ከችሎቱ በፊት፣ የአካባቢው ኤጀንሲ መላክ አለበት የእውነታዎች ማጠቃለያ ያ ያደረጉትን ውሳኔ ያብራራል። ካልደረሰዎት እባክዎን የችሎት ኦፊሰርዎን ያሳውቁ።
If you have anything that you would like the Hearing Officer to see, you can send it to them. You can use the email address or mailing address that is on the Notice of Fair Hearing.
Anyone can help you with your appeals with AFH. It can be a friend, family member or neighbor.
እንዲሁም ሊያነጋግሩን ይችላሉ የህግ እርዳታ በ (866) 534-5243 ።
ችሎቱ
Hearings are done by phone. The Notice of Fair Hearing will tell you when to call and what number to call.
በችሎቱ ወቅት የሚሆነው ነገር እነሆ፡
- Once you are on the line with the Hearing Officer and the local agency, the Hearing Officer will start the hearing. Anyone from the local agency can be at the hearing. It may not be your worker.
- ሁሉም ሰው ራሱን እንዲያስተዋውቅ ይጠየቃል።
- የችሎቱ ኃላፊ የአካባቢውን ኤጀንሲ በጉዳዩ ላይ ውሳኔያቸውን ለምን እንዳደረጉ እንዲያብራራላቸው ይጠይቃል። ሲጨርሱ፣ የችሎት ኃላፊው ጥያቄዎችን ሊጠይቅ ይችላል። ጥያቄዎችንም መጠየቅ ይችላሉ።
- The Hearing Officer will then ask you to explain why you do not agree with the local agency. The local agency or the Hearing Officer may ask you questions.
- You can have witnesses during the hearing. The Hearing Officer will say when they can speak. They may be asked questions.
- The Hearing Officer will decide when both sides have said enough and will end the hearing.
የተለየ የችሎት ቀጠሮ ቢያስፈልገኝስ?
እባክዎን በተቻለዎት ፍጥነት የችሎት ኦፊሰርዎን ያነጋግሩ። አዲሱ የችሎት ቀንዎ ቢበዛ 30 ቀናት ከመጀመሪያው የችሎት ቀን ጀምሮ።
ነፃ የሚሆኑበት የተወሰነ ሰዓት ወይም ቀን ካለዎት፣ የችሎት ችሎትዎን ቀጠሮ ለማስያዝ እንዲሞክሩ የችሎት ኦፊሰርዎን ያሳውቁ።
ከችሎቱ በኋላ
- The Hearing Officer reviews everything that was said and all documents.
- A written decision is mailed within 60 days (unless you asked for a delay).
- በውሳኔው ካልተስማሙ የሚከተሉትን ማድረግ ይችላሉ፡
- ለወረዳ ፍርድ ቤት ይግባኝ
- የፓናል ግምገማ ይጠይቁ (for policy changes only—not to change your appeal outcome)
What if I Don’t Want to Appeal Anymore?
ይግባኝ ማለት የማትፈልጉ ከሆነ፣ ለእኛ መንገር ብቻ ነው ያለባችሁ። ይህንን በይግባኝ ሂደቱ ወቅት በማንኛውም ጊዜ ማድረግ ይችላሉ።
You may withdraw by:
- CommonHelp ንመጠቀም
- Emailing your Hearing Officer
- (For SNAP) calling your Hearing Officer or case worker
You will receive a letter confirming your withdrawal, which will be within 14-days.
What if I Miss My Hearing?
If you miss your hearing, the Hearing Officer will mail you a letter. You must explain in writing why you missed it.
- ካሳየኸው ጥሩ ምክንያት (እንደ የኤሌክትሪክ መቆራረጥ ያለ ነገር)፣ የመስማት ችሎቱ እንደገና ቀጠሮ ይይዛል።
- If you do not have Good Cause, your appeal will be closed, and the local agency’s decision will stand.
አስተርጓሚ ወይም ሌሎች ማመቻቻዎች ቢያስፈልጉኝስ?
Please contact your Hearing Officer and tell them what you need. They will provide an interpreter or reasonable accommodations.