>May I suggest you go to any local Law Library and look up this U.S. Supreme
 >Court case:
 >
 >BIVENS v. SIX UNKNOWN NAMED AGENTS OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF NARCOTICS, 405
 >US 388, 29 L.Ed 2d 619, 91 S.Ct 1999 (1971)
 >
 >I suggest you contact the Southern California chapter of the ACLU.
 >Actually, Webster Bivens himself, a non-lawyer, resides in Los Angeles, and
 >is still active in assisting pro-se litigants file so-called "Bivens
 >Writs". There are a very few document-preparation outfits, such HOW2
 >(Phoenix, AZ, 602-265-4692), which are competent to draft "Bivens" type
 >federal civil rights lawsuits. Beware of claims by the police to 
immunity."
 >
I'm grateful for the input. Actually, I did write a letter to the Southern 
California ACLU, and got a form letter back stating that they didn't have the 
resources to help. I'll pursue the other leads you gave. Do you know how to 
contact Webster Bivens?
Regards,
Mark Valentine
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