Pasco v. Zimmerman et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against Board of Trustees of the Shenandoah County Library, Shenandoah County Library, Hank Zimmerman (Filing fee $ 350.00.), filed by Robert L. Pasco. 100 Day Notice due by 12/9/2011 120 Day Service due by 12/29/2011 (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)

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e o sha r f red t a M oo e' ha toft r ne s
mpl yee d e e r o s
r s bi a di s .

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ni
t r 201 De e nt
r me o ai if

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e se
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t Li a ywhih ha bee us d byPl i ifi hi ca ct asDiec ora aba k- f hi
he br r
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ai ifs
pe s lco putrha d- i whih c a ne perona i or ai i udi t r c ds
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f m iy r e c a phot a a ot rpe s lfl s Pl i ifus d t tc
a l es ar h nd
ogr phs nd he r ona ie . antf e ha omput rhar d i
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r drve , a ntf
r
s s nd t t d m t c ly d - s
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pr ry' r f ni t hi pe s le e nalc
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ni ta or nd
d pr vi Pl i ifoft i pos es i D e e ntM oo e l t rt d D e e
e i ng a ntf
he r s s on. f nda
r a e ol f ndan Zi m e m a t t
t m r n ha
he w ass i ng t c put rhar drvesi a e f t o us i or a i he f l e y c ai e w a o
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d- i n n f or t e nf m ton
asl l m d s n

t m a i tPli ifi a efor t g Pl ntf t nni t
he ga ns antf n n f t o et ai if e naed.
22.

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e d
ld e on r t iy o ei he om e r drve .

2
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ani j siiby te td o ere e h o u e a d d ie o e d
f
unlwf l s i d.Pli ifwase il t i me aepos e son ofbot c put rha d- i s
a uly eze
a ntf
ntted o m di t
ss i
h om e r drve .
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antf tempt d t r ti t comput rha d- i , oor t ew bot
e o e reve he
e r drves M e hr
h
d i st t f oo , t s te e
r ve o he l r and hey ha t r d.

25.

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em
a e y l m d ha
d n s ule
antf , nd ha

wasgoi t g t t polce.
ng o o o he i
Pl ntf s t i d a c ove hi e a had a bl y nos i ate ptng t
ai if us a ne
ut r s ye nd
ood
e n tm i o
r t i ve t il galy s i e com put rha d- r ve .
e r e he le l e z d
e r di s
27.

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f ndan M oor sc
t
e' onduc desr d t Pl i ifs c put ha d- i ,
t t oye he a ntf om er r dr ve

r nde i i us es a t fl son i ir ti va e.Theo he ha d drve,whih c aned ba ke rng t el s nd he ie
t rere bl
t r r i
c ont i
c
up flsf rt Li a y,ly br n on t foor Pli ifdoesnotknow whehe t drve wa
ie o he br r a oke
he l . antf
t r hat i
s
t aly desr d by M oor sc
ot l
toye
e' onduc orby s e nta ton oft Def nda s
t
ubs que c i
he e nt .
28.

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e nt m nua n o he f aer he
ni
t be ,

201 Att tm e he a r ve a t Li ar Zi m e m a kne t tM oor ha m a o was
0.
he i
r i d t he br y, m r n w ha
e d de r
a
boutt m a a c pl i tt l w e or m en ag ns Pl i i ff a s ul a ba t r butdi
o ke om a n o a nf ce t ai t a ntf or s a t nd te y,
d

nota s Pli ifoft tf t
dvie antf ha ac .
29.

Zi m enna w ho had s ke t D e e ntM oor bef e ar i ng a t Li a y,
m
n,
po n o f nda
e or rvi t he br r

a ke Pl i ifnott fl ac i i lco pl ntagans De e ntM oor . Zi e m a
s d antf
o ie rm na m ai
i t f nda
e
mm r n
s
ugge t d t tPli ifwai untla trPl i ifhadr t ne fom as he e co e e i
se ha antf
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a di f r nc w ih M oor Pl ntf wasw ilng t do s bas d upon t i o m a i he ha a
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antf ha f nda
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ant gans antf or s a t nd te y.
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fc r ai ha he ompli l c d m e i a t tPl ntf s d t keoutad te pas '
a nt a ke
rt nd ha ai if houl a
t r s s'
no
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a ntf , s he r t r he br r
s e ponsbl f pe s mel
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de i i ,de e m i t tM oor sbe vi a f s s a e en s t l w e o c m e a
c sons t r ned ha
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t d oken a 1tus a t the m a ha m o he sa f t rhar Pl i if Pl i if
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s rbe
f nda
e' lega onduc t t de y,a t n i or e Zi m e m an t t
t o he put nd he nf m d m r
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