Residents of Ortley Beach, NJ watch their home get demolished (Mark Wilson, Getty Images)

Superstorm Sandy victims frustrated with the state and federal government's response to their plight are organizing a class action lawsuit against them. The grassroots group Stop Fema Now so far has 34 potential plaintiffs. Organizer, Doctor Mike Zasa of Seaside Park said they're fed up with misinformation and the lack of transparency from the state's RREM program and FEMA. They're also frustrated about the slow pace of assistance.

"We don't want to sue the government for money. We want to sue the government to respond to our basic needs to basically give us what the programs were set up to do and stop all of these road blocks," said Zasa.

He said information that many storm victims were given by their caseworkers have hurt them financially, leaving many victims short thousands of dollars to rebuild their homes.

"For example, people went ahead and obtained SBA loans after being encouraged to do that by FEMA staff and then after obtaining the loan, learned that by taking the loan out they were no longer eligible to get any other assistance," explained Zasa.

Zasa said they also want more transparency on where the $800 million the state of New Jersey received for housing assistance is going. He accuses the state in running up hundreds of millions in administrative cost, leaving only $300 million to rebuild and he said even that money is coming out at a trickle.

He said right now they're still in an exploratory stage where they're trying to find a law group that will take their motion pro bono.

"We're trying to establish some common ground issues that would give us a legal basis to end the pain and frustration that thousands of people are going through."

They're urging other frustrated Sandy victims to contact them through Facebook or email at George Kasimos at georgekasimos@gmail.com.

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