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| Lawsuit Against CTA and CVE (Donlan coverup) |
| California Teachers Association (CTA) |
| Chula Vista Educators (CVE) |
| Letter to former CVE President Gina Boyd |
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| What Happened at Castle Park and CVESD |
| Illegal OAH/CVESD Decision: fired for filing grievances and a lawsuit |
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| CVESD's Richard Werlin and Libia Gil |
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| Letter to former CVE President Gina Boyd Letter to CVESD Supt. Lowell Billings |
| Not one teacher testified against Maura Larkins' at her OAH hearing. So how were the teachers listed below able to sway the panel? |
August 22, 2003 hearing
Kelly Angell lied to judge
Kelly Angell lied to judge
| Vence Donlan Wireless Facilities stock fraud |
| "Castle Park Five" and PTA Embezzlement |
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| Elizabeth Schulman also refused to point out to the Professional Competence Commission that the district's witnesses contradicted themselves and Richard Werlin. |
| Association say about this? wrong with this. allegations such as these, and the illegal and illegally-obtained OAH decision (which on its face violated Labor Code 1102.5) to defame Larkins. |
| Because Elizabeth Schulman, Maura Larkins' own attorney, and CVESD attorney Mark Bresee agreed to allow notes written by these people to be writers had been sworn in. Why did Schulman do this? |
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| Perjury, Law Enforcement |
privately told her client that
Richard Werlin had
committed a crime, but
mention it because "it
would hurt [the client]."
Schulman was clearly
determined to sacrifice her
client to save Richard
Werlin's reputation.
She indicated that she
believed Werlin would have
been chosen
superintendent if he hadn't
done this, and she felt that
"losing" thatpromotion was
punishment enough.
Richard Werlin had
committed a crime, but
mention it because "it
would hurt [the client]."
Schulman was clearly
determined to sacrifice her
client to save Richard
Werlin's reputation.
She indicated that she
believed Werlin would have
been chosen
superintendent if he hadn't
done this, and she felt that
"losing" thatpromotion was
punishment enough.
| Larkins v. CVESD |
Maura Larkins
v.
Chula Vista Elementary School District
2002-2005
v.
Chula Vista Elementary School District
2002-2005
| Sheriff's deputy Michael Carlson and his sister |
| Case #2 Stutz, Artiano Shinoff & Holtz v. Maura Larkins 2007 Irony of Stutz defamation lawsuit Stutz law firm worked hard to deceive the court and defame Maura Larkins, but is now crying foul. Unfortunately for Stutz law firm, and for the taxpayers who have provided millions of dollars to the firm, what Maura Larkins says about Stutz is the absolute truth. The shoe is on the other foot, and this time it fits. |
| Home Why This Website SDCOE CVESD Castle Park Elem Law Enforcement CTA CVE Stutz Artiano Shinoff Silence is Golden Schools and Violence Office Admin Hearings Larkins OAH Hearing |
| Report |
I was removed from my classroom on February 12, 2001. The reason
given was that two teachers had called assistant superintendent Richard
Werlin at home on a Saturday evening and said they believed I might be
planning to kill them. I was told to stay at home. Oddly, the district
created NO DOCUMENT at this time to explain the reason I was removed
from my classroom.
given was that two teachers had called assistant superintendent Richard
Werlin at home on a Saturday evening and said they believed I might be
planning to kill them. I was told to stay at home. Oddly, the district
created NO DOCUMENT at this time to explain the reason I was removed
from my classroom.
Later, the district said that only one teacher had called Richard Werlin
that night; that teacher testified that she had simply called Werlin at his
invitation to discuss a planned meeting.
A month and a half later, I sent a fax to the district. The next day I was
abruptly asked to return, and the district then prepared a document to
explain why I had been removed from my classroom. The document
relied on a new, completely false accusation by the human resources
director that had nothing to do with my having been removed earlier.
I went back to teach because it seemed clear that my accusers had been
deemed unreliable (either crazy or dishonest), and I assumed that the
fabricated excuse in the document was merely an effort by an
embarrassed human resources director, Richard Werlin, to cover up his
mistake.
that night; that teacher testified that she had simply called Werlin at his
invitation to discuss a planned meeting.
A month and a half later, I sent a fax to the district. The next day I was
abruptly asked to return, and the district then prepared a document to
explain why I had been removed from my classroom. The document
relied on a new, completely false accusation by the human resources
director that had nothing to do with my having been removed earlier.
I went back to teach because it seemed clear that my accusers had been
deemed unreliable (either crazy or dishonest), and I assumed that the
fabricated excuse in the document was merely an effort by an
embarrassed human resources director, Richard Werlin, to cover up his
mistake.
But I was wrong. It was more than a cover-up; it was, in fact, a set-up.
A week after returning, one of the teachers who had accused me earlier,
and a new accuser, came forward with bizarre allegations.
A week after returning, one of the teachers who had accused me earlier,
and a new accuser, came forward with bizarre allegations.
I did not know it at the time, but the
teachers union, Chula Vista Educators, was
supporting my accusers. CVE President
Gina Boyd did not share the motivations of
the teachers at Castle Park Elementary, but
she was an old friend of Robin Donlan, the
secret instigator of the entire brouhaha.
