It was very interesting.

The system is so corrupt that they almost never follow the law (Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, etc.).

• Traffic ticket for speeding.
• This is considered a crime -- no jail time, but still a crime (officially).
• The city attorney failed to file a "charging order" against me in the court file.
• The only thing in the court file was a summary statement, unsigned and with no individual claiming they had created it.
• This meant there was no "notice and opportunity" for me to defend myself, since there was no official document, signed by anyone, claiming that I had done anything wrong.
• Even the traffic ticket itself was not in the court file. Just this summary sheet was.
• Also, this summary sheet was never given to me at all. I only knew about it because I took time out of my day to go to the Clerk of Records to ask for all documents in the file. This was the only piece of paper.
• This meant that I was not officially charged with anything. A traffic ticket is not an official charge -- just a summons (and it isn't even that, in reality).

So, on the first court hearing ("arraignment," supposedly), I verbally said that I motion the court to dismiss for lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction. There must be a charging document against someone, and it must be served on them, so they can respond. Again, a traffic ticket is NOT enough.

This is basic American law -- Due Process requires "Notice and Opportunity" be given a "defendant."

The traffic court "judge" was an idiot. She went ballistic, screaming and yelling. But it didn't mean anything. She denied my motion WITHOUT any input from the city attorney.

This is a BIG violation of Due Process. Once Subject Matter Jurisdiction is challenged, it MUST be (a) proven (b) on the record (c) by the party claiming that the court has it. A judge CANNOT arbitrarily claim to have SMJ.

In this case, NOBODY had claimed that THIS court had SMJ. There was only a piece of paper in the file -- a summary sheet, not signed by anyone, with nobody's name attached, and no penalty of perjury (or attorney's penalty of sanctions). Just a print out that some clerk did on a computer.

So, the "judge" denied my motion and set a trial date and time.

Fine.

When I showed up, a different judge had the case. While I was waiting around for a trial to start, I was told that the prosecutor "had a scheduling conflict" and could not proceed. Therefore, the case was dismissed.

I KNOW for a FACT that this is not true. The ONLY thing they do ALL DAY is process traffic ticket cases to collect money.

They will NEVER admit that a non-attorney is right about the LAW ... but they WILL do what they are legally required to do IF they think not doing so could cause a problem for themselves. In this case, I WOULD have not only appealed, but filed complaints with the judicial board and possibly filed a federal lawsuit for violation of rights (Due Process). I doubt they want a federal judge to take a serious look into how they railroad people on a daily basis, all to collect money in an unlawful way.

They got the hint and dismissed the case.

I believe they "cut corners" on Due Process ALL THE TIME because it is easier and saves them time. MOST people don't know what to do about it, and MOST attorneys play the game because it benefits the entire legal industry (plus, law schools are just as bad as medical schools when it comes to failing to teach the WHOLE truth about the subject, and instead directing the students towards beliefs that benefit the system -- like "the Consitution is a living document," and other nonsense).

Traffic court is the perfect opportunity to challenge them on their failure to follow the law, because they do it all the time. It is about collecting money, and has NOTHING to do with "public safety" or "upholding the law." Those claims are merely for show.