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^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 49/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 62 deg. F :-) ******************************************************************** Dear PIEN-list community: The update I promised on the battle against foreclosure of my house by the vultures at Portland City Hall. I slowly dragged through a morning and early afternoon Investigation on October 20th, 1999, in my sitting room, before Maine Human Rights Commision Investigator Barbara Lelli. She was professional, kind and easy to work with. She was with Sheila Pierce, who held documents for me, so I could try and follow. I had help from PCA Tyrone da-Silva. Husband and PWP, Carl and Nancy Barker from my PD support group, loaned me a Speech Booster, which is a clip-on microphone and tiny, portable, speaker, attached and battery-powered. In four hours, I went through two 25-minute off-periods with tremors and loss of voice volume, and not being able to move much at all. I had no lawyer. The City's two top lawyers were there, because they are the persons facing the 2 claims of Discrimination. The 2 top lawyers gave their side of the case. I face foreclosure for the FIFTH time, (AAARRRGGHH!), with an imminent foreclosure warning scheduled for early November. December 16 is the foreclosure date. I am still getting sewer liens, although I am on septic. My mortgage is totally paid off, but the back taxes are now significant. Upcoming foreclosure lien is for about $1400.00. I sent the PIEN Petition that Hilary Blue started in January, which ends with Barbara Patterson's cyber-signature. The Maine HRC does NOT use e-mail, so here is the surface address: Barbara Lelli, Investigator, Maine Human Rights Commission 51 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0551 USA tel. (207) 624-6055 The Executive Director of the MHRC is Patricia E. Ryan. I have no lawyer, just hoping anyway that my case is compelling , and a landmark case for PWP's in every walk of life. Barbara Lelli's report must be issued by November 15, 1999. Then, the MHRC Commisioners must rule whether they agree or disagree with her. Only AFTER that, I can decide whether or not to pursue a lawsuit. I am meanwhile the founder of my PD support group, one of 2 phone numbers for PD suicide calls and emergency statewide with Ingraham volunteers, and am still working on Udall(with Congressman John Baldacci's health aide, Joy Leach, and others on his staff). I volunteer because Medicaid caps my income. I can just imagine losing, due to my whistleblowing nature, and end up not owning my PD-adapted home despite having PAID off the MORTGAGE. Ivan