FORCHION VS THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DOCKET # BUR-L-0322-05

MOTION FOR WAIVER OF FEES: (here)

COMPLAINT: (here)

PROOF of SERVICE: (here)

MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGEMENT: (here)

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State Officials arrested NJWEEDMAN on August 19^th, 2004 and placed him in the Burlington County jail for PUBLICLY PROSELTIZING about his beliefs.  ( SEE: CENSORSHIP ) He was ordered released by Federal Judge Irenas on Jan 24^th, 2003. What part of Freedom of Speech and Religion is that allowed under. It's not. Yet, neither the U.S. Attorney nor the U.S. Attorney would charge the State Officials who entered into a conspiracy to imprison me to silence me.  The N.J. Attorney even fought to keep me in prison and has fought my lawsuit claiming it's officers were immune.

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Burlington County Times

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'Weedman' on parole after court decision

A state parole program has dropped its attempt to put marijuana-legalization advocate Ed "njweedman" Forchion back in jail.

Forchion, 38, of Pemberton Township has been enrolled in the state's Intensive Supervision Program since last April after serving 16 months of a 10-year prison term for marijuana possession.

The parole program allows participants to be released early, but requires regular drug testing and following other strict regulations.

Although Forchion passed all drug tests, program officials sent him to Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly last August, alleging he violated terms of his parole by remaining outspoken on marijuana issues.

They then began proceedings to have Forchion removed from the program and ordered to serve the remainder of his original 10-year sentence.

Forchion challenged the decision in federal court and was freed from jail last week after a judge ruled he could not be punished for exercising free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. He was to appear in a state court Tuesday for a hearing on a handful of other parole violations alleged by program officials, but the hearing was canceled.

"We are not pursuing the charges based on the decision of the federal court," said Tammy Kendig, a spokeswoman for the state Administrative Office of the Courts, which oversees the program.

"They totally dropped everything," Forchion said.

Forchion said the recent legal developments have buttressed a $4 million civil-rights lawsuit he filed against the state for keeping him in jail from August until last week.

"It's a slam dunk," he said.

He vowed to continue calling for the legalization of marijuana!

"The First Amendment is a tough pill to swallow if you don't agree with what the person says," he said. "That's basically what I proved."

On Jan 25^th, 2005 right at the 2 year deadline, NJWEEDMAN filed a State Lawsuit against the State of New Jersey for this blatent violation of his rights to “Freedom of Speech and Religion”. As of June 15th, 2005 the State has refused to file a answer to the valid charges presented by NJWEEDMAN! On June 20th, 2005 NJWEEDMAN  filed a "MOTION for SUMMARY JUDGEMENT".

On June 9th,  2005 Judge Baldwin heard the State's motion for dismissal and rubber stamped it. -

FORCHION Vs STATE of New Jersey dismissed , I plan on appealing. No lawyer will help me.