Chapter 11. Treatment of Multiple Substance Use

Dr. Geni Cowan,

My name is Heather Hoover and I currently have a CPS case that you will be providing expert testimony in and have already given a recommendation for. If you can please contact me regarding your recommendation it would be much appreciated. As you will see in the detailed email below, I have many concerns regarding your recommendation and the validity of the information provided to you. When I contacted you in April 2008 I wanted to meet with you just to discuss the information you had and provide you with anything you may not have so that you could make an accurate recommendation. However, your recommendation was not adopted by the court at that time so an appointment with you was never scheduled. Recently it was brought to my attention that again, you provided another recommendation. Of course I have the same concerns I had at that time,if not more. I was disappointed to see you provided an updated recommendation and again, you did not attempt to speak with me. Especially since I had previously contacted you about my concerns.

I just want to let you know that I live this case everyday of my life. I have educated myself about ICWA and have submersed myself in anything and everything that will help me in the fight to get my kids back. I refuse to sit back and "settle" with the fact that its too late, you can't go back, and that I should be happy with the fact that they are offering me guardianship. That I should take it because most people involved in "the system" with young children usually have their parental rights terminated already and their children already adopted. No, I refuse to be content with that because the bottom line is my children should never have been removed in the first place. Which I understand, you probably hear on a consistent basis. The difference between me and the "norm" is that I have proof to back up everything I have to say. At the same time, I don't expect anyone to believe anything I say without the proof to back it up.

I'd also like to let you know, that currently I am to address the fact that ICWA has not been complied with on many levels. Since compliance with ICWA is what you are addressing in your recommendation and expert testimony, I want to let you know that many ICWA violations have occured essentially meaning non-compliance on the part of Sacramento County DHHS/CPS

Below is the original email I sent to you April 16, 2008:

CPS LETTER (i.e., Howard Paden)

To Whom This May Concern,

My name
is Heather Hoover (Dawson is my maiden name). I live in Sacramento, CA
and have an ongoing CPS case that has lasted over 2 years. When my
children were first removed from me in January 2006, with the help of

my father, my children and I enrolled and we are now members.

I
am turning to you in hopes you can please help me and my family. As I
said before, my case has been going on for over 2 years now. There has
been so many postponments for hearings and/or pre-trial. In March 2007
we began what I thought was trial. Here we are, 10 months later, and
due to the amount of time that has passed, a mis-trial was declared and
a new pre-trial and trial date have been set. A Cherokee Nation
representative has already given expert testimony. However, CPS county
counsel, said they were going to find a "new expert due to logistics". The reason I am contacting you now,

Geni Cowan

Dr. Geni Cowan,

My name is Heather Hoover and I currently have a
CPS case that you will be providing expert testimony in and have
already given a recommendation for.  If you can please contact me
regarding your recommendation it would be much appreciated.  As you
will see in the detailed email below, I have many concerns regarding
your recommendation and the validity of the information provided to
you.  When I contacted you in April 2008 I wanted to meet with you just
to discuss the information you had and provide you with anything you
may not have so that you could make an accurate recommendation. 
However, your recommendation was not adopted by the court at that time
so an appointment with you was never scheduled.  Recently it was
brought to my attention that again, you provided another
recommendation.  Of course I have the same concerns I had at that time,
if not more.  I was disappointed to see you provided an updated
recommendation and again, you did not attempt to speak with me. 
Especially since I had previously contacted you about my concerns. 

I
just want to let you know that I live this case everyday of my life.  I
have educated myself about ICWA and have submersed myself in anything
and everything that will help me in the fight to get my kids back.  I
refuse to sit back and "settle" with the fact that its too late, you
can't go back, and that I should be happy with the fact that they are
offering me guardianship. That I should take it because most people
involved in "the system" with young children usually have their
parental rights terminated already and their children already adopted. 
No, I refuse to be content with that because the bottom line is my
children should never have been removed in the first place.  Which I
understand, you probably hear on a consistent basis.  The difference
between me and the "norm" is that I have proof to back up everything I
have to say.  At the same time, I don't expect anyone to believe
anything I say without the proof to back it up.

I'd also like to
let you know, that currently I am  to address the fact that ICWA has
not been complied with on many levels.  Since compliance with ICWA is
what you are addressing in your recommendation and expert testimony

Below is the original email I sent to you April 16, 2008:

From: hhsmiles@live.com
To: gcowan@eagleblue.net; hhsmiles@live.com
Subject: ICWA Testimoney- Case #1561651: HOOVER
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:20:53 -0700

Dr. Geni Cowan,

My name is Heather Hoover and I am writing to you in regards to Case# 1561651: HOOVER

I
just received a copy of your report and recommendation today at the
Contested Permenancy Review Hearing.  I was very concerned as to the
"facts" and "details" included in your recommendation.  I was unaware
that you were trying to get a hold of me and I would have been more
than happy to speak with you and provide you any information you
needed.  My telephone number or address has not changed within the past
year and the social worker, Sandra Gomez, should have provided you with
that accurate information. 

I don't know you at all, but I'm
sure that your best interest is helping families/children.  With that
in mind, I'm guessing that when you are asked to assess a situation and
provide a recommendation, you only want accurate and complete honest
information.  Keeping that in mind, I wanted to tell you that almost
all of the statements that you made and/or quoted are false,
inaccurate, and I'd go so far to say, blatant lies.  I have proof to
dispute 99% of the statements you made and I believe that the entire
report/recommendation you provided to the court were based on
ficticious investigations, interviews, and reports provide to you by
the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).  More specifically
Child Protective Services (CPS) and Sandra Gomez, Reunification/Human
Services Social Worker, CPS.  I'm not aware who provided you with my
contact information, but as I said above, my contact information for
the last year has remained the same.  I can be reached through my home
number, cell number, my home address, my email address, and if you
still can't reach me, there are also alternate means as listed below:

 

Michael Borkowski (my attorney) - Office, Cell, Email, Mailing Address

Ron Dawson (my father) - Home, Cell, Mailing Address, Physical Address

Linda Dawson (my mother) - Home, Cell, Work, Physical and/or Mailing Address

Krista Dawson/Janell DeAngelis (my sister and her partner) - Home, Cell, Work, Physical/Mailing Address, Email

Bi-Valley
Medical Clinic (my current SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROVIDER - I've
been a patient there since May 29, 2004 - I have never been discharged
from Bi-Valley Medical Center in the 3 years and 10 months I have been
there). - Bi-Valley's Main Number, my counselor, Dr. McCarthy, email,
physical address.

 

I
believe the fault in the missrepresentation you received is not your
own. However, I hope now that you are aware of the situation, you would
please contact me so I can give you the information you need to know to
make a correct, honest, and un-biased recommendation.

 

I look forward to hearing from you and thank you for your time.

 

Thank You,

Heather Hoover

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