If you haven’t heard of the law suit Goyette & Associates filed regarding the sexual harassment and sexual orientation discrimination case against the City of Roseville yet, you certainly will in the coming weeks and months. This is one of those cases that is watched with hawk-vision by the press from the second it is filed to momnet it is concluded. G&A’s Lead Civil Litigation Attorney Joy Rosenquist filed the suit at 11:00 am yesterday morning. By 2:00pm the Press Tribune had posted this along with a heated debate in the comment section….click here to read the comments
From the Press Tribune:
Suit: Roseville Police created hostile environment for gays
“A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the Roseville Police Department fostered a hostile work environment that targeted gay officers and those perceived as gay.
Two current and one former Roseville police officers filed the civil rights lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages from the city and the police department.
Plaintiffs in the suit, Roseville Police Department Investigations Supervisor Sgt. Darin DeFreece, Officer Ken Marler and former narcotics detective Michael Lackl, argue that police management created the hostile work environment by allowing ongoing sexually discriminatory harassment.
The lawsuit alleges Roseville Police Chief Mike Blair failed to stop and in some instances retaliated against those reporting harassment claims. It names Blair, Roseville Police Department Sgt. Kelby Newton and former City Manager Craig Robinson for not turning the department around after claims first surfaced in 2007.
The lawsuit was filed in Placer County Superior Court in Roseville.
The city and Roseville Police Department declined to comment Thursday because they had not yet seen the lawsuit
For up to date info on the Roseville sexual arassment case filed by G&A, stay tuned to our blog or start following goyetteandassoc on Twitter. Also tune into to KFBK 1530 for an interview with Joy Rosenquist and Darin DeFreece later today… we’ll Tweet to let you know when…
[...] Roseville Sexual Harassment Suit Filed, Press Bonanza 3 Hours Later G&A’s Civil Litigation division received tons of media attention regarding our lawsuit against Roseville City, Police Department and past City Manager for creating and perpetuating a hostile work environment for some Roseville Police Officers. Attorney Joy Rosenquist, was interviewed by CBS news on the matter and quoted on Fox 40 and other newspapers in the area. To check out some of the press coverage on the Roseville matter , one of Joy’s many publicized cases, click here. [...]