We're not okay.
We're still fighting.
We're building so no one starts from zero.

The Accountability Project (TAP)
is building justice infrastructure while surviving
homelessness caused by an illegal lockout — and
prolonged by institutions with the power to end it
who chose not to.
Still fighting.

The proof:
Martin & Borges v. Castillo
Federal civil rights case,
filed pro se — 33+ entries on the federal docket and counting,
everything on record.

THE PROBLEM

The Justice System Is Rigged Broken

Here's what happens when you can't afford the justice system's price of admission:The State Bar of California's own 2024 Justice Gap Study found that Californians receive no or inadequate help for 85% of their civil legal problems — a gap the study itself attributes to two causes:
a lack of resources, and a lack of knowledgeabout how to get help at all.
You represent yourself in court (pro se). You face a 95% failure rate—not because your case lacks merit, but because
the system is designed to exhaust you:
• Legal research databases cost
$500/month minimum
• Filing fees, expert witnesses, evidence
documentation drain resources
• You're fighting to survive while
fighting for justice
• Institutions count on you giving upEven when you have documented proof of crimes.Even when the police validate your claims.Even when the law is clearly on your side.The system says: "Give up. You'll never make it through."We say: Watch us prove the system wrong. Then build the tools so no one fights alone.

Days since Illegal Lockout Started

    Statutory Damages: $100/Day,
    Trebled to $300/Day for Disabled Victims Under State Law

    OUR CASE:
    The Proof-of-Concept

    Martin & Borges v. Castillo:
    Building Precedent While Barely Surviving

    January 7, 2025: Illegally locked out. Police signed probable cause declaration for THREE crimes (PC 418, 487, 518). Still no arrest.550+ days later: Federal civil rights case built. Pro se. While homeless.
    Everything we own stolen.

    The Reality:

    ✅ Federal civil rights case filed (E.D. California)✅ Pro se — every filing properly docketed, no procedural rejections✅ In Forma Pauperis approved (court validated we can't afford fees)✅ A growing number of people funding a fight the justice system should have made unnecessary

    We're not okay. There are days we don't know how much more we can take.
    We keep going anyway. Not because we're strong. Because stopping means they win.

    THE VISION

    What We're Building (Vision for the Future):

    The Accountability Project isn't just about winning one case.
    While fighting to survive, we've been documenting everything —
    frameworks, tools, and methods so no one starts from zero.


    FRAMEWORKS (being prepared for release):
    • Designed Opacity — how systems hide information to protect power
    • Circular Abandonment — agencies that validate harm but nobody acts• Selective Enforcement — laws that exist but aren't applied equally• Manufactured Homelessness — a pipeline with intervention points institutions ignore

    TOOLS (in development):
    • Legal research methods for pro se federal filings
    • Documentation systems that work
    • Step-by-step guides for fighting back

    This infrastructure is being built in real-time from our case.
    Sign up for updates when frameworks go live.


    THE URGENCY

    Every Day We Fight to Survive
    While Building Justice Infrastructure

    Here's Our Reality:

    Every day, we face survival costs from the crime committed against us:
    - Everything we owned was stolen in the illegal lockout (January 7, 2025)
    - We're building a federal case while paying for housing, food, healthcare
    - 550+ days of manufactured homelessness = 550+ days of daily survival costs
    - Federal Judge is reviewing our case NOW—but we have to survive until the ruling

    The Cruel Irony:

    We're building tools that will help thousands of people fight injustice, homelessness, and institutional obstruction—but we can barely afford to eat while doing it.

    We're not just fighting for ourselves.
    We're building infrastructure that fights for EVERYONE.
    We are fighting to prevent:

    - Homelessness where it starts (illegal evictions, landlord crimes)
    - Crime where it starts (police refusal to enforce, agency obstruction)
    - Criminalization it starts (system abandonment of marginalized communities)

    But we can only build if we survive.


    Current Campaign Status:

    Every dollar helps us stay housed, keep fighting the case, and keep building
    the tools described above. There is no ceiling on what this can become —
    only a floor on what we need to survive today.

    Every dollar funds:

    1. Immediate survival (housing, food, healthcare)
    2. Case expenses (evidence documentation, expert witnesses, trial prep)
    3. Proof of Justice Oracle development (platform that serves all system-impacted litigants)
    We're not asking for charity. We're mobilizing coalition for systemic change.


    Why Now Matters:

    ⦿ Federal Court ruled in June 2026. We've filed a motion to correct legal errors in that ruling, along with a protective appeal, and are awaiting the Court's decision.⦿ Continued federal proceedings may create leverage for future settlement negotiations⦿ Oracle development requires seed funding⦿ Every day without resources is another day we're choosing survival over building

    Collective support determines whether we:

    Survive + Build:
    Complete case, launch Oracle, serve thousands
    Exhaust + Abandon:
    System wins through economic pressure, infrastructure dies

    The system counts on us giving up. Prove them wrong.

    JOIN THE MOVEMENT

    Who We Serve:

    Every system-impacted person told "give up."

    Pro se plaintiffs, victims of institutional obstruction, people fighting manufactured homelessness, disabled and marginalized litigants, and everyone who comes after us.


    Ways to Participate:

    💰 [FUND THE CASE] - Direct financial support (survival + case + infrastructure)📢 [ADVOCATE] - Political pressure (Share on social media, contact representatives)🔨 [BUILD WITH US] - Contribute skills (developers, legal researchers, writers, organizers)Contributions can be anonymous

    TRANSPARENCY

    Where every contribution goes:

    Survival (housing, food, healthcare) + case expenses + tools and
    framework development for every pro se litigant who comes after us.

    WHO WE ARE


    Felice LaZae
    Federal plaintiff, TAP co-founder.
    Built tech and awareness campaign that allowed us to fight federal civil rights case pro se while homeless.


    Joe Borges
    Federal co-plaintiff, TAP co-founder.
    Organized and mobilized donors and awareness campaign while homeless

    LEARN MORE

    MetaDispatch: "When Following the Law Becomes a Federal Case"

    Federal Court Docket: Martin & Borges v. Castillo

    TAP Newsletter: Movement Updates

    CHOOSE THE FUTURE

    The System Counts on You Giving Up. Prove Them Wrong.

    550+ days and counting. Federal civil rights case, 33+ entries on federal docket

    We built real federal litigation with no attorney.While homeless.While everything we owned has been stolen.That's what's possible without a lawyer, without money, and without giving up..

    Now We Need To Scale So We Can:

    Survive long enough to see our federal case through to victoryBuild infrastructure for all system-impacted litigantsShow what community-funded justice can do against institutional obstructionA Federal Judge is reviewing our case.We're building tools that fight injustice where it starts: illegal evictions, police obstruction, systemic abandonment.Your participation isn't charity. It's coalition-building for systemic accountability.

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    Legal Disclaimer: The Accountability Project provides information about our litigation experience and is developing tools to assist pro se plaintiffs. Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice. We are not attorneys and do not provide legal representation. Every legal situation is unique. Consult with a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before taking legal action.

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