COMPLAINT ABOUT A CALIFORNIA JUDGE,

COURT COMMISSIONER OR REFEREE

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Your name:

December 26th, 2014

Alessandro Machi on behalf of Fortunata Machi

Your telephone number:

Your address:

818-347-6689

8309 Ponce Ave.!

West Hills, Ca 91304

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We can't get an attorney because nobody wants to handle IHSS cases.

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Name of judge: Adminstrative Law Judge Brian Dahlstedt
OR
Name of court commissioner or referee:
(If your complaint involves a court commissioner or referee, you must first submit your complaint to the local
court. If you have done so, please attach copies of your correspondence to and from that court.)

Court:
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Name of case and case number:

Fortunata Machi case# 2014083101

Please specify what action or behavior of the judge, court commissioner or referee is the basis of your
complaint. Provide relevant dates and the names of others present. (Use additional pages if necessary.)
If the California legislature deems that 2 + 2 = 5 and creates a law to that effect, an ALJ will uphold that 2 + 2 = 5 law or statute
and rule against anyone challenging 2 + 2 = 5. We find that type of judicial enforcement logic to be ill conceived. The share of
cost spend down rule for IHSS recipients has not changed in 25 years and is a RIDICULOUSLY LOW 600 dollars a month.
During our hearing and in filed papers we requested Judge Dahstedt give ONE EXAMPLE of someone living in a home on 600
dollars a month since the IHSS program stands for IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. Any monthly income over 600 dollars a
month would require the IHSS recipient to spend down to 600 dollars each month BEFORE IHSS will even pay one penny. We
gave our monthly overhead costs for reference. Judge Dahlstedt ignored our request to give us just ONE EXAMPLE of someone
living on 600 dollars a month in a home yet enforced this outdated legislative statute that has not kept up with the times nor has
changed in 25 years even though cost of living has DOUBLED in that time. If the average person would find a statute completely
outdated, outmoded, or false, or if an ALJ cannot come up with ONE example in defense of an outdated, outmoded, or false law
or statute, the law or statute should not be defended or enforced by Judge Dahlstedt or any judge. We are appealing Judge
Dahlstedt's ruling and hoping to find one ALJ to do the right thing and only enforce statutes and laws that have at the very least a
miniscule modicum of common sense and truth behind them.

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