Can I talk to the human services judge privately without the agency being there?
You can talk to the human services judge about the procedures such as asking the human services judge to reschedule the hearing or asking questions about the notice. You also can talk to the human services judge if you have trouble getting a copy of the papers related to your hearing, getting access to your case file, or about getting subpoenas if you have not been able to get these things from the agency. But you cant talk or write to the human services judge privately about the facts of the case. Neither side can. The human services judge must hear both sides of the case to decide fairly.
