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LAW OFFICE OF EUGENE LEE Eugene D. Lee (SB#: 236812) 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 3100 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Phone: (213) 992-3299 Fax: (213) 596-0487 email:
[email protected] Joan Herrington, SB# 178988 BAY AREA EMPLOYMENT LAW OFFICE 5032 Woodminster Lane Oakland, CA 94602-2614 Telephone: (510) 530-4078 Facsimile: (510) 530-4725 Email:
[email protected] Of Counsel to LAW OFFICE OF EUGENE LEE Attorneys for Plaintiff DAVID F. JADWIN, D.O.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DAVID F. JADWIN, D.O.
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Plaintiff, vs. COUNTY OF KERN, Defendant.
Case No.: 1:07-cv-00026-OWW-DLB PLAINTIFF’S CORRECTED PROPOSED NEUTRAL JOINT STATEMENT OF CASE DATE: May 8, 2009 TIME: 12:00 p.m. CRTM: U.S. District Court, Courtroom 3 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA Date Action Filed: January 6, 2007
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Plaintiff submits the following *corrected* proposed joint statement of the case for use in jury selection. PLAINTIFF’S PROPOSED NEUTRAL JOINT STATEMENT OF CASE
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In October 2000, Defendant County of Kern hired Plaintiff Dr. David Jadwin, a
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pathologist, to be the Chairman of the Department of Pathology at Kern Medical Center. The
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County employed him for seven years until October 2007.
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Dr. Jadwin claims he suffered from severe depression for nine months from December
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2005 to September 2006. Beginning December 2005, Dr. Jadwin went on a part-time medical
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leave of absence for his claimed severe depression, working part-time at the hospital and doing
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some work from home. Dr. Jadwin claims the County interfered with his medical leave by
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ordering him onto full-time leave in April 2006. He claims he would have been able to continue
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doing his job while recovering from his claimed depression if the County had allowed him to
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continue the part-time work schedule and work-from-home arrangement. The County claims it
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properly accommodated Dr. Jadwin by approving a modified work schedule. The County also
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denies any interference and claims it approved every leave request Dr. Jadwin made.
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The County demoted Dr. Jadwin from chair of the Department of Pathology in July 2006,
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placed him on paid administrative leave in December 2006, and did not renew his employment
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agreement which expired in October 2007. Dr. Jadwin claims the County did these things, as
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well as forcing him onto full-time leave in April 2006, in discrimination against his mental
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disability and in retaliation for his medical leaves. The County claims it did these things because
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Dr. Jadwin was not present at the hospital and refused to return to work full-time.
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Dr. Jadwin claims that he had a right to active duty, but that the County violated his
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Constitutional due process rights by placing him on administrative leave for 10 months from
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December 6, 2006 to October 4, 2007, without telling him what the charges were against him or
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letting him respond. The County believes all of its actions toward Dr. Jadwin were legal and
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authorized by the County’s personnel rules.
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During Dr. Jadwin’s employment, disputes arose between him and members of the medical staff at Kern Medical Center. Dr. Jadwin claims those disputes arose in response to the
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patient care problems at the hospital that he was complaining of. The County claims Dr. Jadwin
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caused the disputes himself by his conduct towards other members of the hospital staff.
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Plaintiff is requesting monetary compensation for his lost wages and benefits, emotional distress, expenses, and other relief.
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Dated: May 11, 2009.
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/s/ Eugene D. Lee SB# 236812 LAW OFFICE OF EUGENE LEE 555 West Fifth Street, Suite 3100 Los Angeles, California 90013 Telephone: (213) 992-3299 Facsimile: (213) 569-0487 Email:
[email protected]
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Attorney for Plaintiff DAVID F. JADWIN, D.O.
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