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THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL HAS CONDEMNED OUR PLACE OF WORSHIP BY DISCONNECTING THE ELECTRICITY ON JANUARY 26, 2015, AND THE WATER ON APRIL 17, 2015. SAID ACTION WAS DONE EVEN THOUGH A STAIRWAY TO A SECOND FLOOR BALCONY THEY CLAIM TO BE DEFECTIVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BEARING ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND NO SAFETY ISSUES WERE INVOLVED. OUR REGULAR INTERIOR STAIRWAY PROVIDED ADEQUATE INGRESS AND EGRESS TO OUR SECOND STORY LIVING AREA. ADDITIONALLY, SAID ACTS WERE DONE AFTER ERRONEOUSLY CLAIMING THAT OUR SINGLE FAMILY PERSONAL RESIDENCE WAS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DUE TO THEIR REZONING THE LAND FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL. ON DECEMBER 19, 2014, FIVE PERSONNEL OF THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL ILLEGALLY ENTERED OUR PRIVATE HOME, WITHOUT A SEARCH WARRANT, COURT ORDER, OR PROBABLE CAUSE, CLAIMING THAT OUR HOME WAS A COMMERCIALBUILDING DUE TO THEIR REZONING.

ALTHOUGH THE ISSUES INVOLVED ARE RELATIVELY SIMPLE, THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL, THROUGH BLATANT DISCRIMINATION AND ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, HAS ATTEMPTED TO STRONG ARM OUR RELIGIOUS ENTITY INTO SUBMISSION TO THEIR WRONGFUL ACTS. WE WILL NOT BE SUBJECTED TO EXTORTION, BLACKMAIL, OR ATTEMPTS TO DEFRAUD BY ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY, AND WILL VIGOROUSLY DEFEND AGAINST THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL'S ATTACK ON OUR CIVIL RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES.

THE ISSUES COMMENCED AFTER A DISGRUNTED RESIDENT'S FAILED ATTEMPTS OF EXTORTION, BLACKMAIL AND TO DEFRAUD WERE REBUKED, AND HE, ALONG WITH HIS UNSCRUPULOUS ATTORNEY MADE DEMANDS THAT WE PAY THEM $38,000.00 OR THEY WOULD "DESTROY US," PUT US OUT OF BUSINESS," PUT US THROUGH HELL," AND "TAKE US DOWN." THE RESIDENT, AN EX-FELON AND PERSON WHO HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ATTEMPTS TO DEFRAUD, STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO FRAUDULENTLY "FALL DOWN THE STAIRS AND SUE THEM (US) FOR EVERYTHING WE GOT." IN HIS SCHEME TO DEFRAUD, HE CONTACTED THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL CODE ENFORCEMENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST HIM IN HIS FRAUD, AND COERCED AND CONSPIRED WITH A CODE INSPECTOR, WHO HAD ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE IN CONSTRUCTION, TO ELABORATE ON HIS ACTS. AFTER FILING FORMAL COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CODE OFFICER AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, THE HAVEN OF DIVINE LOVE WAS SUBJECTED TO A RASH OF RETALIATORY ACTS LEADING TO NUMEROUS OTHER VIOLATIONS OF OUR CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS RIGHTS. NUMEROUS CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS MADE TO THE CAPE CORAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE NEVER INVESTIGATED OR RESPONDED TO, INSERTING THAT EXTORTION, BLACKMAIL, ATTEMPTS TO DEFRAUD, BREAKING AND ENTERING OUR OFFICE, AND THEFTS WERE "CIVIL MATTER AND NOT CRIMINAL. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INITIATED COVER UP AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO PROTECT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS A DIVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE NOW HAVE THE FOX GUARDING THE CHICKEN COOP.

IF THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, WE HAVE A LOCAL MEDIA (SOME OF WHO ARE LICENSED TO USE OUR PUBLIC AIRWAVES) WHO ARE MORE INTERESTED IN SELLING ADVERTISING, PROTECTING THE CITY'S VAST TOURIST INDUSTRY, AND BY NOT REPORTING AND/OR REPORTING INCORRECT AND BIAS INFORMATION THAT IGNORED THE TRUTH.

