By: Joel Stephen Mattson
Not all violations happen in court. In fact, most of the real damage is done before you even step through the door. Officers fabricate reports. Sheriffs withhold evidence. Prosecutors file charges they know are false. Then the court pretends everything’s valid—unless you expose the fraud from the beginning.
This article isn’t just about courtroom games. It’s about turning every one of their lies, omissions, and retaliatory acts into constitutional violations they can’t hide from—because once it’s on the record, it’s evidence.
THE REAL FRAUD STARTS BEFORE COURT EVER BEGINS
In most cases like mine, the “tricks” aren’t just some clever legal moves—they’re blatant due process violations committed under color of law before the court even has a chance to pretend it’s neutral. Here’s what they did:
- Fabricated a police report claiming I was evading—after I was already home
- Falsely claimed I was intoxicated—though no officer ever mentioned that on video or at the scene
- Withheld body cam footage—even though it was critical to the truth
- Refused to take my complaint—then threatened me for trying
- Added “resisting arrest” only after I refused to sign their paperwork
- Towed and searched my car without a warrant or probable cause
None of this was an accident. It was retaliation, obstruction, and malicious prosecution dressed up as normal procedure. But once you know how to flip the script, you can document each one of these acts as a constitutional violation.
EVERY LIE AND RETALIATORY ACT BECOMES EVIDENCE
What most people don’t realize is that every one of these actions—if documented and served—becomes evidence of due process violations and opens the door for a federal lawsuit. Here’s how:
- Withholding video evidence becomes a Brady violation
- Retaliation for filing complaints becomes a First Amendment violation
- Fabricated police reports become malicious prosecution and fraud
- Searching property without consent or warrant becomes a Fourth Amendment violation
- Using silence or refusal to cooperate as “probable cause” becomes color of law abuse
None of this requires a lawyer to spot. It only requires you to put it in writing, cite the violation, and serve it to every party involved.
SUPREME COURT CASES THAT BACK YOU UP
- Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966): “Where rights secured by the Constitution are involved, there can be no rule making or legislation which would abrogate them.”
- Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972): Suppression of evidence or failure to disclose it to the defense violates due process.
- Malley v. Briggs, 475 U.S. 335 (1986): Officers are liable if they submit claims without probable cause.
- Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982): Qualified immunity doesn’t protect officials who violate clearly established rights.
They can’t ignore the Constitution just because they’ve learned how to stage paperwork. And when you document each lie and omission, they lose their shield.
HOW JOEL STEPHEN MATTSON FLIPPED EVERY MOVE AGAINST THEM
I didn’t just fight their lies—I used their own words as evidence. In Exhibit A (Turner’s body cam), you can see him say “Go sue us” after he seizes my vehicle without authority. Exhibit B shows he was already at my house when the video began—proving the “pursuit” was fiction. Exhibit C (police report) falsely claims I was intoxicated—something no one said on scene. Then, when I filed complaints, they threatened arrest.
I didn’t argue with them—I documented it all, filed my lawsuit, and attached every piece as evidence of malicious prosecution, retaliation, and obstruction.
They tried to bury me with paperwork. I used their paperwork to bury them.
HOW TO DOCUMENT AND TURN THEIR TRICKS INTO VIOLATIONS
- Record and transcribe everything — phone calls, body cam, statements
- File affidavits describing what happened in real-time
- Cite the Constitution and case law in every filing
- Serve your documents on all parties—officers, prosecutors, court
- Demand Brady evidence and file objections when it’s withheld
- Rebut every false claim in their reports point by point
- Turn each violation into an Exhibit in your civil rights claim
You’re not just defending yourself—you’re building your counterattack.
WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE TO WIN THEIR CASE
Pro se litigants across the country have documented:
- Body cam redactions and used it as obstruction
- False charges added after refusal to cooperate
- DA offices knowingly withholding exculpatory evidence
- Threats for trying to file complaints
- Judges proceeding without jurisdiction—despite filed objections
Once they recorded everything and brought it to federal court, the tide turned. Courts started taking notice. Officers started losing immunity.
Related Articles
To build this into a larger offensive, read:
- How to Shut Down Jurisdiction with a Single Filing
- How to Challenge Every Court Presumption in One Motion
- Why the Constitution Still Protects You Even if the Courts Ignore It
- How to Prove There’s No Injured Party and Collapse the Case
Final Thoughts
They thought they could trap me with paperwork, policy, and silence. But every time they lied, redacted, or retaliated—it became evidence of a bigger crime. Now it’s all on the record.
Because the truth is: they’re only winning because you don’t fight back on paper.
Make the record yours.
And let their own filings take them down.
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