Spreadbury v. Bitterroot Public Library et al

Filing 261

Statement of Undisputed Fact re: 259 MOTION for Summary Judgment DEFENDANT LEE ENTERPRISES INC'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Aff of Backus - Newsworthy, # 2 Exhibit B - Petition to Ravalli County, # 3 Exhibit C - Pl to Messina (10-19/2007), # 4 Exhibit D - Pet Recall Sheriff Hoffman, # 5 Exhibit Pet Recall Ravalli Co Attorney Corn, # 6 Exhibit F - Ltr Pl to McCulloch (2/10/2009), # 7 Exhibit G - Ltr Commrs to Pl (2/17/2009), # 8 Exhibit H - Ltr PL to McCulloch w Recall Pet, # 9 Exhibit I - Ltr Kimmet to PL (3/13/2009), # 10 Exhibit J - Ltr Quintana to PL (3/23/2009), # 11 Exhibit K - Ravalli Republic Article (2/19/2009), # 12 Exhibit L - Blog Bitterroot Rising (2010), # 13 Exhibit M - Blogger User Profile, # 14 Exhibit N - Crystal Cox Blog (2011), # 15 Exhibit O - Blog - Ravalli Co Sheriff Dept (8/8/2009), # 16 Exhibit P - Crystal Cox Blog (2012), # 17 Exhibit Q - Library Thing, # 18 Exhibit R - Spreadbury Youtube MT, # 19 Exhibit S - Ravalli Republic Article (11/3/2009), # 20 Exhibit T - Find My Threat Story (11/17/2011), # 21 Exhibit U - Ravalli Republic Article (6/9/2010), # 22 Exhibit V - USDC Complaint (7/30/20100, # 23 Exhibit W - Aff Backus (Standard of Care), # 24 Exhibit X - Aff Devlin (4/2/2012), # 25 Exhibit Y - Bitterroot Rising Archives (2010)) (Smith, Jeffrey)

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Candid ate attends procedural hearing
by SEPP JANNOTTA - Ravalli Republic I Posted: Tuesday, November 3' 2009 12:00 am
Hamilton mayoral candidate Michael Spreadbury spent less than l0 minutes Monday in court for
stemming from charges that he criminally trespassed at the Bitterroot Public Library.

a

procedural hearing

library
The misdemeanor charge was issued in August - Spreadbury pleaded not guilty - following a visit to the Hamilton
premises because he insisted he be allowed to place a letter accusing local public officials
after he had been banned from the
of violating citizens' rights on the library's reserve shelf.
One day before Hamilton voters are to decide the fate of his run for the mayor's seat, Spreadbury asked if Hamilton City
Attorney Ken Bell intended to take his case to trial'
,,Does the prosecutor intend to proceed with this case?" asked Spreadbury, who was answering questions from a voter outside
City Hall prior to the court session.

With no redirect beyond

a

glance from City Court Judge Michael Reardon, Bell responded that he did indeed.

Reardon told Spreadbury that Bell

will

have a week to respond to a pair of motions he has filed.

On Oct. 26, Spreadbury, who is representing himself after initially requesting a public defender, filed a request for change
venue and a motion to reconsider the charges.

of

A trial date is set for Jan.28.

If convicted, Spreadbury

faces a maximum penalty of a $500 fine, six months in

jail and $92 in court fees and

surcharges.

Meanwhile, Spreadbury, 38, has continued his mayoral campaign.
On his Web site - www.spreadbury4mavor.com - Spreadbury said: "First and foremost, I am for Oxygen, and the proper use
of it. Second, I am for the U.S. Constitution, and implementing it in Ravalli County. We need it, due to people in power
abusing our right to assemble, speak, and pursue happiness. It is our right to do this, not their right to decide WHOM is
allowed to do this in Ravalli County Montana."

According to the Web site, Spreadbury is a geological consultant, a former teacher and a former project specialist at the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Spreadbury, who also proclaims that he has owned a firearm since 1981, has had previous run-ins with local law
enforcement.

ln October 2006, he was in court for allegedly assaulting

a neighbor

who had a bum pile on or near their adjoining property

line.

According to court records, ajury convicted Spreadbury of misdemeanor assault in August 2007 and he was sentenced to six
months in jail with five months suspended and $514 in court costs and fees. A judge later threw out the conviction, ruling he
had not received a timely trial.
Since then, Spreadbury has maintained his arrest, prosecution and conviction were part ofan ongoing conspiracy by top
eounty officials, supported by the Ravalli Republic, to deny Constitutional rights to him and others.

He has voiced his complaints about corruption and incompetence at public meetings, on his Web site and in visits to county
offices.
The county commission wrote Spreadbury a letter in February asking him to stop his harassment of county employees.

Also, according to public records, police have responded l3 times since April 2008 to complaints about Spreadbury's
behavior at the library, the county administration building, the county clerk of court's office, the Ravalli Republic, the
Hamilton School District, Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, KMSO 102.5 Mountain FM and the county fairgrounds.

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All of the complaints allege that he acted inappropriately, which Spreadbury

denies. He has only been charged in connection

with the library incident.
Reardon used Monday's hearing to explain to Spreadbury that, as his own defense counsel, papers detailing the criminal
complaint, the statute that charges were made under and a guide explaining a jury trial would be mailed to him within l0
days. Thejudge also explained the process for evidence discovery.

Although he was in front of the judge for less than
displeased as he left the courtroom.

l0 minutes, it was too long for

the mayoral candidate, who appeared

"Waste of time," Spreadbury said.

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