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Mediation in May of 2008. Keith Sadler communicated to the Lancaster Mediation Center on May
8, 2008 that he would not cooperate and mediate with CATERBONE.
7. On several occasions in 2007 several police officers of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police
instructed CATERBONE, in person upon responding to complaints, not to call 911 or the Lancaster
City Police Department and that the Lancaster City Bureau of Police would not respond or take
complaints.
8. The Lancaster City Bureau of Police only took one (1) incident of gas siphoned and stolen from
CATERBONEs 1991 Dodge pickup truck, and refused to take the over 50 (from December 20,
2007 to present), or so other incidents as a complaint, regardless of the efforts to have Lancaster
City Mayor Rick Grey and the Lancaster City Solicitor to look into the allegations and complaints.
CATERBONE had meticulously documented the incidents in a journal and a log of gas receipts,
photographs, and odometer miles for all of the incidents. CATERBONE also made a thorough and
documented calibration of his 1991 Dodge Dakota Pick-Up truck with logs of mileage and times
and dates of gas purchases in a report to prove the gas was stolen. Lancaster City Police Bureau
Officer Cosmore returned the report with such words as counterfeit, fake, written on it and had
the audacity to ask CATERBONE if he had a certification of the gas pumps that were listed on
gas receipts. There were some days when the gas was stolen 2 or more times. CATERBONE
alleges that perpetrators were using a kerosene battery operated siphon, or like kind, to siphon
the gas from the gas tank.
9. The Lancaster City Bureau of Police had responded to approximately 10 or so 911 calls in the
last eighteen (18) months to 1250 Fremont Street, residence of CATERBONE, for complaints of
property damage; stolen property, missing legal and business files and evidence for litigation;
computer and electronic hacking with deleted electronic files; harassment; terrorist threats,
stalking, stolen mail, etc.,.
10. CATERBONE had complained of abuse of process to state and federal law enforcement
regarding the situation, including U.S. Senator Arlen Specters office. CATERBONE had also visited
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in both Harrisburg and Philadelphia for help and
intervention.
11. CATERBONE also had personal meetings with Lancaster City Mayor Rick Gray in Lancaster City
Hall on at least 4 occasions to find a solution to the problems and for help to mediate the
problems and or resolve the conflicts. The resulting pain and suffering, as well as loss and
destruction of property and financial loss that CATERBONE was undergoing was unprecedented.
12. In November of 2007, CATERBONE and the Advanced Media Group went public with their
Downtown Lancaster investments and business plans that were culminated over the past 9 years.
The Advanced Media Group also formerly and publicly introduced their Downtown Lancaster Action
Plan via handouts, websites, and blogs; and began meetings and negotiations with major
stakeholders, City of Lancaster Public Officials, Developers, and investors.
13. In 1997 CATERBONE had solicited Attorney Christina Rainville of Philadelphia and pro bono
attorney for Lisa Michelle Lambert in the Laurie Show murder case. The murder trials and appeals
of the Lambert case demonized Ms. Christina Rainville and U.S. District Court Judge Stewart
Dalzell. After CATERBONE submitted documents and audio recordings, Ms. Christina Rainville had
communicated with CATERBONE that she was not able to take his case due to the fact that her
Philadelphia law firm had banned her from taking on any more Lancaster County residents,
despite the fact that many more sought her legal counsel. On December 31, 1997, CATERBONE
had also personally delivered a CD-ROM to the chambers of U.S. District Court Judge Stewart
Dalzell in an effort to bring attention to his case. In May of 1998 CATERBONE submitted an
AFFADAVIT to the law firm of Schneider and Harrison outlining the prosecutorial misconduct or
Finding of Facts of the 1987 cover-up for Ms. Christina Rainville. CATERBONE alleges that these
facts were part of the attitude and the motives for the law enforcement-at-large of Lancaster
County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to ignore the rule of law and procedure in order to
bring these false arrests and malicious prosecutions. The Lancaster County community-at-large
had the same attitude toward CATERBONE. The Lambert case received national notoriety when
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U.S. District Judge Stuart Dalzell freed Lambert on a Habeus Corpus appeal hearing citing she was
actually innocent beyond a reasonable doubt. Judge Dalzell was quoted in chambers as saying,
"I can tell you, Mr. Madenspacher, that I've thought about nothing else but this case for over three
weeks, and in my experience, sir, and I invite you to disabuse me of this at oral argument, I want
you and I want the Schnader firm to look for any case in any jurisdiction in the English-speaking
world where there has been as much prosecutorial misconduct, because I haven't found it. The
case was covered by a 3 part series in the Los Angeles Times by writer Barry Seigel on November
10, 1997 and a television episode on the A&E Network American Justice Series. The Lancaster
community gathered over 10,000 signatures on a petition to impeach U.S. District Judge Stewart
Dalzell for his rulings. In the end, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania took control of the case and
appealed the ruling that freed Lambert sending her back to prison. The case went all the way to
the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005, after being denied any review. The case accentuated the rights
of Federal Law vs. State Law and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania solicited a team of attorney
generals from across the nation to help their cause. CATERBONE attended a hearing before former
Lancaster County Court Common Pleas Judge Larry Stengel in the Lancaster County Court of
Common Pleas. To this day, due to his knowledge and experience with the Lancaster County
Judicial System and Law Enforcement, and his own dire civil complaints, CATERBONE believes that
the over zealous prosecution proves that prosecutorial misconduct was never thoroughly
investigated or prosecuted in the Lambert case. CATERBONE will not let that happen in his cases.
