Monday, January 19, 2015

No notices received: go straight to jail



Michelle Mayer
PO Box 40254
Brooklyn NY 11204
Fax: (347) 438-3237
peacefulshades@gmail.com

Arthur Schneider Esq.
PO Box 319
Shenorock, New York 10587
(914) 248-8315
Fax (914) 248-5992

January 18, 2015

Re:  Charge file by Chief Clerk for not responding to mis-sent notices
Hello Mr. Schneider,
Yesterday, January 18th, I received your letter dated January 9, 2015; for time sensitive matters please fax a copy of what is mailed. Please note I have not received corresponding notice from the court. **How are you are still listed as my lawyer is puzzling, who is paying you?**
Thank you for offering your assistance, temporarily I accept.  For the immediate, please resubmit proof I faxed to the court; notices and letters were sent to different contact information than I faxed June 17, 2014 or please finally acknowledge I removed you June 5, 2014 so the proof I sent is applied.
The attached transcript[1] shows difficulties within Peekskill post office prevented me from receiving postal mail; Bruno Gonzalez and Peekskill PO were not in compliance with federal regulations.  To work within it I acquired a fax number, you and the court opted not to use it, that was not in my control therefore neither was not being aware of the August 7th date prior to August 27th.  If you believe there is something more I could have done to ensure timely receipt of correspondence please advise.
Re non appearance January 8, 2014:  I faxed a letter January 7, 2014 stating I believed the bail jumping charge for ROR ticket filed by Clerk Cardinale scheduled for January 8th was dismissed because missing August 7th was due to her ‘error’.  Since you are listed as my attorney why didn’t you call to advise I was mistaken?
I have diligently pursued resolution[2], to date I have not been permitted to address the tickets the letter of the law contradicts being issued, discrimination seems clear.  Having my rights suspended is scary.


Questions:
The ticket issued May 31, 2014 is different from charge on record.  Why? I was not aware of the specifics of the charge before the court until you sent the deposition and violation information September 24, 2014.  How can I be mandated to attend and be prepared before I know the allegations and charges?
Since the statements by Randy and the officers contradict audio, video and architecture and filing false statements is a misdemeanor how can the statements be used as instruments to summon and remove my freedom?
Please provide copies of any all documents related to pending issue(s).  It seems there is something in the file I am unaware that justifies $5000 bail for a notice I did not and seemingly not meant to receive. I do not make choices in my life that call for $5000 bail or to be afraid of the police and need to be permitted to address/resolve the tickets and put this behind me without having to surrender to the officers who left me bruised because of an error that was not mine. 
Thank you for your time and attention to these immediate issues and for providing clarification while I ascertain the best course of action.  I look forward to your proactive response aimed at allowing for resolution.
Best,
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Michelle Mayer
Enclosed letters (8):
 - from MM to PCC 6-17-15  -*-  from PCC to MM 7-17-14 -*- from AS to MM 7-19-14 -*-  from AS to MM 1-9-15    -*-  from AS to MM 7-29-14 -*- from MM to PCC 8-29-14 -*- from MM to PCC 9-8-14 -*- from MM to PCC 9-22-14
CC (14):
Anthony Molea - ADA 
Bruno Gonzalez – owner 916 Main Street – via Fran Brunelle
Peekskill City Council Members – via email
George Coniglio – Peekskill Human Relations Commission Commissioner
Vincent Brophy- Peekskill Human Relations Commission
Eric Johansen – Peekskill Police Chief
Valarie Caruso – CCDSS – via email
Charles Hoag Esq. - Columbia County Assistant Attorney
Daniel Tuczinski – former Columbia County Attorney
Patrick Gratton- Chair Columbia County Supervisors – via email
Robert Fitzsimmons Esq. – Columbia County Attorney – via Charles Hoag
Kary Jablonka – Commissioner Columbia County Department of Social Services
Susan MacNammee  - Hudson Section 8
Lee Caroline Brown



Peekskill Post Office – June 25, 2014
Clerk: Hello
MM:  Hello, 2483, why are you holding my mail this time?
Clerk: I don’t know I’ll have to find out.
MM: thank you.  I would not need a po box if my mail was put in my mail box and not dumped in the store downstairs.
Clerk: I don’t need to hear that.
MM: Well its against federal law.

