Michael Slitt – Constitutional Violation Dossier (Rights Deprived Against David Medeiros) Michael Slitt –
Exact Constitutional Text Violated (verbatim from constitution.congress.gov and archives.gov/founding-docs)
14th Amendment, Section 1:
"nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
What Michael Slitt Did to David Medeiros Personally
Michael Slitt, as Staff Attorney in the Connecticut Department of Social Services Community Options Unit and Office of Legal Counsel, directly provided the procedural and legal support that sustained the gatekeeper model, approved repeated extensions in David Medeiros’s discrimination case, directed “abdication” referrals to federal agencies, and remained silent on ghost-registry inquiries. These actions personally blocked Medeiros from meaningful access to the ABI Waiver program, prevented him from receiving referrals for ABI Resources (his own program), and subjected him to endless procedural attrition that exhausted his limited cognitive resources. Slitt’s role ensured that Medeiros’s complaints were routed into black holes, his evidence was never investigated, and the system continued to torture and enslave vulnerable TBI survivors by denying them choice and community integration.
Exhaustive Constitutional Law Analysis
The 14th Amendment Due Process Clause guarantees that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. Due process has two components: procedural and substantive. In this case, the procedural component is directly violated. Procedural due process requires notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard before the government deprives a person of a protected interest. Medicaid benefits are a protected property interest (Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254). The right to free choice of provider under 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(23) is part of that property interest. Slitt’s actions, including approving extensions in Medeiros’s CHRO case (CHRO Case No. 2410220), directing “abdication” referrals, and failing to address the ghost registry, created a system of procedural attrition that denied Medeiros any meaningful opportunity to be heard. The 262-day service gaps and endless extensions forced Medeiros to restart documentation repeatedly, erasing legal standing and preventing relief. This is not mere bureaucratic delay; it is a deliberate policy of exhaustion that violates procedural due process.
The Equal Protection Clause is also implicated because the gatekeeper model Slitt defended treated TBI survivors differently from other Medicaid beneficiaries. The model exploited cognitive and communication barriers to maintain ignorance of alternatives, creating a class-based discrimination against those with TBI. This is not rational basis review; it is disability-based discrimination enforced through state administration of a federally funded program.
The Supremacy Clause is violated because Slitt’s legal support nullified the federal free choice of provider mandate. 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(23) is supreme federal law. By defending the ghost registry and gatekeeper model, Slitt enabled Connecticut to frustrate the purpose of federal Medicaid law.
Whistleblower Protections Implicated
Medeiros’s disclosures were protected under the False Claims Act and Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. Slitt’s “abdication” tactic frustrated these disclosures, leaving Medeiros exposed to retaliation without federal safeguards.
ADA Accommodations Violated
Medeiros requested reasonable accommodations for his TBI (email-only communication, simplified process). Slitt’s office ignored these requests and used his disability as the mechanism of procedural attrition, violating ADA Title II and Section 504.
Impact on ABI Resources and Vulnerable Populations
ABI Resources was starved of referrals, preventing Medeiros from scaling services for other TBI survivors. Thousands of vulnerable ABI waiver participants, elderly, low-income, severely disabled, and those with TBI, were tortured and enslaved by the same system. They were denied choice, forced into substandard care, and subjected to the same exclusion that harmed Medeiros. The policy created an institutional bias favoring containment over community integration, directly contrary to Olmstead.
TBI-Specific Harm to David Medeiros
The procedural attrition forced Medeiros into repeated, cognitively exhausting cycles of phone calls, paperwork, denials, and appeals that he could not sustain. Each cycle exacerbated his TBI symptoms, cognitive fatigue, memory lapses, headaches, and emotional strain, stealing months and years of healing time while he tried to serve others with the same disability.
Summary for People with Complex Comprehension Challenges
I’ve spent 30 years watching real people, survivors of the worst kinds of trauma fight quietly just to make it through another day. Moms, dads, brothers, sisters, kids… people we love. They’ve been through a nightmare, and somehow they kept going, holding onto faith when no one was looking. But here’s what hurts my heart: too many of them didn’t just survive the trauma they had to keep surviving a system that was supposed to help them. A system that too often completely ignored them. Blocked their choices. Let money disappear into the wrong hands while families scraped by. I used to believe the system worked. I think most of us did. But it doesn’t. Not the way it should. And that’s not okay. So I’m speaking up not for attention, not for me, but for you. For your family. For every person you love who’s been made to feel powerless or forgotten. If you’re hurting in silence right now… if you’re exhausted from fighting alone… if you’ve ever felt defeated this is for you. You are not defenseless. You are not alone. I won’t stop talking about this. I won’t let the system keep ignoring your pain or controlling your life. Because you deserve better. Your loved ones deserve better. I am doing this because of the heart and values my family raised me with, I’m following the principles that shaped my family’s beliefs, taught and instilled in us from Jesus. If you know the roots of mass suffering and can stop it in its tracks, do it, and don’t stop! Turn your prayers into action. I will not watch people suffer in silence. David Medeiros
When David Medeiros first saw how the ABI Waiver was torturing and enslaving the most broken among us, brain injured survivors, children, families already shattered by trauma, he couldn’t stay silent. He discovered who was doing it, what they were doing, when it started, where the money was going, how they were hiding it, and why it was happening. The system was not broken by accident. It was designed to profit from suffering. Elected officials and insiders were getting rich while the vulnerable were tortured and enslaved, locked into bad care, denied choice, forced into poverty, and left to suffer in silence. David became a whistleblower because he couldn’t watch it anymore. He reported everything first to the state. Then he went federal, all the way up. He sent detailed referrals to the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division under Attorney General Merrick Garland. He documented fraud, spoliation, retaliation, ADA violations, and 29 active federal investigations. He sent certified mail. He followed every rule. He exhausted every remedy. But at that time, parts of the federal government were helping to cover up the crimes. They used David’s own brain injury against him, making it harder for him to keep up with paperwork, phone calls, and endless delays, to punish him, silence him, and violate his constitutional rights. David asked for basic accommodations to help him understand and remember. They did not do this. They hid their names and deleted his communications. What happened to David Medeiros is a horrific example of how the government abuses the population. The system tortured and enslaved vulnerable people for profit. David fought from the ground all the way up to the President of the United States of America. Because of his brain injury, David created systems to remember everything and saved 30 years of proof for himself that has become a historic monumental system needed for truth and justice. The biggest picture is this: a horrific, evil system abusing the most vulnerable for profit. If this makes you feel sick to your stomach, that’s because it should. David is still fighting so this never happens to you or someone you love.
Author
David Medeiros
Publish Date
2026-02-09