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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Sat Mar 18 21:23:29 2006, in response to Today I got a summons from the LA Sheriff and added to the LA terrorism list (Long), posted by Easy on Sat Mar 18 20:02:12 2006. go to this webpage firstthen send a legal complaint to Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 4700 Ramona Blvd. Monterey Park, CA 91754 --------------------------------------------------------------- You may contact the Sheriff's Department at the following number: (323) 526-5541 ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.aclu.org/index.html _____________________________________________________________ The following contact information is for the Southern California affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union. While you can contact the affiliate directly, you can also read about some of work that the affiliate is engaged in by clicking on one of the links on the left and right of this page. ACLU of Southern California Executive Director: Ramona Ripston 1616 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 Phone: 213-977-9500 ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.aclu-sc.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Information About How the ACLU Accepts Cases Please read this information carefully to find out the kinds of cases we accept and how to have the ACLU consider your problem. Click Here for our Secure Intake E-Mail Form Our office handles civil liberties and civil rights matters arising in the Southern California region – including San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties. We also monitor conditions in the L.A. County jails (but not state prisons or jails in other counties). If your issue arises elsewhere, you should contact the ACLU office in that area. To find the address for the appropriate affiliate, please go to the National ACLU website at www.aclu.org and click on States. There are several ways in which you may contact the ACLU of Southern California for legal assistance: You may write a letter to us at: ACLU/SC Legal Intake 1616 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90026 You may email us by using the Intake Form on our website; we will respond by regular mail. The link to the Form is found above, and at the end of this document. You may leave a voice mail message on our Intake Line (213-977-5253) giving your name, daytime telephone number, and a brief description of the issue you wish to discuss. Your call will be returned by one of our volunteer pre-screeners; they are not lawyers and cannot give legal advice to you. Nor can they refer you to individual private attorneys. They can mail you appropriate referrals to other agencies which may be of help, and present certain information on your cases to their supervisor for review. 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