California Court of Appeal

Summary judgment for individual defendants, on discrimination and retaliation claims in violation of the FEHA, is affirmed, but retaliation verdict for plaintiff against departmental defendant is reversed as the evidence does not support the jury's verdict that plaintiff was the subject of actionable retaliation. Award of attorney fees to plaintiff is reversed, but award of costs to individual defendants is affirmed, and costs are to be awarded to departmental defendant as well.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/29/2006
• Published 08/29/2006

Judges

• STEIN, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Carter & Schear, Jana Carter, Stephen D. Schear, Law Offices of Ellen Lake, Ellen Lake, Oakland, for Plaintiff, Appellant, and Respondent Margie McRae., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Andrea Lynn Hoch, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jacob A. Appelsmith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Miguel A. Neri, Lead Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Fiel D. Tigno, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Lyn Harlan, Karen L. Donald, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Appellant California Department of Corrections;  Defendants and Respondents Bruce Wiltse, Joseph Bick, Richard Burkhart, and Donna Wilson.