Reached by phone, she was at Kinkos, Downtown, making copies for a federal lawsuit she was about to file, her 87th lawsuit in the last year. 

"I first went into the small-claims court," she explained later. "The lawsuits I have are just to cover everything that I lost. They broke the window in my car and stole my suitcase when I was moving. I've not been able to get any money."

Who "they" are and what's really happened to Sandoval isn't fully known. Her complaints are long, usually 30 to 40 pages, and often rambling. Some are handwritten, others are typed in all capital letters. They reference everything from O.J. Simpson to Elvis Presley to the role she believes she played in The Wizard of Oz in 1979.