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Prosecutor’s Office

Building 'C', 1st Floor

2293 N. Main Street

Crown Point, IN 46307

(ADDRESS FOR LAKE COUNTY ONLY)

To Above Stated Party:

I am hereby formally requesting all of the following information (in legible format), regarding the investigative detention in question for the following case number: YOUR CASE NUMBER

1) The first and last name, rank, badge number, of any and all officers involved in the investigative detention in question.

2) Any and all notes of, and or from, any and all officers involved in the investigative detention in question. This includes the entire contents of any and all notes of, and or from, any and all officer’s (including the entire contents of the both sides of the officer's copy of all citations / complaint and summons). This also includes the entire contents of any transcripts of any information, or conversations, that were issued by radio, or phone, from the officer to any other officer(s) or to any dispatcher(s), any video and / or audio, the daily log of all involved officers for DATE OF TICKET, and the daily log of DATE OF TICKET for all specific devices used in the related stop.

3) The entire contents of the officer’s / police department’s daily log / notes, that state that the exact time of the beginning, and the end of the investigative detention in the above stated cases.

4) The entire contents of any and all information on the specific equipment that was used in the investigative detention in the above stated cases. This answer must include the name, model, and serial number of the specifically involved device used to allegedly test the “window tinting” in the investigative detention in question.

5) Any and all information, and or manuals, for any and all devices, which are used to determine total solar reflectance of visible light and or light transmittance for windows and window tinting. This includes any and all service manuals, instruction manuals, calibration manuals, internal police instruction manuals, and procedures for determining how and when to use these devices.

6) The name, model, and serial number of the device used to allegedly test the window tint of said vehicle in the investigative detention in question.

7) The calibration readings from the specifically involved device allegedly used in the investigative detention in the above stated cases for DATE OF TICKET. This calibration record must contain the required calibration results from immediately before and after the allegedly testing of the window tint of said vehicle in the investigative detention in question.

8) The dates, certificates, and man-hours of above stated officers in relation to the training certification from the specifically involved device allegedly used in the investigative detention in the above stated cases. This includes the training records of all involved officers that pertain to their instruction / certification, continuing education of traffic speed enforcement and to the instruction / certification in the use of the devices used in the related stop. This includes the officer’s qualifications for any above stated devices.

9) The maintenance and / or certification records, for the last twelve months (including the date DATE OF TICKET), of the actual window tint testing device alleged used, during said stop.

10) Any and all manuals / books / lists, that officers carry, which inform them of what codes

correlate to which infractions.

11) A copy of any and all documents listing any and all “quota’s”, and / or related tracking of any

officers tallies of traffic stops, “tickets” (actually summons), and / or warnings issued.

12) A copy of any and all warrants issued in related stop.

13) The entire contents of all the specific documents for both the roads / highways commonly called ROAD WHERE ALLEGED VIOLATION TOOK PLACE, in regards to their compliance with the federal MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices)? This includes the required engineering studies, time studies, and the exact measurements of any traffic control devices at the above stated intersection. This also includes the timing of the green, yellow, and red cycles for all devices at that intersection.

14) Any court cases, laws, or procedures does the plaintiff state as their justification for searching and operating my private vehicle, which was parked on private property, against my consent to any search of my vehicle, during the investigative detention in question.

IF ANY OF THESE TO NOT APPLY TO A SPECIFIC CASE, JUST DELETE THEM. THIS SERVES AS A GOOD GUIDE.

Please send this information to the following address. As stated above, this a formal request for discovery of the above information.

I am aware that the above stated Prosecutor’s Office has previously replied to discovery requests with a form letter that stated “Infraction Discovery will not be provided.” This is not acceptable, as it is a clear violation of State of Indiana law. The laws of the state (specifically I.C. 31-32-10-3) clearly state that in ALL cases that are not criminal in nature, that the law of discovery for civil cases apply.

Indiana Rules of Court Rules of Trial Procedure, Trial Rule 26(b)1 also clearly states:

(B)(1) In general. Parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, which is relevant to the subject-matter involved in the pending action, whether it relates to the claim or defense of the party seeking discovery or the claim or defense of any other party, including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition and location of any books, documents, or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons having knowledge of any discoverable matter. It is not ground for objection that the information sought will be inadmissible at the trial if the information sought appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

Thank you,

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby state, consistent with the above statement, that I have had this DISCOVERY REQUEST hand-delivered to the above LAKE COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, for the above stated matter.

Dated this XXX day of MONTH, 200x

NAME

ADDRESS

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