Michael J. Merritt 
Jasper County, IA Attorney Scott Nicholson, I have verified with your staff the proper address for serving you a subpoena. I now require only your requested travel expenses to the Marshall County, IA, Courthouse pursuant to Iowa Administrative Code r. 191-3.14 and Iowa Code § 622.69, 622.74, and 602.1509. Subpoena Servicing Location and Origination of Travel … Read more
City of Newton, IA, Chief of Police Robert Burdess, Attached is my complaint to the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board regarding documented misconduct by Jasper County, IA, Attorney Scott Nicholson. I am currently preparing a separate complaint against City of Newton, IA, Attorney Matthew Brick, which will include certified court documents from the San … Read more
Iowa Public Information Board: I respectfully submit the following formal complaint regarding an alleged violation of Iowa Code Chapter 22 by Jasper County officials, including County Attorney Scott Nicholson and CIO Ryan Eaton. This complaint outlines concerns arising from IPIB Case 25FC:0014, supported by attached evidence and analysis. Please note: This email also includes a … Read more
Jasper County, IA, Attorney Scott Nicholson: I will be entering your jurisdiction of false allegations and unethical conduct to acquire subpoena contact information and to clarify Iowa Court witness travel expenses in accordance with Iowa Administrative Code r. 191-3.14 and Iowa Code Sections 622.69, 622.74, and 602.1509. This request is a follow-up to my 08 … Read more
IOWA SUPREME COURT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY BOARD Cipher HunterComplainant, vs. Scott Nicholson,Respondent. Case No.: Pending Assignment DECLARATION AND EVIDENCE SUPPORTING ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT — JASPER COUNTY, IA, ATTORNEY SCOTT NICHOLSON COMES NOW Pro Se Michael J. Merritt for Complainant Cipher Hunter, in this matter before the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board. Respectfully requesting review of the … Read more
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board: Submitted with this correspondence is a preliminary complaint against Scott Nicholson, County Attorney for Jasper County, Iowa, pursuant to Iowa Court Rules 35.10, 35.15, and 35.2. The electronic correspondence will be followed up with a hard copy sent via USPS certified mail, including all attachments on a thumb drive. … Read more
Jasper County, IA Attorney Scott Nicholson: As of 1600, CST on 08 MAY 2025 I will be assuming responsibility over all investigative actions in IPIB case 25FC:0014 manifested by Iowa Code Section 23.6(4.). This action is being taken due to compelling evidence of the IPIB’s longstanding posture of: As a veteran and citizen advocate, I do not take this … Read more
Iowa Public Information Board Executive Director Eckley: 1. Introduction This letter serves as a formal rebuttal to your May 6, 2025, correspondence regarding the proposed withdrawal of my historical public record requests involving Jasper County, Iowa. I am deeply concerned by the tone and implications of your request, and I must respectfully reject the proposal … Read more
Iowa Civil Rights Commission: Attached is the requested declaration. The Form of The Liberty Candle There are those who seek to take our rights and liberties and leave us with none. But in this life, it only requires one to bring this republic back within the light of the Son. Courage is not manifested by acts … Read more
In the shadows of injustice, truth flickers like a fragile flame—threatened, diminished, but never fully extinguished. Here at phoenixharbor.net, we understand what it means to rise from ashes. This space, this mission, is born from loss, from pain, from battles against systems designed to conceal. Yet still, we rise. Why does truth matter?Because silence is … Read more