THOMAS v. REAGAN

USDC Cr. No. 84-3552

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

WILLIAM THOMAS, et al    
     Plaintiff Pro Se    
                         
versus                          CA 84-3552
                                Judge Louis Oberdorfer
UNITED STATES, et al     
     Defendants

DECLARATION OF ROBERT DORROUGH RE
MARCH 28, 1987

I, Robert Dorrough, declare under penalty of perjury that the following is accurate and correct to the best of my knowledge:

1. On March 28, 1987, at approximately 6:00 AM U.S Park Police officer Dowd came by the demonstration sites at the south side of Lafayette Park, pulled a sheet of plastic I had covering me against the rain and shouted down at me: "You are in violation of the camping regulation. You will not be given a citation. This is a verbal warning."

2. He repeated the procedure with several other demonstrators in the area.

3. When he walked past me again I asked if he thought it would continue to rain all day. He said that the weather was supposed to be miserable all day. I then asked him what time it was and he said a little before 6:00 AM.

4. At about 7:30 AM officer Dowd came by again, tugging on my plastic. I said: "Wait a second, don't get me wet." Because it was still raining. He then moved along to the other demonstrators. I over-heard a conversation in which he stated to Willaim Thomas that he believed Thomas had been in violation of the camping regulation because Thomas had not responded to the police radio.

5. At the same time Maureen Vaughn, NPS Ranger, came by handing out DOI documents entitled "Permit Conditions." She was asked if she felt that we were in violation of any of the conditions. She said that she wasn't there to confront us about them.

Sworn to this ____ day of March, 1987

_________________________________

Robert Dorrough

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