Free Declaration in Support - District Court of California - California

Case 4:07-cv-04894-SBA

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332) United States Attorney JOANN M. SWANSON (SBN 88143) Chief, Civil Division ABRAHAM A. SIMMONS (SBN 146400) Assistant United States Attorney 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Floor San Francisco, California 94102-3495 Telephone: (415) 436-7264 Facsimile: (415) 436-6748 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Federal Defendants

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OAKLAND DIVISION 11 12 13 Plaintiffs, 14 v. 15 16 17 18 I, John Silva, declare as follows: 19 1. 20 knowledge of the facts in this declaration and if called to testify, I would and could competently 21 testify as to the facts herein. 22 2. 23 Complaint For Violations Of Civil Rights Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 And "Bivens" Claim Under 24 Fourth And Fifth Amendments Of The U.S. Constitution. With respect to all of the relevant 25 allegations, I was at all times a Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force Officer ("TFO"), 26 duly deputized pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 878. 27 /// 28 /// I have reviewed the allegations made by plaintiffs in this case in their First Amended I am an officer of the Petaluma, California, Police Department. I have personal SETH M. MCMULLEN, PAUL ACCORNERO and JOHN SILVA, Defendants. ROBERT CARL PATRICK KEANE, individually; and CHIEKO STRANGE, individually, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C 07-4894 SBA DECLARATION OF JOHN SILVA IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT

Case 4:07-cv-04894-SBA

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With respect to all the allegations in the complaint, I was acting as a DEA TFO and was

acting under color of federal law. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the above is true and accurate. Executed this 11th day in March, 2008, in San Francisco, California.

_________________________________ John Silva

Declaration of John Silva C 07-4894 SBA

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