THOMPSON v. MONROVIA Part-II
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-1698443-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> <html ><br /> <head><br /> <title>THOMPSON v</title><br /> </head><br /> <body><br /> <div><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/><b<br /> >THOMPSON v. </b><b<br /> >MONROVIA</b><b<br /> ></b><br /> <br/><b<br /> > </b><br /> <br/><b<br /> > </b><br /> <br/><b<br /> > </b><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>Filed 6/17/10 <br /> Certified for publication 7/14/10 (order attached)<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>IN<br /> THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>SECOND<br /> APPELLATE DISTRICT<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>DIVISION<br /> EIGHT<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0<br /> ><br /> <tr ><br /> <td width=319 valign=top ><br /> <br/>MATTHEW DONALD THOMPSON,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>Plaintiff and<br /> Appellant,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> v.<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>CITY OF MONROVIA,<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>Defendant and<br /> Respondent.<br /> <br/> <br /> </td><br /> <td width=319 valign=top ><br /> <br/> <br /> B216252<br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> (Los Angeles County <br /> <br/> <br /> Super. Ct. No. BC387564)<br /> <br/> <br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </table><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/><b >STORY CONTINUE FROM <br /> PART I….</b><br /> <br/> <br /> <br/> <br /> <br/>Thompson returned to work in January 2008. The requirements of the performance<br /> 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<br /> April 24, 2007, through August 15, 2008. This<br /> evaluation covered a longer period, 16 months rather than a year, because<br /> Thompson had been off work a few months. <br /> Again, Thompson's overall performance was below expectations. His report writing and time management<br /> skills had not improved. For example, in<br /> a petty theft report, the face page showed several obvious errors relating to<br /> the drivers license numbers of the suspect and witnesses. It took Thompson, an 11-year veteran, over an<br /> hour and forty minutes to complete the report. <br /> Thompson took a traffic collision report on August<br /> 7, 2008, but did not turn in the citation for that report until August 15, 2008. His<br /> supervisor noted that â€