Clerk : They will not be putting mail in your mailbox until you update your application
MM: What do they need on my application
Clerk: It has to be completed again.
MM: Why
Clerk: Postal Inspector rules, everyone is doing it, everyone is doing it. Its not just you.
MM: Well why don’t they deliver the mail to my mailbox and I wont need a post office box,
Clerk : Cuz they don’t have access to your mailbox, its behind a locked gate.
MM: But then they just hand it to the store downstairs, its against federal law.
Clerk: because that’s the address, you all share an address. 
MM:  but then the landlord is in violation, you guys have to work that out.
Clerk: We don’t have to do anything.  The mailboxes cant be behind a locked gate, put them on the other side where the carrier has access to them.
MM: So then you just dump my mail in the store?
Clerk : Tell your landlord  to move the boxes so the carrier has access.
MM: why doesn’t the landlord have to be… it’s the law
Clerk: Whats the law?
MM: That you cant just hand my mail to the store.
Clerk : That’s the address.
MM: can I have an application and why I am having to fill it out for the 6th time.
Clerk : the 6th time?
MM: Yes, the 6th time.
Clerk: I dunno, youd have to speak to a supervisor about that. I have no idea.
MM: I wouldn’t need to speak to a supervisor for the 10th time if my mail wasn’t dumped in the store downstairs.
When I returned I was denied a box, I didn’t have a recent lease. I believed my mail would be returned to sender, it wasn’t.
I left Peekskill to be safer, August 13th I had my mail forwarded to the new address, I received your notices August 27.  They now refuse to forward my mail.




[1] Audio is emailed and posted
[2] Two of many letters sent illustrating diligent effort to address issues dated 9-5 and 9-22, 2014





Michelle Mayer

PO Box 40254
Brooklyn NY 11204
Fax: (347) 438-3237


Judge Thomas Langan
2 Nelson Avenue
Peekskill NY 10566
(914) 831-6480
Fax (914) 736-1889

Re:          fax received from Peekskill City Court dated 9-15-2014
         Letters – Mayer to Langan dated 1-28-14, 8-29-14, 9-5-14, 9-17-14

September 22, 2014


Good Afternoon Judge Langan,

To date I have not heard back regarding the requests for crucial clarification and information provided in letters dated January 28, August 29. September 5 and September 17, 2014.  Please respond as soon as possible; dynamics as they are have had and are having dramatic effects on my health, safety and over all-well being.
If you have any questions/requests for information please include them with your response.
Thank you,

Michelle Mayer

Fran          Brunelle/Peekskill Section 8 - via email
                 Susan MacaNammee/Hudson Section 8 - via email
                 Judge Reginald Johnson/Peekskill City Court - via fax        
                 Valerie Caruso/CCDSS SCU - via email
                 Pat Grattan/Col Cnty Chair - via email
                 Sarah Sterling/Col Cnty - via email
                 Pamela Beach/Peekskill City Clerk - via email
                 John Mason/writer Register Star - via email
                 Charles Hoag Esq/Col Cnty Attorney - via email
                 Carol Osterink/Gossips of Rivertown - via email
Warren Cooke - via email
Chief Eric Johansen – Peekskill Police – via regular mail
Members of Peekskill City Council – via email
Bruno Gonzalez – via regular mail
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Michelle Mayer
PO Box 40254
Brooklyn NY 11204
(518) 791-5198
fax: (347) 438-3237
peacefulshades@gmail.com

Judge Thomas Langan
2 Nelson Avenue
Peekskill NY 10566
(914) 831-6480
Fax (914) 736-1889