AFTER NUMEROUS DEMANDS FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE US WITH A COPY OF A COURT ORDER OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION JUSTIFYING THEIR WRONGFUL ACTIONS, THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL ATTEMPTED TO GO INTO A BACK DOOR BY FILING A SUIT IN THE LEE COUNTY TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CASE # 15-CA-001568, IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET A COURT ORDER TO RATIONALIZE AND JUSTIFY THEIR IMPROPER ACTIONS. WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY FILED A COUNTER SUIT FOR DMAGES.

IN AUGUST, 2015, AFTER A MEETING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THE CITY SUGGESTED A SETTLEMENT, THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE STAIRS AND HAVE THE ELECTRICITY AND WATER TURNED BACK ON, AND THEN LITIGATE THEIR DAMAGES. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS

LATER, THEY RENEGED, STATING THAT THE CITY WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PERFORM WORK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY DUE TO ORDINANCES AND LIABILITY ISSUES. THE CODE OFFICER BUCK, WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING, THEN PROCEEDED TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL CODE VIOLATIONS FOR A ELECTRIC CORD TO OUR TABLE SAW; A WATER HOSE USED TO WATER THE SHRUBS AND LANDSCAPE AT THE RESIDENCE; AND A REFRIGERATOR AT THE DUMPSTER WAITING TO BE PICKED UP. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE MEETING WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A RUSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN ACCESS TO OUR RESIDENCE TO FIND OTHER CLAIMED VIOLATIONS OR JUSTIFY THEIR ORIGINAL ILLICIT ACTS.

GOLIATH IS NOW ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY DAVID FINANCIALLY TO PREVAIL IN THEIR DISCRIMINATION, HOPING THAT THEY HAVE MORE MONEY TO SPEND ON LEGAL COSTS THAN WE DO AND FORCE US INTO SUBMISSION. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY HIRED AN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY AND FIRM, ROBERT C. SHEARMAN AND HENDERON, FRANKLIN, STARNES & HOLT, P.A. IN A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL MANUEVERS AND CONSIDERABLE LEGAL EXPENSES FOR OUR DEFENSE. IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. WE WILL NOT GIVE UP. WE HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DOCUMENTATION, EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY TO REFUTE EVERYONE OF THEIR FALSE CLAIMS AND ALLEGATIONS.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Mr. Michael Anagnos made statements that he was “going to fall down the stairs and sue them for everything they got.”

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Mr. Michael Anagnos was going to “destroy Mr. Valenta and the Residents of the Divine Love, no matter what it takes, and that he was “going to take him down by all means possible."

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Mr. Michael Anagnos was “going to close the Haven down,” and “put them through Hell.”

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Mr. Michael Anagnos is an agnostic, (atheist) who hates God, Jesus Christ and all forms of religion, and has vowed to destroy any and all religious entities.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Mr. Michael Anagnos attempted to extort, blackmail, and defraud The Nelsen Residence.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Mr. Benjamin Yormak attempted to extort, blackmail, and defraud The Nelsen Residence Inc.

