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Richard Quigley in a classic pose argues the right of civil disobedience with a San Diego police officer, while Steve "Red" Barron looks on. Barron organized a Freedom Rally on July 4th in San Diego.
In November of 2005, Hupy and Abraham investigator, Tony “Pan” Sanfelipo, traveled to Aptos, California to attend a tribute to terminally ill Richard Quigley (see related article below). Tony is the founder of ABATE of Wisconsin (1974) and BOLT (Bikers of Lesser Tolerance-1992). In 1994, Richard Quigley joined a group of California activists in accepting Michael Hupy’s invitation to come to Wisconsin and attend one of the famous Freedom Rallies put on by the Right to Decide Committee. Tony Pan was so impressed by Quigley that he appointed him as BOLT Director of California. Since then Quigley has challenged the helmet law repeatedly in his home state and has worked closely with Jackie Suther, BOLT Director of Nevada, in working toward overthrowing that state’s helmet law as well. Rather than petition the legislature, BOLT goes headlong into battle in the courts.
Quig has been handed another victory in his 15-year fight to have the helmet law in California overturned. Judge Michael Barton, Superior Court, Santa Cruz County, dismissed 9 out of 11 tickets on the grounds that the statute is unconstitutional as applied. The two remaining citations are set for trial on the 25th of August, which is also the date that the judge has set for ruling on a motion for declaratory and injunctive relief – a motion that will allow him to once again find those two citations unconstitutional, as applied, and subsequently issue an injunction against enforcement of the statute statewide. He has agreed to ask the presiding judge of the Superior Court to have all helmet tickets assigned to his court to be summarily dismissed. What that means is when this takes effect any helmet citations issued in Santa Cruz County (California) will be dismissed automatically. The presiding judge will notify the District Attorney of her decision, and instruct him to inform the local police agencies and the CHP that issuing the citations will not only lead to dismissal, but will constitute a violation of the constitutional rights of the biker – which could open the citing officer up to law suit in federal court.