More importantly, Boyd did not want to risk
the wrath of a powerful clique of teachers
just two months before the union election
she was planning to win.
teachers union, Chula Vista Educators, was
supporting my accusers. CVE President
Gina Boyd did not share the motivations of
the teachers at Castle Park Elementary, but
she was an old friend of Robin Donlan, the
secret instigator of the entire brouhaha.
More importantly, Boyd did not want to risk
the wrath of a powerful clique of teachers
just two months before the union election
she was planning to win.
A hysterical frenzy had been triggered at
my school, fomented by Richard Werlin
with the approval of the cabinet
(including Libia Gil and Lowell Billings).
A staff member at my school told me that
many teachers were afraid that I was
"going to come to school and shoot
everybody.
Without making any effort to establish
that a Columbine-type event was not in
the offing, the district demanded that I
come back to work in September of
2001. This time I refused.
This time my lawyer demanded an
investigation to clear my name and cool
down the crucible that Castle Park
Elementary had become, but the district
refused. I pointed out that anyone could
make any accusation against me, and it
would be believed and acted on: I was
not safe at work.
Attorney Mark Bresee of Parham &
Rajcic had been working with Richard
Werlin up to this point. When I filed a
tort claim on October 4, 2001, Diane
Crosier and Rodger Hartnett of San
Diego County Office of Education Joint
Powers Authority and attorney Daniel
Shinoff of Stutz, Artiano Shinoff & Holtz
became involved.
I filed 3 grievances on November 13,
2001. The very next day the district
threatened me with dismissal. This was
a violation of several laws.
The district took no action on its threats,
however, until I filed a lawsuit on March
12, 2002. On May 7, 2002 Patrick Judd,
Cheryl Cox, Pamela Smith, Bertha Lopez
and Larry Cunningham voted to dismiss
me, thus violating California Labor Code
section 1102.5 which prohibits
retaliation against employees for
reporting wrongdoing. This was also a
violation of the constitutional right to
petition for redress of grievances.
My dismissal was upheld by an Office of
Administrative Hearings judge (H. James
Ahler) who conducted a hearing that
was almost as comical as it was illegal.
At one point Judge Ahler jumped up and
ordered the panelists to join him in a
side room, where he told them to
disregard my testimony. I heard this
because I was sitting a few feet away on
the witness stand. The court reporter
and all the rest of us sat at attention
during the ten minutes the panel was in
the little room, but the judge's words
were not included in the transcript
because the reporter couldn't hear them.
my school, fomented by Richard Werlin
with the approval of the cabinet
(including Libia Gil and Lowell Billings).
A staff member at my school told me that
many teachers were afraid that I was
"going to come to school and shoot
everybody.
Without making any effort to establish
that a Columbine-type event was not in
the offing, the district demanded that I
come back to work in September of
2001. This time I refused.
This time my lawyer demanded an
investigation to clear my name and cool
down the crucible that Castle Park
Elementary had become, but the district
refused. I pointed out that anyone could
make any accusation against me, and it
would be believed and acted on: I was
not safe at work.
Attorney Mark Bresee of Parham &
Rajcic had been working with Richard
Werlin up to this point. When I filed a
tort claim on October 4, 2001, Diane
Crosier and Rodger Hartnett of San
Diego County Office of Education Joint
Powers Authority and attorney Daniel
Shinoff of Stutz, Artiano Shinoff & Holtz
became involved.
I filed 3 grievances on November 13,
2001. The very next day the district
threatened me with dismissal. This was
a violation of several laws.
The district took no action on its threats,
however, until I filed a lawsuit on March
12, 2002. On May 7, 2002 Patrick Judd,
Cheryl Cox, Pamela Smith, Bertha Lopez
and Larry Cunningham voted to dismiss
me, thus violating California Labor Code
section 1102.5 which prohibits
retaliation against employees for
reporting wrongdoing. This was also a
violation of the constitutional right to
petition for redress of grievances.
My dismissal was upheld by an Office of
Administrative Hearings judge (H. James
Ahler) who conducted a hearing that
was almost as comical as it was illegal.
At one point Judge Ahler jumped up and
ordered the panelists to join him in a
side room, where he told them to
disregard my testimony. I heard this
because I was sitting a few feet away on
the witness stand. The court reporter
and all the rest of us sat at attention
during the ten minutes the panel was in
the little room, but the judge's words
were not included in the transcript
because the reporter couldn't hear them.
The school district spent many tax
dollars, and the California Teachers
Association spent plenty of teachers'
dues, to get my lawsuit thrown out.
Quite a bit of perjury was required and
was committed, and finally the effort
was successful. My lawsuit was
dismissed in 2005.
But Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz, the
district lawyers, were kind enough to
bring this case back to San Diego
Superior Court in 2008 by filing a
defamation suit against me for
publishing this website. It's possible
that justice and sanity may yet find
their way to Castle Park Elementary
School.
dollars, and the California Teachers
Association spent plenty of teachers'
dues, to get my lawsuit thrown out.
Quite a bit of perjury was required and
was committed, and finally the effort
was successful. My lawsuit was
dismissed in 2005.
But Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz, the
district lawyers, were kind enough to
bring this case back to San Diego
Superior Court in 2008 by filing a
defamation suit against me for
publishing this website. It's possible
that justice and sanity may yet find
their way to Castle Park Elementary
School.