>http://www.amandla.org/cia/ >Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Base: "http://www.amandla.org/cia/" >Content-Location: "http://www.amandla.org/cia/" > > >Lyons v. C.I.A. >[This is the lawsuit filed in Oakland, North California] >---------- >Class Action Lawsuit against the CIA, on >behalf of crack cocaine epidemic victims > >---------- > > ><http://www.amandla.org/cia/info.html>Background Info on Case includes >info on: >- General Info - The CIA/DoJ secret agreement: No duty to report drug crimes >- Legal liability for failing to intervene in the importation of crack cocaine >- Causes of Action - Relief Sought - Categories of harm resulting from >crack cocaine > >Copy of Lyons v. CIA filed in Federal District Court in Oakland, >California on Monday 15 March 1999. >- <http://www.copvcia.com/PDF/CIALWSUT.pdf>Printed copy of the Actual >Lawsuit - PDF You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0, it's free! ><http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html>http://www.adobe.com/ >prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html >- <http://www.copvcia.com/PDF/Southern_Complaint.wpd>Word Processing File >of the Lawsuit (Los Angeles Version) > ><http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/press_release/ps031698.html>CIA >Website: >* VOLUME I: Report of Investigation Allegations of Connections Between CIA >and The Contras in Cocaine Trafficking to the United States (96-0143-IG) ><http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/cocaine/report/index.html>Volume I: >The California Story January 29, 1998 >* VOLUME II: Allegations of connections between CIA and the Contras in >Cocaine trafficking to the United States (1) (96-0143-IG) ><http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/cocaine2/contents.html>Volume II: The >Contra Story >* Statement of Frederick P. Hitz, Inspector General, Central Intelligence >Agency, before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, United >States House of Representatives - >regarding<http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/press_release/ps031698.html >> investigation of allegations of connections between CIA and The Contras >in drug trafficking to the United States Volume I: The California Story - >16 March 1998 >* March 2, 1982 DoJ-CIA Memorandum of Understanding regarding ><http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/cocaine2/ex1.html>"Reporting and Use >of Information Concerning Federal Crimes" >* February 11, 1982 ><http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/cocaine2/13.gif>Letter to DCI William >Casey from Attorney General William French Smith regarding DoJ-CIA >Memorandum of Understanding >* February 8, 1985 ><http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/cocaine2/14.gif>DoJ Memorandum to >Mark Richard from A. R. Cinquegrana, "CIA Reporting of Drug Offenses" > >Updates from the Los Angeles Website can be found at ><http://www.copvcia.com/classaction1.htm>http://www.copvcia.com/classaction >1.htm > ><http://www.amandla.org/cia/books.html>Books about the CIA, drugs, covert >operations, etc > >What happens now? >For the next 2 months, there is an interim period where the case can be >amended, thoroughly researched, citations added, etc. Volunteers (law >students, community organizers, churches, community leaders, etc.) are >welcomed with open arms. > ><http://www.amandla.org/cia/volunteer.html>Volunteers Needed! >Lawstudent? - Can you help us with legal research? >Community Organizer - Can you organize for justice for crack cocaine >epidemic victims and communities? >Community Leaders - Can you stand up and be counted and demand justice for >communities who suffered from crack cocaine? >Letter writers? - Can you send a letter to your representative, mail a >postcard? > ><http://www.amandla.org/cia/questions.html>General Questions & Answers >Before sending emails asking numerous questions, please read the Q & A >section, since your questions have probably been asked by someone else! >;-) [Save our volunteers time!] Eg. Can I sign on as a plaintiff? How much >money is the suit asking for? etc. > ><http://www.amandla.org/cia/events.html>Upcoming Events, Happenings, >Organizing: >For more info on what is happening regarding organizing, etc! > ><http://www.amandla.org/cia/sistersuits.html>Sister Lawsuits >Contact names, numbers, websites, etc for sistersuits, and possible cities >wanting to file suits. > >News Articles >* <http://www.amandla.org/cia/news/news01.html>CIA Sued For Not Reporting >Drug Trade - Plaintiffs say failure caused crack epidemic 03/16/1999 - ><http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/ >16/MN71513.DTL>San Francisco Chronicle >* <http://www.amandla.org/cia/news/news02.html>Drug crimes allegation >leads to CIA, Justice suit 03/16/1999 - ><http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/03/1 >6/NEWS2104.dtl>San Francisco Examiner > >For more information on: >* the Drug War, visit: - <http://www.november.org/>The November Coalition >or <http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/>Stop the Drug War >* Prisons, visit: <http://www.amandla.org/osepp/>Organization for Sensible >& Effective Prison Policy >* CIA drug connection, visit: <http://www.copvcia.com/>Cop v. CIA >[An ex-LAPD narcotics cop unveils the truth about the CIA Drugs, etc] > >Search the Amandla sites: > ><http://www.amandla.org/osepp/prisoners/political.html>Political Resources >for contacting Senators and Congressmen/women to send your letters >demanding justice >Sites where you can find the contact address for your representatives >(Congress and Senate), as well as fax numbers and email addresses. You can >also get the ACLU site to fax your letter to your reprentative for you, >immediately! Electronic Activist also gives information on Media Email >addresses by state. Also contact emails for Court Reporters for Major >Media by state. > ><http://www.amandla.org/osepp/prisoners/legal.html>LEGAL RESOURCES FOR >PRISONERS & THEIR FAMILIES: >Legal Resources, links, find a lawyer, find case histories, etc. > > >cThese pages are hosted by the <http://www.amandla.org/>Amandla Awethu >(Power to the People) website, and are dedicated to people around the >world who have given their lives and commitment to fighting for Peace and >Justice. > >Last Updated on 22 March '99 >---------- >� 1997 Disclaimer: Amandla'ss collection of pages contain graphics from >many different sources. There is no claim (even implied) to any of the >graphics. If any laws have been broken in obtaining and publishing these >graphics, please let me know. Amandla does not take any responsibility >that the information on any of these pages, or links to other pages is >correct. However to the best of the webmistress's knowldedge, it is. > ><<<< > > > >"
