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37-2009-
00104663-CU-PO-CTL                 
C)Poway Unified School Dist
Ryan L Church            
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CHARLENE LEMONS-SHIVERS VS. SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT   
04/01/11 08:35AM  
Judge Cannon, William S.             
Motion Hearing  37-2010-00095796-CU-OE-SC           
South County            
Date Filed:         07/08/2010
CU-OE         Other employment
Plaintiff/Petitioner  
LEMONS-SHIVERS            CHARLENE            
Defendant/Respondent     
D)Bertha Lopez              
Ryan L Church    
D)Sweetwater Union High School District
Ryan L Church  
North County
04/01/11 01:30PM N-30    
Nugent, Thomas P.              
Summary Judgment
37-2009-00058050-CU-PO-NC      
D)Oceanside Unified School  
Ryan L Church            
Case Title:           JESUS PEREZ VS. SANTIAGO DANNY MARTINEZ
Case Number:           37-2009-00058050-CU-PO-NC            
Case Type:         Civil           
Date Filed:         08/10/2009
CU-PO   PI/PD/WD - Other
Plaintiff/Petitioner   
PEREZ            JESUS           
Defendant/Respondent  
MARTINEZ            SANTIAGO DANNY            
OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT              
CASE 2:
DANTE CALAFATO VS. POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
37-2009-00092112-CU-PO-CTL            
Case Location: San Diego
Date Filed:         06/16/2009
Category:         CU-PO         PI/PD/WD - Other
Plaintiff also: D A LEWIS CONSTRUCTION INC
Defendant/Respondent    
POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT               
D A LEWIS CONSTRUCTION, INC                        
ECHO PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION INC
05/25/10 08:30AM C-69      Ex Parte       
Daniel R Shinoff         

This case seems to be related to this case:
Central
03/11/11 01:30PM C-67    CV Dato, William S.               
Summary Judgment 37-2009-00104663-CU-PO-CTL     
C)Poway Unified School Dist
attorney Ryan L Church, Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz            
Unsafe stairs on trailer during construction
CASE 1:
JOSEPH RADOVICH VS. WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN, INC.
37-2009-00104663-CU-PO-CTL            
San Diego            
Date Filed:         12/29/2009
CU-PO         PI/PD/WD - Other

Plaintiff/Petitioner  
POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT                     
RADOVICH            JOSEPH            P  
LAMAR SPACE INC                        
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
HARTFORD                        

Defendant/Respondent  
WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN INC                       P  
CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE GROUP
LLC                        
ECHO PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION INC         
PINNACLEONE/BARNHART INC                        
ROES 1-100   

Central
03/11/11 01:30PM C-67    CV Dato, William S.               
Summary Judgmen 37-2009-00104663-CU-PO-CTL     
C)Poway Unified School Dist Ryan L Church            
Slip and fall on steps during construction.  POWAY USD
is defendant and plaintiff (two related cases)
The case below is listed on the court calendar as having Ryan L. Church as the
attorney of record, but it seems that Church's boss, Daniel Shinoff, was actually in
charge of the case:

Sweetwater official loses suit against trustee
Administrator claimed intrusion, board member said she was just doing her job
By Tanya Sierra, UNION-TRIBUNE
January 11, 2011

CHULA VISTA — An administrator who sued Sweetwater Union High School District board
member Bertha Lopez lost her case last week.

Charlene Lemons-Shivers, who was director of alternative education, claimed she suffered
undue scrutiny from Lopez for reporting unapproved overtime for an employee. She
complained that Lopez targeted the program through questions and unannounced visits.
Lopez said she was doing her due diligence as a board member.

Last week, Superior Court Judge William Cannon ruled in favor of Lopez and the district by
dismissing the case.

“It is critical that our elected officials feel free to express their concerns without
fear of litigation,” Lopez
attorney Dan Shinoff said in a statement. “Otherwise, our
elected officials would have to balance their concerns with fear of personal
concerns of litigation. She was sued personally and had to deal with the anxiety of
litigation for many months. Ms. Lopez and the District have been vindicated.”

...
Shinoff said he intends to seek reimbursement of about $30,000 from Lemons-Shivers for
defending the case.

[Maura Larkins' comment:

Daniel Shinoff doesn't want officials to "fear litigation"?  Is he in the right country?  
Freedom to petition for redress of grievances is an important part of our constitution.  
Officials don't always follow the law, and the freedom to petition for redress is needed
to keep them in line.  It's important that officials keep in mind the possibility of
litigation when they decide their course of action.

Ironically, Shinoff doesn't feel the author of this site should be allowed to express her
concerns
without fear of litigaton.  He sued me for defamation!

Shinoff is clearly trying to inflict anxiety on the plaintiff in this case by asking her to
pay the $30,000 he's charging for his work.

I've had personal experience with Bertha Lopez completely failing to do due diligence
as a board member in CVESD.  I think her decision to take matters in Sweetwater into
her own hands was a personal and political one, not a question of fulfilling her
responsibilities.]
KRISTIN THOMAS VS. POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Case Number:           37-2009-00091306-CU-PO-CTL            
Case Location:         San Diego                   
Date Filed:         06/05/2009
Category:         CU-PO         PI/PD/WD - Other
05/26/10 08:15AM C-64  Ex Parte          
D)Poway Unified School Dist
Daniel R Shinoff       
More cases:
Daniel Shinoff cases
Central
05/06/11 11:00AM C-62    
Styn, Ronald L.                
Status Conferen
37-2008-00090684-CU-BT-CTL     
P)San DiegoCounty Schools F
Ryan L Church            
Case Title:          
 SAN DIEGOCOUNTY SCHOOLS FRINGE BENEFITS
CONSORTIUM VS. BARRY ALLRED
Case Number:           37-2008-00090684-CU-BT-CTL            Case
Location:         San Diego            
Case Type:         Civil           Date Filed:         08/28/2008
Category:         CU-BT         Business Tort

Plaintiff/Petitioner  
Last Name or Business Name           First Name           Primary (P)  
CROSIER            DIANE            P  
SAN DIEGOCOUNTY SCHOOLS FRINGE BENEFITS
CONSORTIUM                       P  
B & C INVESTMENTS INC                        
DAUENHAUER            SCOTT             
PUPLAVA            DANIEL             

Defendant/Respondent  
Last Name or Business Name           First Name           Primary (P)  
ALLRED            BARRY            P  
DOUGHERTY            CHRISTOPHER             
FURTADO            CRISTINHA             
LIN            LORI             
SEKI            MARY             
ZEIGER            MICHAEL