Filed 6/17/10
Certified for publication 7/14/10 (order attached)
IN
THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND
APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION
EIGHT
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MATTHEW DONALD THOMPSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF MONROVIA, Defendant and Respondent. | B216252 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC387564) |
STORY CONTINUE FROM
PART I….
Thompson returned to work in January 2008. The requirements of the performance
improvement program were re-instituted in February 2008. Thompson filed this lawsuit on March 19, 2008. Thompson's eleventh performance evaluation was for the period
April 24, 2007, through August 15, 2008. This
evaluation covered a longer period, 16 months rather than a year, because
Thompson had been off work a few months.
Again, Thompson's overall performance was below expectations. His report writing and time management
skills had not improved. For example, in
a petty theft report, the face page showed several obvious errors relating to
the drivers license numbers of the suspect and witnesses. It took Thompson, an 11-year veteran, over an
hour and forty minutes to complete the report.
Thompson took a traffic collision report on August
7, 2008, but did not turn in the citation for that report until August 15, 2008. His
supervisor noted that â€
