315 Defendants Pretrial Statement
315 Defendants Pretrial Statement
315 Defendants Pretrial Statement
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18 Defendants submit this Pre-Trial Statement, pursuant to Local Rule 16-281. Defendants
19 anticipated filing a joint statement but Plaintiff broke off discussions and filed his own statement
20 before the joint statement was prepared. Defendants did not receive a draft of a proposed joint
21 statement from Plaintiff until 5:20 p.m., Thursday, April 16. Plaintiff's draft statement was 72
22 pages long.
23 1. Jurisdiction - Venue
24 Defendants reserve the right to raise jurisdictional issues depending on the resolution of
26 2. Jury Non-Jury
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1 3. Undisputed Facts
2 Plaintiff David F. Jadwin, D.O. (hereinafter referred to as "Plaintiff') and County of Kern
3 (hereinafter referred to as "County") entered into employment agreement on October 24, 2000.
4 Plaintiff thereafter began full-time employment at Kern Medical Center (hereinafter referred as
5 "KMC") as a pathologist and Chair of the Department of Pathology. Plaintiff was compensated
6 and provided with certain benefits pursuant to his employment agreement. County placed
7 Plaintiffs initial salary level at Step C. County expected Plaintiff to be an effective member of
8 the physicians' staff at KMC and to contribute to the overall improvement of the hospital.
9 Plaintiff was employed by COllilty from October 24,2000 to October 4, 2007. During the
10 entire tenure of Plaintiff s employment, County continually employed Plaintiff within the
11 meaning of the Family Medical Leave Act [29 C.F.R. §825.l059(c)] (hereinafter referred to as
12 "FMLA"), the California Family Rights Act [California Government Code §12945.2(b)(2)]
13 (hereinafter referred to as "CFRA"), and the Fair Employment and Housing Act [California
14 Government Code §12926(d)] (hereinafter referred to as "FEHA"). County is a government
15 agency. Any acts or omissions of the individual Defendants were under color of law.
16 Plaintiff requested and took reduced work schedule CFRA medical leave beginning
17 December 16, 2005. On April 26, 2006, Plaintiff requested an extension of his leave of absence
18 to commence on March 15,2006 and end on September 16,2006. Peter Bryan, Chief Executive
19 Officer of KMC, wrote a memorandum to Plaintiff, dated April 28, 2006, notifying Plaintiff that
20 his rights to leave under the applicable laws and county policy would expire on June 16, 2006
21 and instructing Plaintiff to advise Mr. Bryan of his intentions whether Plaintiff would be
22 returning to work fUll-time or resigning. Mr. Bryan also noted that Plaintiff was provided a
23 medical leave history, along with calculations of, and policies about, his medical leave. Plaintiff
24 did not return to work on June 16,2006 and on July 10,2006 the KMC Joint Conference
25 Committee removed Plaintiff from his position as Chair of the Department of Pathology. The
26 Joint Conference Committee acted pursuant to the bylaws ofKMC when it voted to remove
27 Plaintiff as Chair of the Department of Pathology. Plaintiffs removal was not a corrective or
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1 11. Whether Plaintiff s behavior defeats his claims for: discrimination against
2 Plaintiff based on disability, retaliation against Plaintifffor asserting his rights
3 under FEHA, retaliation against Plaintifffor asserting his rights under FMLA, an
4 retaliation against Plaintiff for asserting his rights under CFRA.
5 9. Abandoned Issues
6 1. Plaintiffs defamation claims under California Civil Code §§45-47.
7 2. Plaintiffs Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. §201 et seq.) claims.
8 3. All claims against individual defendants Eugene Kercher, M.D., Jennifer
9 Abraham, M.D., Scott Ragland, M.D., Toni Smith, and William Roy, M.D.
10 4. Defendant's Eighth Affirmative Defense asserting failure to exhaust
11 administrative remedies.
12 10. Witnesses
13 Defendants' separate Witness List is attached to this Pre-Trial Statement. Defendants
14 reserve the right to call any witness listed on Plaintiffs list. Defendants reserve the right to call
15 any witness not listed for the purpose of authentication of a document.
16 11. Exhibits - Schedules and Summaries
17 Defendants' separate Exhibit Lists are attached to this Pre-Trial Statement. Defendants
18 reserve the right to supplement the exhibit list as necessary to respond to evidence and for
19 rebuttaL
20 12. Discovery Documents
21 Defendants may offer its' own responses to Interrogatories Nos. 3 (supplemental
22 response), 48 (supplemental response), 75,80,81,83, and 98. Defendant may offer its' own
23 responses to Requests for Admission Nos. 17, 139, 158, 159, 164, and 165.
24 13. Further Discovery or Motions
25 No further discovery is required. Except for Motions in Limine, no pre-trial motions are
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27 14. Stipulations
28 1. Plaintiff was entitled to take full-time FMLA/CFRA leave from December 2005
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1 22. Miscellaneous
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3 Respectfully submitted,
7 Mark A. Wasser
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DEFENDANTS' TRIAL EXHIBIT LIST
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Date: April 20, 2009
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4 40. E-mail from Angie Reyes to Dr. Harris and Tony 0000398
5 Smith, dated 4117/06
6 41. E-mail from Tracy Lindsey to Ramona Case, dated 0000823
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110 Castilian Drive
13. Irwin Harris, MD.
II Goleta, CA 93117
7404 Arleta Avenue
I2 14. David Hill
Bakersfield, CA 93308
I3 c/o Kern Medical Center
15. Eugene Kercher, M.D.
1830 Flower Street
I4 Bakersfield, CA 93305
128 Stonebridge Road
I5 16. Marvin Kolb, M.D.
Lilydale, MN 55118
16 10506 Finchley Drive
17. Adam Lang, M.D.
Bakersfield, CA 93311
17 1061 Dakin Avenue
18. Chester Lau, M.D.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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19. David Lieu, M.D.
19 San Marino, CA 91108
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28. Steven O'Connor
7 1830 Flower Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
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30. Sergio Perticucci, M.D.
11 Bakersfield, CA 93309
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1830 Flower Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
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33. William Roy, M.D.
16 Mobile, AL 36608
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Valley Rehabilitation Svcs, Inc.
19 35. Rick Sarkisian, Ph.D. Expert
545 East Alluvial Ave., Ste 116
20 Fresno, CA 93720-2826
c/o Kern Medical Center
21 36. Savita Shertukde, M.D.
1830 Flower Street
Bakersfield, CA 93305
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37. Antoinette (Toni) Smith,
23 1830 Flower Street
M.S.N., R.N. Bakersfield, CA 93305
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38. Edward (Bill) Taylor,
25 2201 MT Vernon Avenue
M.D. Bakersfield, CA 93306
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39. Constantine Boukidis Expert
27 516 West Shaw Avenue, Ste 200
Fresno, CA 93704-2515
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3 41. Charles Wrobel, M.D.
1830 Flower Street
4 Bakersfield, CA 93305
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