We have substantial documentation, evidence and testimony to prove that Mr. Michael Anagnos purposely called on the City Code Enforcement Department to attempt to defraud The Nelsen Residence.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Code Officer Marylyn Buck met secretly on numerous occasions with Mr. Michael Anagnos pertaining to his attempts to defraud, and that Buck conspired with Mr. Anagnos to defraud The Nelsen Residence Inc.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Officer Buck never contacted any Officer, Director, or person of authority of The Nelsen Residence Inc. regarding her citation.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The City of Cape Coral Code Enforcement Department failed to submit any copy of any citation until July 8, 2014, almost 2 months after their claimed inspection.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the City Code Enforcement Department continually refused to disclose the name of the Code Officer making the allegation until August 2014, 3 months later.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Code Enforcement Officer Marylyn Buck had no knowledge of construction and directly conspired with Mr. Michael Anagnos in his attempt to defraud The Nelsen Residence by citing erroneous claims of an unsafe stairway.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Code Officer Marylyn Buck acted with bias, prejudice and discrimination, and has engaged in a vindictive vendetta against The Nelsen Residence Inc., it’s Officers and Directors.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the stairway leading up to the balcony of the residence located at 2307 SE 15 Place was structurally sound on the day of Code Officer Marylyn Buck’s inspection.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that certain claimed violations cited and complained about by Mr. Michael Anagnos were in fact, self induced by Mr. Anagnos.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that numerous letters to Code Enforcement Director, Frank Cassidy, were ignored and never responded to.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that numerous attempts to contact a Mr. Michael J. Van Deutekom of the Code Enforcement Department and numerous messages left, were never returned.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that when The Nelsen Residence attempted to repair the minor problems of the stairway, Mr. Anagnos then called the Cape Coral Building Department falsely claiming The Nelsen Residence was building a stairway without a permit.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Building inspector Kent Liegegott appeared at the property, met with Mr. Anagnos, and issued a “stop work order” demanding that any repairs be stopped immediately.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Building Inspector Liegegott then lied about his appearance at the property, claiming that he was “just driving by and saw that work was in progress.”

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Building Inspector Liegegott refused to disclose the name of his supervisor or the name of the Building Department Director.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that after numerous correspondences with the Building Department to obtain the names of Mr. Liegegott’s supervisor and Director, the Building Department refused to supply said information, and never responded to any of The Nelsen Residence’s letters.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the City of Cape Coral appointed Code Enforcement Magistrate, Harold S. Eskin scheduled and held a hearing on October 16, 2014, knowing full well that The Nelsen Residence Inc. could not or would not be able to be in attendance, effectively Denying The Nelsen Residence Inc. Due Process of Law, and Access to his Court.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the City of Cape Coral Code Enforcement Officers, Marylyn Buck and Mr. Michael J. Van Deutekom, along with the appointed Code Enforcement Magistrate, Harold S. Eskin, secretly met with and enticed Mr. Michael Anagnos to attend the hearing and testify on their behalf, even though they were fully knowledgeable of Mr. Anagnos’ motive to defraud The Nelsen Residence Inc.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The City of Cape Coral rezoned The Nelsen Residence Inc. residential property located at 2307 SE 15 Place to a commercial zoning without their knowledge, without notifying The Nelsen Residence, and without ever posting the property of said intent, thereby denying The Nelsen Residence Inc. any input to the City’s actions.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that even though the City rezoned the land to a commercial zoning, it does not automatically convert the private residence to a commercial dwelling.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that a 2 story single family residence only requires one stairway for ingress and egress to the second floor, and that the main interior stairway is sufficient to access the second floor.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the stairway being cited was an access stairway to the exterior balcony and porch, and not the main stairway to the second floor living quarters.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The Nelsen Residence filed formal complaints with the Cape Coral Police Department against Mr. Anagnos for extortion, blackmail, attempts to defraud, and thefts. We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The Cape Coral Police Department ignored said criminal complaints and failed and refused to act accordingly.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Mr. Anagnos attempted to entice others to commit bodily harm to Mr. Jerome Valenta. We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that formal criminal complaints against Mr. Anagnos to the Cape Coral Police Department for his attempt to commit bodily harm were ignored and not responded to.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that Mr. Michael Anagnos attempted to intimidate, threaten, and dissuade pertinent witnesses against him from testifying against him. We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The Nelsen Residence filed formal criminal complaints against Mr. Anagnos for said acts of intimidating, threatening, and dissuading with the Cape Coral Chief of Police, Bart Connelly, and that said complaints were ignored and he refused or failed to respond or act upon said criminal complaints.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The Nelsen Residence filed formal complaints with the Cape Coral Police Department against Mr. Anagnos for trespassing, breaking and entering Corporate Offices, Thefts of Corporate documents, for violations of Sec. 871.01, disturbing religious assemblies, and filing of numerous false reports. We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The Cape Coral Police Department ignored said criminal complaints and failed and refused to act accordingly

