UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Huddle, et. al.                   CA No. 88-3130
         Plaintiffs pro se            Judge Joyce Hens Green        
     v.                                    

Reagan, et. al. Defendants.

DECLARATION OF ERIC L. COPELAND

I, Eric L. Copeland, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the following is accurate and correct to the best of my knowledge and recollection.

1. On February 24, 1991 I was in Lafayette Park.

2. A group of people in the park were playing drums to protest U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf.

3. I was using a video camera to record the event.

4.At approximately 7:00 PM I was struck on the head by the flashlight of Park Police Officer Cox.

Under penality of perjury,

This 14th day of March,n 1991,

/s/Eric L Copeland
ERIC L. COPELAND
P.O. Box 50153
Washington, D.C. 20091


Declaration: Ellen Thomas