beyond this tribal authority to cite a non-member for a violation of a state law, 15 their state certification provided the authority to do so. However, at all times they 16 remained employees of the TOPD, and were never employees or agents of Arizona. 17 J Jt>L DATED: this II day of March, GU By 21 Original of the foregoing hand delivered 22 this /,i!"day of March, 2005, to: 23 David J. Euchner 7465 E. Broadway, Suite Tucson, AZ Attorney for Plaintiff By: RWF:tcc

13 1 VERIFICATION -Michael Ford 2 3 STATE OF ARIZONA ) ) ss. 4 County of Pima ) 5 Michael Ford, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 6 1. I am one of the defendants in the above entitled action of Terence Bressi v. 7 Michael Ford et al., Case No. CV TUC-JMR, in the United States District Court for the 8 District of Arizona I have read the non-uniform interrogatories served upon me by Plaintiff and 10 the foregoing answers thereto The answers to such interrogatories following my name are true and correct 12 to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, and as to the answers provided by others, I believe them to be true also. 15 Dated this ~ day of March, Mi Swo to before me this J, T7t 19 da f March, 2005 b MIChael Ford CAROL OFFICIAL A. BOWERS SEAL 23 NOTARY PUBLIC-ARIZONA..PIMA COUNTY 24 My Comm. Exp. Oct RWF:tcc

14 1 VERIFICATION -George Traviolia 2 STATE OF ARIZONA) ) ss. 3 County of Pima ) 4 George Traviolia, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 5 1. I am one of the defendants in the above entitled action of Terence Bressi v Michael Ford et al., Case No. CV TUC-JMR, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona I have read the non-uniform interrogatories served upon me by Plaintiff and 10 the foregoing answers thereto The answers to such interrogatories following my name are true and correct 12 to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, and as to the answers provided by others, I 13 believe them to be true also. 14.1H- Dated this ~ day of March, ~- _/~?'--;:---::7~ ~~~~~it~;~ ~ 18 Sworn to before me this -1L!!:f da~ March, 2005 b George Traviolia ::;8\1"" OFFICIAL SEAL 22 --CAROL A. BOWERS.NOTARY PUBLIC-ARIZONA 23 4 I..PIMA COUNTY My Comm. Exp. Oct RWF:tcc

15 1 VERIFICATION -Eric O'Dell 2 STATE OF ARIZONA ) ) ss. 3 County of Pima ) 4 Eric O'Dell, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 5 1. I am one of the defendants in the above entitled action of Terence Bressi v Michael Ford et al., Case No. CV TUC-JMR, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona I have read the non-uniform interrogatories served upon me by Plaintiff and 10 the foregoing answers thereto The answers to such interrogatories following my name are true and correct 12 to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, and as to the answers provided by others, I 13 believe them to be true also. 14 1Tt Dated this ~ day of March, C~::::~= ){-- "'\ 17 E~o;fi~f~~~ ~ "",=-.J =--=" """ 22 '8"-C OFFICIAL SEAL 23 ~ CAROL NOTARY PUBLIC-ARIZONA A. BOWERS ~~~, PIMA COUNTY 24 My Comm. Exp. Oct RWF:tcc

16 1 VERIFICATION -Richard Saunders 2 STATE OF ARIZONA) ) ss. 3 County of Pima ) 4 Richard Saunders, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 5 1. I am one of the defendants in the above entitled action of Terence Bressi v. 6 Michael Ford et al., Case No. CV-O4-264-TUC-JMR, in the United States District Court for the 7 District of Arizona I have read the non-uniform interrogatories served upon me by Plaintiff and 10 the foregoing answers thereto The answers to such interrogatories following my name are true and correct 12 to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, and as to the answers provided by others, I 13 believe them to be true also. 14 Dated this LL. day of March, /7 //.4 1 6,~4~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~ 17 Richard Saunders, Affiant 18 Sworn to before me this _L1!!" 19 "t\.t~tl~2~f!f da~~c~ ~5 I-~~:::'~ ~char~ ~a~ders 20 Notary Public 21 ~, ---~. -O~~IC AL L 22 -CAROL A. BOWERS NOTARY PUBLIC-ARIZONA 23 "" PIMA COUNTY My Comm. Exp.Oct RWF:tcc