Erin Suzanne Hucks

I am filing a complaint against Erin Hucks with the NC Bar Association. On the morning of 2/9/17, I left a message with my court appointed attorney, Erin Hucks, stating that I was unable to make it to court due to lack of transportation and lack of funds to find transportation. I informed my court ap...pointed attorney, via voicemail, my situation regarding my disability. I have a neuromuscular disease that renders my neck, arms and hands chronically and progressively weak and painful. I was approved for disability in January but did not received my first check until March. Since 2/9/17, I have had my car repossessed due to my disability money not coming soon enough. I have had friends bringing food to my house, paying my utility bills, providing transporation, and I have almost been evicted twice. I was in appeals court r/t my eviction and so I was having to go to the Mecklenburg County Court House to pay my rent there. I have since won my appeal and am allowed to stay in my apartment. Again, I am filing a complaint with the NC Bar association against Erin Hucks for recusing herself from my case without notifying me and for not returning any of my calls after the voicemail I left with her office, explaining my situation, on 2/9/17. Furthermore, I tried contacting her again over a period of roughly a week, leaving messages on her office voicemail, with office personal and with her law partner. Even so, I still did not receive a return call from Erin Hucks, herself. I finally spoke with Erin Hucks via phone well over a week later, not because she called me back, but because I had to, once again, call her. Erin Hucks told me that she recused herself from my case on 2/9/17 because I was a no show that day as well as in the prior case. She further stated that because she recused herself she didn't need to have any further communication with me. In other words, she gave me no courtesy. I feel that the Legal System has failed me. I would like to emphasis, I informed her of my situation the morning of 2/9/17. I would also like to emphasis that I had to go to court on 2-9-17 for failure to appear at a prior hearing in which I was the victim of a simple assault case. Again, the reasoning was lack of funds, transportation, and my disability. I notified Erin Hucks of this. I WAS NOT EVEN A DEFENDENT IN THE PRIOR CASE. I was the VICTIM in the prior case. I could understand if I was the defendant. But, I wasn't. Therefore, I was not purposely trying to avoid court. As a result of Erin Huck's recusal, I had to go back to court TODAY (5/26/17) to have another attorney appointed further prolonging this case, causing me more physical and financial hardship when it comes to finding continued transportation to court. I consider Erin Huck's conduct to be both unprofessional and discriminatory. I would like to SHED LIGHT ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS UNFAIR FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO GO AFTER A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A LACK OF FUNDS AND NO TRANSPORTATION AND ARREST HIM (for failure to show on 2-9/17) AND MAKE HIM USE MONEY THAT HE COULD HAVE USED FOR RENT TO POST BOND. I HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED TWICE HERE. FIRST, AS THE VICTIM OF A SIMPLE ASSAULT in a prior case. AND SECONDLY AS A VICTIM OF A JUDGE (Judge Steve Higdon) WHO IS USING HIS DISCRETION BIASLY and an ATTORNEY who did not attempt to reach her client. I agree with the dismissal of the prior case on account of my inability to show. The judge could have left it at that. I was under the impression that most cases are. Instead, this Judge chose to waste tax payer money going after someone who wasn't even a DEFENDANT in the prior case who wasn't even trying to purposefully evade the law. So, in addition to reporting thIs Judge to the Judicial Commision, I am reporting this attorney to the NC BAR Association for unprofessionalism and discrimination.