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
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€
| Description | Appellant Matthew Donald Thompson (Thompson) is a white police officer who has been employed by the City of Monrovia Police Department (Department) since 1997. In 2008, he sued the Department for harassment and hostile work environment arising from offensive remarks and behavior directed at an African American colleague, retaliation for Thompson's reports of the misconduct, and failure to investigate his claims of harassment and retaliation. The trial court granted the Department's motion for summary judgment. Court affirm. |
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