Hello everyone, her's what happen to today.

I was a little nervous today, because it seemed that I was the only one willing to battle with the system. Everyone else was just accepting their fines and I felt sad to see the court siphon such a large % of the average person's annual salary.

When I was called the judge treated me a little differently, since I had submitted a demand for verified complaint. He looked at it, asked me if I was going to hire a lawyer, and then proceeded with the not so veiled threat that I would be going against seasoned attorneys. He then stated that he recommended that I speak with the public defender or a attorney before he accepted any other motions and flatly refused to accept the paperwork demanding a final agency determination in open court. I clearly stated that I was asking for a final agency determination hearing and I was not appearing generally. He then rescheduled the arraignment for Dec. 2, and said that I could submit any further paper work in at that time, and that he was not going to accept the APA motion to dismiss that Black Truth authored for me at this time. But I could submit it on Dec. 2, he then stated that he was appointing a public defender for me the next hearing. I may have made a mistake by not objecting to this, but I figure that I can decline their services at the next hearing. Any thoughts ???? was this a clever trap by the judge.

I wasn't sure whether he was trying to trick me or not, so I went to the court clerk and submitted the paperwork after court anyway. I felt that the judge was rushing my case as I was the only one fighting, and he didn't allow me to say much, but quickly rescheduled like he didn't want anyone in the court to hear anything I had to say.

So now I'm a little confused, he didn't address the demand for a verified complaint, he wouldn't look at the demand for a final agency determination but they are now both in the file. So for Dec. 2, I suppose that I will have to make him address both of these issues. The one thing I did learn is that you must always make sure that your paperwork is in the file before your court date.

My main concern is that I have been convicted for driving with a suspended license twice prior to learning about the right to travel, and the penalties seem to get a lot more severe.

Thanks for all of the help everyone, I will be checking out the audio files you suggested, I didn't see them a couple of days ago but maybe they are there now.