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that numerous formal “Citizen Complaints” against several officers of The Cape Coral Police Department who assisted, colluded with, collaborated with, aided and abetted, and encouraged the extortion, blackmail, attempts to defraud, and thefts, by Mr. Anagnos were never turned over to Internal Affairs, investigated, or responded to as required.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that on December 12, 2014, 5 Officers of the City of Cape Coral illegally, and unlawfully, entered the private residence of The Nelsen Residence, without any search warrant, court order, or other authorization, by falsely claiming the private residence to be a commercial building.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the acting Cape Coral Fire Chief, John Maher, had ulterior motives and prior prejudices against The Nelsen Residence and specifically against the President, Mr. Jerome Valenta from the filing of complaints against him in 2012.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that that the acting Cape Coral Fire Chief, John Maher abused his official authority in attempting to intimidate, threaten, and coerce The Nelsen Residence into submission of the City of Cape Coral demands.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the illegal and unwarranted turning off of the electricity to the residence on January 26, 2015, without a proper court order or proper authorization was a vindictive action in an attempt to intimidate, threaten and coerce The Nelsen Residence into submission of the City of Cape Coral’s illegal demands.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the illegal and unwarranted turning off of the water to the residence on April 17, 2015, without a proper court order or proper authorization was a vindictive action in an attempt to intimidate, threaten and coerce The Nelsen Residence into submission of the City of Cape Coral’s illegal demands. We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that said shut off of the water was colluded and instrumented by a Mr. Bill Boyd, Ms. Connie Barron, and other Cape Coral Personnel.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that City of Cape Coral representative, Ms. Connie Barron, gave false and misleading statements and information to the media which seriously disparaged The Nelsen Residence Inc. and tainted the reputation of The Nelsen Residence within the community.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The City of Cape Coral, after realizing their errors and illegal activities and their failure to obtain proper court orders or authorization, blatantly attempted to circumvent their mistakes by filing a court action suit to obtain said court order, causing additional irreparable legal damages to The Nelsen Residence Inc.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the illegal, improper, and abuse of authority actions of the City of Cape Coral has caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and losses to The Nelsen Residence Inc.; that 11 attempts of suicide have been made, 3 parties succumbed to excessive drinking, 2 persons experienced psychological and emotional distressful situations, 1 party reverted to physical violence, 5 persons including 2members of our clergy lost their homes, 21 low income senior and disabled persons lost their subsidized housing allowances, 52 low income students lost their respective scholarship grants, and countless others suffered physical, emotional, mental and financial harm.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the illegal, improper, and abuse of authority actions of the City of Cape Coral has caused the Chaplin and Minister of The Nelsen Residence, Anthony and Sara Rodriquez, to lose their home and suffered financial, mental, and emotional damages.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that as a result of the illegal, improper, and abuse of authority actions of the City of Cape Coral had directly caused the President of The Nelsen Residence, Mr. Jerome F. Valenta, to suffer 3 strokes, and continuous mental, physical, and emotional harm.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that various personnel of the City of Cape Coral failed or refused to respond to over 35 correspondences, notices and complaints. We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that each of the 35 plus correspondences, notices and complaints were submitted to the City Council, City Mayor, City Manager, and City Attorney, and not ONE were ever addressed, responded to, or attempted to be resolved.

We have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that the City of Cape Coral’s actions, in conjunction with numerous other parties, have substantially interfered with The Nelsen Residence’s religious practices; infringed on their religious liberties; and obstructed the ability to perform their religious duties of counseling and assisting those in need, causing irreparable psychological, emotional, mental, and physical damage to innocent parties.

All in all, we have substantial documentation, evidence, and testimony to prove that The City of Cape Coral violated substantial Constitutional Guaranteed Civil Rights of The Nelsen Residence Inc., it’s Officers, Directors, and Residents; That they acted maliciously, vindictively, and capriciously, with malice and forethought; that they abused their authority of power; and that they consorted in an effort to cover up illegal and improper actions committed by various personnel of The City of Cape Coral.

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