September 5, 2014

Re      Docket 14-080
        -Letters from Peekskill City Court and Arthur Schnieder appointed by the court; dismissed verbally by Michelle Mayer on same day
        -Stated charge in letter and discrepancy(s) with issued tickets:
-       Letter sent MMayer to TLagnan via fax on 8-29-14
-       Fair accommodations requested via American with Disabilities Act; to date action show the request was denied, no formal letter has been received

Good Afternoon Judge T. Lagnan,

To Date I have not received a response regarding the above listed matters including the letter I faxed to you August 29, 2014, these are extremely time sensitive issues according to the correspondence I finally received from you.  Please advise as to the status of ADA accommodation request and charges; the ticket and the letter reflect different charges and actions.
On August 30th, 2014 Arthur Schnieder Esq, appointed by Peekskill City Court, did recall that I dismissed his ‘representation’ and stated only a judge can do that.  Please note that after June 5, 2014 Arthur Schnieder did not have my permission to act on, receive or send correspondence on my behalf.  Please send copies of any/all documents provided to him regarding me to the above listed contact information as soon as possible.
Please clarify the discrepancies with the ticket compared to the letter you sent, and include the status of my request for accommodation to proceed in writing, law(s) I allegedly violated (absent from the ticket), restraining order Arthur Schnieder Esq presented during the hearing stating I needed to sign or be jailed, statement(s) regarding the charges (I have not received any or been permitted to give one (told by A. Schnieder my side is a separate issue for me to file), status of charges including the dog leash ticket and $250 plus $500 bail attached, any/all documents/tickets etc relating to me, Michelle Mayer.
Please note, a precedent is set that I do not ignore documents when I receive them, if something sent not responded to within a week I did not receive it
Please advise if you need anything resent by me.
Thank you for your time and attention to these issues, I look forward to tying up loose ends and putting my time in Peekskill behind me.

Sincerely


Michelle Mayer

CC:          Fran Brunelle/Peekskill Section 8 - via email
                 Susan MacaNammee/Hudson Section 8 - via email
                 Arthur Schneider - attorney appointed by the court (dismissed)
                 Judge Reginald Johnson/Peekskill City Court - via fax        
                 Valerie Caruso/CCDSS SCU - via email
                 Pat Grattan/Col Cnty Chair - via email
                 Sarah Sterling/Col Cnty - via email

                 Pamela Beach/Peekskill City Clerk - via email
                 John Mason/writer Register Star - via email
                 Charles Hoag Esq/Col Cnty Attorney - via email
                 Carol Osterink/Gossips of Rivertown - via email
Warren Cooke - via email
Chief Eric Johansen – Peekskill Police – via regular mail
Members of Peekskill City Council – via email
Bruno Gonzalez – via regular mail
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Michelle Mayer
PO Box 40254
Brooklyn NY 11204
(518) 791-5198
peacefulshades@gmail.com

Judge Thomas Langan
2 Nelson Avenue
Peekskill NY 10566
(914) 831-6480
Fax (914) 736-1889

August 29, 2014

Re      Docket 14-080
         Letter from Peekskill Court dated 7-17-14/received 8-27-14 
         Appearance tickets 24774 and 24775 dated 5-31-14     

Good Afternoon Judge T. Lagnan,

Please rescind warrant issued, return monies ($500 + $250) labeled bail posted for a dog leash ticket and dismiss the charges of Disorderly Conduct: Fight/Violent Behavior listed in the notice from the court, which differs from the ticket I received (see attached) which I request be dismissed too.
Currently I am continuing pro se, if unable to resolve the issues myself I will look to retain a private attorney; please remove court appointed attorney, Arthur Schneider, from my case(s) as I did June 5th, 2014; reasons available upon request.