CAUSES OF ACTION
14. On or about April 14, 2008 1999 HP Notebook n5150 laptop was rendered useless by an
intruder shorting the power cord. This was the third computer rendered useless since November of
2007, and the last computer available for use in the home and office. Other incidents were
happening while at 220 Stone Hill Road, Conestoga, PA since 1997. The only computer available
for use was the public computer at the Lancaster County Library on North Duke Street in
downtown Lancaster.
15. On March 18, 2008 CATERBONE went to the Hotel Brunswick in Downtown Lancaster to
continue take measurements of the Movie Theater for his continued efforts of a business and
development plan. (The Brunswick Movie Theater, or Eric, had been closed since 1995.
CATERBONE and Advanced Media Group had an agreement with the Owner of the Brunswick,
Hamid Zahedi, to make a formal proposal and offer for leasing the site. CATERBONE had begun
discussions in 2006.) On March 18, 2008 CATERBONE noticed that the United States Department
of Justice Office of Trustee was conducting hearings for Chapter 11 petitioners in the Presidential
Room of the Hotel Brunswick. CATERBONE had not received ORDERS from his United States Third
Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 08-3054 for his appeal of an issue in his Chapter 11 Case No.
05-23059. CATERBONE alleged that the ORDERS were stolen or never mailed from the clerk of
courts. CATERBONE thought maybe Dave Adams, the trustee for the United States Department of
Justice Office of Trustee might be conducting the hearings. The following day CATERBONE received
a disturbing email from Mr. Barry A. Solodky, Esquire, of Blakinger, Byler & Thomas, P.C., 28 Penn
Square, Lancaster, PA 17603. CATERBONE had known Mr. Solodky since the 1980s and had even
solicited him to review his bankruptcy matters before the Appllent filed his Chapter 11 case on
May 23, 2005. The following email exchanges detail the incident and the false reports and
allegations from a member of Blakinger, Byler & Thomas, P.C.:
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Criminal and civil laws are different. Criminal cases usually are investigated and handled separately from
civil cases, even if they concern the same incident. In a criminal case, DOJ brings a case against the
accused person; in a civil case, DOJ brings the case (either through litigation or an administrative
investigation) against a governmental authority or law enforcement agency. In a criminal case, the
evidence must establish proof "beyond a reasonable doubt," while in civil cases the proof need only
satisfy the lower standard of a "preponderance of the evidence." Finally, in criminal cases, DOJ seeks to
punish a wrongdoer for past misconduct through imprisonment or other sanction. In civil cases, DOJ
seeks to correct a law enforcement agency's policies and practices that fostered the misconduct and,
where appropriate, may require individual relief for the victim(s).
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LIVES MATTERS
BILL
Stan- J.
Caterbone
Allstate Property
Claim
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January
10, 2016
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Friday,
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http://www.justice.gov/crt/split/documents/polmis.php
LNP
BLUE
LIVES MATTERS
BILL
Stan- J.
Caterbone
Allstate Property
Claim
Page
Page45
67ofof4769
Tuesday
January
10, 2016
2017
Friday,
April 15,
11/23/2009 5:17 AM
3 of 4
http://www.justice.gov/crt/split/documents/polmis.php
LNP
BLUE
LIVES MATTERS
BILL
Stan- J.
Caterbone
Allstate Property
Claim
Page
Page46
68ofof4769
Tuesday
January
10, 2016
2017
Friday,
April 15,
11/23/2009 5:17 AM
4 of 4
http://www.justice.gov/crt/split/documents/polmis.php
LNP
BLUE
LIVES MATTERS
BILL
Stan- J.
Caterbone
Allstate Property
Claim
Page
Page47
69ofof4769
Tuesday
January
10, 2016
2017
Friday,
April 15,
11/23/2009 5:17 AM