My name is Hank Ramey. I have been a paralegal since 1989.
I have filed cases before at the Civil Courthouse. My phone is (951) 712-6401. (Cell, please keep it short.) My e-mail is also at doeramey at sbcglobal.net. --- In laamn@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FREE LEE PETERS! > > On April 20, 2005, Lee Peters was taken into custody at Los Angeles > Superior Court by the case worker for a temporary conservator, and was > placed in an assisted living facility. This action occurred against Lee’s > will, as she wishes to remain living in her own home of 48 years. > > For the past 8 years, Lee’s son Casey Peters has been her constant > companion and care provider, helping his mother cope with dementia, > encroaching blindness, and partial deafness. Casey and his wife Marilyn > will happily continue their individualized care for Lee if permitted to do > so. > > However, the new judge in this case ignored the previous Order and > Stipulation that protected Lee’s right to live at home, and ignored > Probate Code provisions that protect her right to remain in her own home. > No evidence of any kind was introduced that even hinted that Lee was > receiving anything but the very best of care. Yet, the baseless assertion > of a lawyer that “The time has come to institutionalize Lee Peters” > persuaded the judge who ignored recent reports that Lee was doing well at > home, including medical and psychiatric records, a Home Safety Assessment, > an “Aging in Place” architectural assessment, and the report of the > court’s own Probate Investigator. > > Now that she is institutionalized, Lee is refusing to eat much and her > formerly excellent health is quickly slipping. Instead of the varied > activities she enjoyed with Marilyn and Casey, she is left to sit in the > “TV room” most of the day. This does not provide the mental stimulation > and physical activity that Lee is accustomed to, and is a sudden decline in > her quality of life. > > Casey and Marilyn are engaged in a legal battle to return Lee to her own > home. Here is how you can help: > > 1) Write a letter from your point of view about Lee Peters’ quality of > life, personality, interaction with others, and her still-sharp sense of > humor. Focus on the relationship between Lee and Casey, and her dependence > upon the support he provides for her. If you have been to Lee’s home, > please note how she welcomed you and how she knows her way around her home. > Do NOT mention politics, as the judge is reactionary and authoritarian. > Please address the letter to Los Angeles Superior Court, and either email it > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send it to 446 South Van Ness Avenue, Los > Angeles CA 90020. > > 2) Come meet our proposed conservator, Maureen McGrath, who is a family > friend with conservatorship experience. Maureen has pledged to allow Lee to > remain in her own home as long as it is physically and financially possible. > Meet Maureen, and sign a petition to support her nomination, at an open > house at Lee’s home, and see Lee’s new downstairs bedroom- bathroom > suite, at 446 South Van Ness Avenue in the mid-Wilshire area, just north of > 5th Street, 5 blocks west of Western Avenue. Join us for refreshments and > conversation on Saturday, May 7th from 3 to 9 p.m. If another time or date > is better for you, please call Casey or Marilyn at (213) 385-2786. > > 3) Come to court to view the hearings on Monday May 16th at 11 a.m. > (Conservatorship hearing) and Thursday May 19th at 10:15 a.m. > (Reconsideration of Placement Order). The courtroom is Department 11, in > room 246 on the 2nd floor of Los Angeles Superior Court, 111 North Hill St., > downtown near the Metro Red Line Civic Center Station. Please dress > conservatively and act respectfully. > > 4) Provide legal and logistical assistance. Casey and Marilyn have been > working In Pro Per for a year on this case. We may need to take this to > appellate court. Funds for hiring a lawyer are limited as Casey has been > working for his mother for the past 8 years for room and board and a > $200/month stipend. This is a labor of love to save a very special person. > > 5) Help publicize Lee’s plight. There are many fascinating aspects to > this case, including charges of forgery, grand theft, perjury and elder > abuse against former trustees of the Lee Peters Trust. They are still > walking free while Lee has been institutionalized. Lee’s own background > as a manager of child actors and key costumer for such shows as Charlie’s > Angels and the Love Boat, her service in the Signal Corps in World War Two > and her growing up the child of a coal miner turned union organizer, adds > human interest to this heart-rending situation. > > 6) Help build a website. Lots of information about this case and about > Lee’s life is ready to upload, and we have the domain name > www.leepeters.net We need someone with the time and expertise to get a site > up and running. > > > Thank you for your kind support. ------------------------ Yahoo! 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