Date: 05-27-2022

Case Style:

Anne Kirkpatrick v. City of Oakland

Case Number: 3:20-cv-05843-JSC

Judge: Jacqueline Scott Corley

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California (Alameda County)

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Defendant's Attorney: Jonathan R. Bass, Katharine T Van Dusen, Donovan Lee Bonner, Kenneth Paul Nabity,
Laura Rose Seegal, Marcia Valadez Valente, Onesirosan Louisa Agbajoh and Tom Lin for the City of Oakland, California

Description: Oakland, California labor and employment lawyers represent Plaintiff, who sued defendants on a wrongful termination theory.

Amme Kirkpatrick, the former Oakland Police Chief, claimed that she was wrongfully fired in retaliation for accusing some Oakland Police Commissioners of abusing their power and authority.

She also claimed that she was exposed illegal demands that commissioners made of the police department for personal gain, a commissioner making derogatory remarks publicly toward a Black public defender and the commission directing police staff inappropriately and that commissioners of publicly berating and bullying police staff at hearings.

Outcome: 05/26/2022 192 FINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 5/26/2022. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/26/2022) (Entered: 05/26/2022)
05/26/2022 193 The Court sets a further Case Management Conference for June 16, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. The Court would entertain a stipulation to toll any deadlines in the interim.

Signed by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on May 26, 2022. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jsclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/26/2022) (Entered: 05/26/2022)
05/26/2022 Set/Reset Hearing : Further Case Management Conference set for 6/16/2022at 1:30 p.m by Zoom videoconference. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/26/2022) (Entered: 05/26/2022)
05/26/2022 194 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley: Jury Trial (Day 8) completed on 5/26/2022. (Court Reporter: Joan Columbini by Zoom)(Total Time in Court: 3:28) (Attachments: # 1 Trial Log)(ahm, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 5/26/2022) (Entered: 05/27/2022)
05/26/2022 195 JURY VERDICT. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2022) Modified on 5/27/2022 (ahm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/27/2022)
05/26/2022 196 Jury Note #1. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2022) Modified on 5/27/2022 (ahm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/27/2022)
05/26/2022 197 Jury Note #2. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2022) Modified on 5/27/2022 (ahm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/27/2022)
05/26/2022 198 Jury Note #3. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2022) Modified on 5/27/2022 (ahm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/27/2022)

Plaintiff's verdict for $337,675.00.

Plaintiff's Experts:

Defendant's Experts:

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