 It is evident by the letter dated June 17, 2014 that I recalled the appearance date as June 17 and was unaware of the July 17, 2014 date.
Due to contact information used by the court different than I again provided (see attached letter) it was impossible for me to be aware of the August 7, 2014 appearance date in a timely manner if at all. 
<Due to actions taken via the Peekskill Post Office as reported to the court I was unable to receive postal mail and provided email and fax for correspondence.  Once I secured a post office box closer to my new residence I had mail forwarded; the request was made August 13, 2014 going into effect this week (see attached).>
It is appropriate to reverse actions, which resulted from non-appearance that was clearly beyond my control.
         Also:
The ticket I received states disorderly conduct with no law cited (see attached); this ticket was given in response to me yelling when the officers dragged me leaving bruises which I reported to the court with video evidence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCcxi-hH9vE&list=UUmy-CCCAg10LOSbNsIGmrbg It does not include the added charge of fight/violent behavior listed in the notice.  Perhaps a mix-up with another file?
The actions of the officers in the video were in response to me taping Randy Gonzalez, (landlords son) stating the hot water was off intentionally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bOd817ZUi8&list=UUmy-CCCAg10LOSbNsIGmrbg **He and his friends were trespassing when this occurred.**  The complete lack of hot water was reported to several employees at Peekskill City Hall to no avail.
The discrepancy in how the charge was recorded, documents of excessive force via Peekskill Police officers combined with recent actions taken by the court have the potential to put me in grave physical and psychological danger; I beg that you consider the facts I present and reverse your decision(s) that potentially have dangerous repercussions for me.
Also the bail that was associated with the charges in the letter was posted for a dog leash ticket (see attached) I received after repeatedly complaining to ACO Bowman and employees at city hall about abuse via agents of landlord Bruno Gonzalez inflicted on my dogs.  The charge of disorderly conduct I received while protecting my rights was a Released on my Own Recognizance 
* The “bailor” (Warren Cooke) did not receive a copy of this letter as listed in the cc*
Based on reasons that include but are not limited to those listed I again ask the pursued charges be dismissed, and the$500 plus $250 posted by Warren Cooke for dog leash ticket seemingly dismissed returned in full to him at, PO Box 74 Tarrytown NY 10591.

***Numerous times I have requested fair accommodation of PTSD and dyslexia via the Americans with Disabilities Act to proceed in writing.  Documentation of the disabilities as well as the effects stress and especially extreme stress and anxiety have on my cognitive ability have been provided to the court, please advise if I need to resend.  The effect is that I am not able aptly defend my rights and position therefore to deny the request potentially puts me in danger.
Dynamics associated with these issues combined with the current demand that I turn myself over to again be restrained by a group of officers who it is documented inflicted undue force and injury to me again puts my in harms way; especially with how the charge is currently documented.
It is my understanding of the law that if the request is denied I it is in writing with reason(s) to allow me to provide further information if requested.  If I am not being denied then please request any additional documentation, including that I have already provided if necessary.
Please note, to date I have not been permitted to give a statement, nor received a copy of the statements by others regarding these issues - I was told them briefly in front of the court room when I was forced to sign a restraining order by Arthur Schneider to avoid jail. The lack of information prevents me from adequately defending myself again the presented charges and the way it has been presented puts me in danger.
Also, an issue of interest: why are time sensitive letters sent to an invalid PO Box were not returned to the court and available to forward a month later; I renew my complaint with the manner in which the Peekskill Post Office handles mail delivery and intend to include then is list of counter charges if this matter continues.
If additional information is required please to not hesitate to contact me at the above listed information.  Please include with your response any documentation associated with this case that I have not presented including but not limited to statements regarding the issues before the court.
Thank you for your time and attention to these matters

Sincerely,

Michelle Mayer

     CC: Fran Brunelle/Peekskill Section 8 - via email
                 Susan MacaNammee/Hudson Section 8 - via email
                 Arthur Schneider - attorney appointed by the court (dismissed)
                 Judge Reginald Johnson/Peekskill City Court - via fax        
                 Valerie Caruso/CCDSS SCU - via email
                 Pat Grattan/Col Cnty Chair - via email
                 Sarah Sterling/Col Cnty - via email
                 Pamela Beach/Peekskill City Clerk - via email
                 John Mason/writer Register Star - via email
                 Charles Hoag Esq/Col Cnty Attorney - via email
                 Carol Osterink/Gossips of Rivertown - via email
Warren Cooke - via email
Members of Peekskill City Council – via email
Bruno Gonzalez – via regular mail

