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CLERK
SACHI HAMAI: THIS IS PUBLIC
COMMENT.
SUP.
YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: GO
AHEAD, MISS LEVY.
HILLARIE
LEVY:
OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON,
HONORABLE SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS HILLARIE LEVY AND I AM ROBYN
LIBITSKIY'S
MOTHER. ROBYN WAS HONORED TO BE EMPLOYED AT SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY'S
CALABASAS
OFFICE PRIOR TO HER DEATH ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2005. HER TRAGIC DEATH WAS
A
TERRIBLE LOSS TO OUR FAMILY BUT WHAT MADE THIS MOTHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE
MUCH
LARGER IN SCOPE WAS, AFTER HER DEATH, WE DISCOVERED DOCUMENTS IN HER
CONDO
TELLING A HORRIFIC TALE OF DECEIT BY HER BOSS, SUSAN NISSMAN, FOR
FINANCIAL
GAIN. MRS. NISSMAN INTRODUCED ROBIN TO HER CLOSE FRIENDS, THERAPIST SUJI
GELERMAN AND ATTORNEY HARVEY
GLASER. TOGETHER, OVER A
PERIOD OF SEVEN
MONTHS,
IN 2002, THEY MANIPULATED DYING ROBYN INTO ALLOWING THEM CONTROL OF HER
$928,000 ESTATE. THEY ARRANGED FOR ROBIN, WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL,
HEAVILY
SEDATED ON MORPHINE AND DILAUDID, TO SIGN THOSE DOCUMENTS 2-1/2 YEARS
PRIOR TO
HER DEATH. THIS SCHEME WAS PRIMARILY CONDUCTED IN SUPERVISOR
YAROSLAVSKY'S
OFFICE, WHERE MAIL AND FAXES WERE SENT TO AND FROM HIS OFFICE. THEIR
GOAL WAS TO
KEEP ROBYN'S FAMILY UNAWARE OF THEIR SCHEME. BUT IT GETS WORSE. FOR
2-1/2 WEEKS
PRIOR TO ROBYN'S DEATH, MRS. NISSMAN SPENT OVER 23 HOURS DURING HER
WORK HOURS
AT THE HOSPITAL, HER SOLE MOTIVATION BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN ROBYN'S KEYS
TO HER
CONDO TO GET POSSESSION OF THE INCRIMINATING DOCUMENTATION THAT WE NOW
HAVE, AS
WELL AS THE KEYS TO ROBYN'S SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX. SINCE ROBYN AND OUR
FAMILY
REFUSED TO GIVE MRS. NISSMAN THOSE ITEMS, SHE OBTAINED A NON-LEGITIMATE
MEDICAL
DIRECTIVE FROM MR. GLASER AND PRESENTED IT TO THE KAISER OMBUDSMAN,
WHO
ACCEPTED IT WITHOUT VERIFICATION AND DIVULGED ROBYN'S CONFIDENTIAL
MEDICAL
INFORMATION TO HER. KAISER IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE
CENTERS FOR
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES FOR H.I.P.A.A. VIOLATIONS. MRS. NISSMAN
TRIED TO
HAVE ROBYN DISCHARGED AGAINST DOCTORS' ORDERS SEVERAL TIMES AND, EVEN
WITH THE
AID OF THE OMBUDSMAN, FORCED OUR FAMILY INTO A MEETING FOR THREE HOURS
IN
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO HAVE ROBYN DISCHARGED. MRS. NISSMAN'S UNRELENTING
ACTIONS
CAUSED DYING ROBYN UNNECESSARY AGONIZING SUFFERING, AS WELL AS CHAOS IN
THE
HOSPITAL AS OUR FAMILY FOUGHT FOR ROBYN'S WELLBEING. ADDITIONALLY
DISTURBING IS
THE COUNTY COUNSEL, HUMAN RESOURCES AND AUDITOR-CONTROLLER'S OFFICES
DEFENDING
THESE ACTIONS WITH THE EXCUSE OF THIS DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE SCOPE OF
HER
EMPLOYMENT, USING COUNTY CODE 6.09 REGARDING SALARIED EMPLOYEES TO BACK
UP
THEIR REASONING. UNLIKE IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT, L.A. COUNTY SALARIED
EMPLOYEES
ARE FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS. MOST OF YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE HONEST AND
LAW-ABIDING.
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE FEW WHO ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT
THEY ARE
ABOVE THE LAW AND BLATANTLY ABUSE THE SYSTEM, MAKES IT IMPERATIVE THAT
THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO THIS CODE AS WELL AS
ESTABLISHING A
SYSTEM OF MONITORING SALARIED EMPLOYEES. TAXPAYERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO
PAY FOR
THIS EXTREME ABUSE OF THE SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTING CHANGES TO THIS
COUNTY CODE
WILL NOT SOLVE THE ENTIRE PROBLEM IN REGARDS TO THE HORRIFIC ISSUES OUR
FAMILY
FACED BUT IT WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER CHANGES
TO
PREVENT FURTHER ABUSES. ALSO, THIS SMALL AND INEXPENSIVE CHANGE WILL
GREATLY
IMPROVE THE COUNTY'S EFFICIENCY AND SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY. THE L.A.
COUNTY
SUPERVISORS CONTRIBUTION OF CHANGES TO SECTION 6.09 WILL ALSO PLAY A
ROLE IN
IMPROVING THE PROBATE SYSTEM. THIS MONTH, STATE SENATOR FIGUEROA'S
OFFICE WILL
BE INTRODUCING A CHANGE IN THE PROVISION TO THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS
COMMITTEE, PLACING A TWO-YEAR TIME FRAME FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO
BE ABLE
TO TAKE CONTROL OF A PATIENT'S ESTATE ONCE THEY ARE NO LONGER
PROFESSIONALLY
INVOLVED. THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE EXAMPLE PROVIDED OF SUJI GELERMAN,
THERAPIST, AND SUSAN NISSMAN'S FRIEND WHO, ALONG WITH SUSAN, TOOK
POSSESSION OF
ROBYN'S ESTATE ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER ENDING A THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP.
JUDGE R.
RILEY, PRESIDING JUDGE OF VENTURA COUNTY, IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING
JUDGE KENT
KILLGREW, THE PROBATE JUDGE INVOLVED IN ROBYN'S ESTATE, BASED ON
RESULTS OF THE
EXAMPLE PROVIDED SHOWING WASTE TO ROBIN'S ESTATE BY SUJI GELERMAN AND
HARVEY
GLASER, PREVENTING THE BENEFICIARIES FROM RECEIVING THEIR DUE. THE
BENEFICIARIES INCLUDED THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND ST. JUDE. THE
VENTURA
COUNTY SUPERVISOR, LINDA PARKS, IS LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE GUARDIANSHIP
AND
PROBATE SYSTEMS AND TO PREVENT FURTHER ABUSE OF THE ILL, DECEASED AND
THEIR
FAMILIES BY UNSCRUPULOUS INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS ALSO USING THE EXAMPLE OF
ROBIN'S
SITUATION AND THE RESULTS OF JUDGE SMILEY'S INVESTIGATION TO IMPROVE
BETTER
SUPERVISION OF JUDGES. YOUR CHANGES TO THIS SECTION OF THE L.A. COUNTY
CODE,
ALONG WITH THE ABOVE CHANGES, WILL SERVE AS SAFETY NETS TO PREVENT
UNSCRUPULOUS
INDIVIDUALS FROM SUCCEEDING AND TAKING FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE OF CITIZENS.
SUP.
YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIRMAN: THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO BE HEARD? ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT? IF
NOT, WE
HAVE CLOSED SESSION.
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