Read Federal Court Lawsuit, Complaint. Here

Our March 24th Second Inquiry to Mo DOT as To Status and disposition of Our Private property, April 8th Response, April 20th inquiry, still no indication as to action taken with our newspaper machines.

We Also Inquired as To Any special New Legal Dispensation For DOT That Allowed them To Ignore or Supercede, Constitutional Protections for Newspapers. Stated we did not want to file a legal action if there was some new legal ruling etc that overcame previous rulings, on constitutional protections, with a copy to Mo Chief Counsel.

This was the response received on April 9th. on Disposition, Quote:

Chief Counsel, Mr. Tiemeyer provides legal advice and services to MODOT and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission but he is prohibited from providing personal legal advice to others.

In other words there are NO new rulings, anywhere that changed anything...... Never the less here is the position they take. Quote: April 8th,

Your letters again suggest that MODOT's recently amended rules regarding rest area newspaper vending machines violate state and federal laws. However, MODOT is very confident these rules are narrowly tailored to better ensure the safety and convenience of rest area patrons, protect the rest areas and improve their general aesthetics and that they will survive judicial review.

No comment on our complaint of seizing private property in 25 rest areas, 187 machines without the constitutionally protected right of due process. (no notice no hearing.) No admission that they had indeed seized and removed them.

Note: Over A Period Of 38 Years We have had 18 other Government Agencies in 7 States make almost the identical claim. That somehow, protected rights do not apply in their jurisdiction and mean nothing to them.

Courts in those 18 upheld the constitution, those not upheld in district court were reversed in the U.S. Court Of appeals and Upheld.

It would seem by now we would not have to keep doing this over and over. No wonder rights have been whittled to nothing, businesses can be bankrupted in legal fees, they can not normally afford "rights" and government agencies Know this and with unlimited "lawyer funding" on their side, this is what happens.

No comment or response on our complaint of seizing private property in 25 Mo rest areas, 187 machines without the constitutionally protected right of due process. (no notice no hearing before such seizure.)

Still, now Six Weeks and four written requests since March 8th, still No admission or notification that they had indeed seized and removed these machines. (while engaged in 18 years of first amendment protected activity.)

Press Release
Press Release of July Court Action Filed

Mo Newspapers Seizures Press Release

Despite no advance notice,
Direct inquiry's as to Status of our property
March 10 (before seizure) re intentions, several requests since March 10th Mo
March 28,
March 30 repeated inquiry on property
April 1 " "
April 20, as of April 24th No response on our property.
Only responses received March 24th and April 6th. Not a word re inquiry of status of our property

However, long time faithful Mo readers do phone to report and complain they have driven as far as 30 Miles To A Mo Rest Area Just To Obtain One of Our Newspapers as usual, and NOW This Issue, Find The Dispensing Machines Gone and the Publication and its Information content no longer Available.

Was World's Longest Paper Route, 6,000 Miles monthly Shut Down After 38 Years By Mo DOT Unconstitutional Actions.

Safety, Convenience, Protect Rest Areas Total Mo Fabrication For The Action.    Here

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Internet Sites Listing Reviews of Mo Rest Areas That Feature NEWSPAPERS as one of the Amenities of Mo Rest areas will need to update reviews, since the states seizure of newspapers.

Remove NEWSPAPERS, and change the Amenities. Available: 3 "Motel Coupon Books Publishers."at all Mo rest areas.