      Michelle Mayer
      (518) 791-5198
      Fax: 347-438-3237
      peacefulshades@gmail.com
     
      Honorable Thomas Langan
      2 Nelson Avenue
      Peekskill, New York 10566
      (914) 831-6480
      Fax: 736-1889
     
      June 17, 2014
     
      Re: tickets 2774 and 2775
     
      Dear Honorable Judge Thomas Langan,
      I humbly request an adjournment for tickets 24774 dis con and 24775 ‘dog at large’ due before you today, June 17th, 2014, due to illness that prevents me from being away from plumbing comfortably. 
      Ticket 24774, disorderly conduct; brought when I got angry with Randy Gonzalez when he again stated that the hot water was off intentionally and he wasn’t turning it on, he called the police who apprehended me when I wanted to play the recording of Randy stating hot water was off intentionally; he did not press charges, the officers did for yelling at 8:30at night when they grabbed me.
      The conditions in apartment owned by Bruno Gonzalez violates NYS tenants rights and federal HUD guidelines and regulations for safety, sanitation and privacy as does Fran Brunelle of Peekskill Section 8 in allowing and funding these living conditions.  Since my reaction is being examined it seems appropriate to address the cause(s) too;  I was placed in a positions state and federal laws and regulations prohibit, this is problematic.  I am also concerned the manner in which garbage/old oil are stored and how filter, ventilation and aerosols etc. are handled in the open area directly below the apartments  sleeping and food prep areas combined with lack of hot water preventing effective sanitations is the cause of  my bacterial infection/illness(  I am waiting on lab results).
Conditions in violation of NYS and federal laws and regulations include but are not limited to:
      - 6-7 weeks of power tool construction until 4:30 a.m. in the store directly below units
      - No hot water in any of the units most of the time I have lived here; it is my understanding that we are still charged for the hot water because it is produced but does not get to unit due to the flow to unit turned off via a circulation valve
      - Entry without my knowledge or consent, damaging property and once leaving my two smalls dogs outside in 27degrees for over 6 hours,
      - Putrid filth below our sleeping and food prep areas
      - Mail handed by mailman to random employees behind the counter in BnD deli
     
      It is true, handling the issue with Randy the way I did was a bad call on my part and I’m sorry I did it. The conditions that created the reactions were avoidable if the unit was up to HUD standards to allow Mr. Gonzalez to receive the subsidies that he does.
      Please order Mr. Gonzalez to turn the hot water tuned back on and Mr. Brunelle of HUD Section 8 honor request chronically repeated over the last three years to allow me to move with the grant It is important to note; if Mr. Brunelle had followed regulations I would not be here to respond to dynamics NYS Tenants rights prohibits nor would I be as sick as I am.
      If there is an issue with my request please respond the above listed fax, phone number and/or email to allow me to address the concerns advise in lieu of issuing a warrant.
      Please respond with future date and/or any other correspondence to the email and/or temporary fax listed above. 
      Due to the manner in which mail is delivered to the apartment I rarely to never get it, three years of complaints to the Peekskill Post Office resulted in them declaring all my mail will be returned to sender and closing the PO Box I would not have had to pay for had the mail been delivered according to federal regulations.  Due to this approach I am currently unable to receive traditional mail, which is causing a problems. (Is the Peekskill Post Office a franchise and not subject to federal regulations?)*
      Thank you for your time and attention to these issues.
      
Michelle Mayer
CC Fran Brunelle – Administrator Peekskill Section 8 – via email
      Paul Mossman – Commissioner Columbia County DSS – via email
      Warren Cooke – via email
      Bruno Gonzalez – via regular mail
      *** Though likely out of your jurisdiction, it is important to note actions taken by CCDSS via Commissioner Paul Mossman create the prevention self sufficiency via the pursuit of an alleged child support debt that zero dollars of goes to my child trapping me at the mercy of the previously described dynamics.  More info and supporting documents at www.draconianpolicies.blogspot.com ****








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