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| Case Name | Light v. California Department of Parks and Recreation Part 1/2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 08/08/2017 | |
| Note | A California appellate court panel ruled that an employee may pursue a tort claim against her supervisor for intentional infliction of emotional distress, creating a conflict with another panel's reading of a 2008 state Supreme Court opinion. | |
| Citation | D070361 | |
| WCC Citation | Super. Ct. No. 37-2013-00069437- CU-OE-CTL |
. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D070361 . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Super. . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Chris A. Knudsen, Assistant Attorney General, Christine Mersten and Jodi L. Cleesattle, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent California Department of Parks and Recreation. . Â Â Â Â Â Â Plaintiff Melony Light appeals judgments in favor of her employer, defendant California Department of Parks and Recreation (Department), and her former supervisors, defendants Leda Seals and Kathy Dolinar, following orders granting defendants' motions for summary judgment. . Â Â Â Â Â Â A month after Light returned in fall 2011, Seals recommended Light for an "outof-class" assignment as an Office Technician. Before Light met with investigators, Seals told Light she and Dolinar expected Light and other employees to lie to the investigators.
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