I'd like the ACLU to file a case for me or add me as a plaintiff regarding the one pending in Maine Supreme Court now for warrantless arrests. Mine was an arrest without a warrant or probable cause! You can read about Gaul v York County here.
The plaintiff, Caleb Gaul, claims he received a payout from law enforcement. Maine taxpayer dollars are being wasted on malicious prosecutions which often result in lawsuits or settlements against the state, and this lawsuit aims to put a stop to that.
Regarding the right to counsel, the ACLU filed a lawsuit over 3 years ago, on behalf of defendants facing jail time who were not appointed attorneys; Robbins v State of Maine has been certified as a class action lawsuit.
Below is my email of 8-30-25 to the ACLU, and it includes my complaint to the Chief of Police of Lewiston, David St. Pierre, who announced his retirement soon after I handed it to him at council meeting on 7-15-25. Despite that I notified St. Pierre that the warrants were obtained without good reason, and asked him to investigate, he sent officers to arrest me the following day. I wasn't home and later turned myself in on July 17, paying the $560 "pay not to stay" fee called bail.
On 8-30-25 to the ACLU (info@ACLUMaine.org) regarding Gaul v. York County et al.
Paula Michaud <paulajmichaud@gmail.com>
10:51 AM
You have a case pending in Maine Supreme Court regarding warrantless arrests. I was arrested last summer after my family and I were threatened by a tenant. No warning was given to the tenant, but I was arrested without probable cause or a warrant, based on nothing but the guy's lies. I was charged with disorderly conduct. The police officer never made a report of the threat that I had received through text message. I spent 4 nights and 4 days in Aroostook County jail over Memorial Day weekend for failing to appear to pick a jury for this malicious prosecution.
In Aroostook County jail, I was thrown in the hole and left there for 18 hours for not complying with processing; I failed to tell where I was born. In the hole I had a hole in the floor for a toilet, and I was being choked by the vapors from my urine until finally a guard pushed the flush button after I complained. I did not get to make a phone call until Tuesday afternoon just before my release. The D.A. dismissed the charges saying that I'd suffered the consequences for failing to appear.
No attorney could be appointed to me, the judge in Fort Kent District Court said at my initial appearance, because the state wasn't asking for jail time. The appointment should be based on whether the charges could result in jail time; obviously I did spend time in jail, so can I get an attorney appointed now? I never gave up my right to a jury trial, which cannot be withdrawn without the consent of both parties, MRCP 38 e. Furthermore, most people even if they can initially afford a retainer fee will be poor by the time a case is concluded.
I am now being prosecuted based on other false claims; and the Lewiston police have arrested my three times due to the false claims. One of those arrests resulted in breaching of my door for failing to comply with what is another false arrest and malicious prosecution.
I would like the ACLU's assistance.
