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"CONFIDENTIAL" pursuant to the
Protective Order issued in this case
at Doc. No. 14
iii. Bereavement.Leave
iv. Life. Insurance
v. Dental Reimbursement
vi. 401(k)
vii. Health Insurance
b) Entity that contracted to provide service
i. API
ii. API
iii. API
iv. Assurant
v. API
vi. API
vii. Benefit Pfan Administrators (TP A)
c) Annual Cost
i. Anniversary year 1 = 40. hours * hourly rate
( ~')G. A
ii. Anniversary year 2+ = 80 hours * hourly rate
iii. · Nine paid holidays per year * hourly rate
iv. Based on relationship to' decea·sed; X days * hourly rate
v. $88.20/year
vi. $300/year
vii. No profit sharing or match
vm. $15,417.36/year from 2.1.2015through1.31.2016
d) Cost assessed to the employee
i. NONE for benefits i. through vi.
ii. flealth lns~rance $3,029.52 for plan year 2.1~2015 through 1.31.2016
e) Benefits plaintiff accepted
i. ALL except 40l(k)
t) See documents provided in response to Requests for Production.
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INTERROGATORY NO. 10 (11): Please identify and set forth the job position and/or
job title for each and every position of employment held by the plaintiff with the defendant
specifically identifying:
a. The name and/or title of each job position held by the plaintiff;
b. The beginning and ending date that plaintiff held each job position;
c. A job description and/or. description of job duties for each position held by the
plaintiff; and,
d, Any and all document setting forth the job description and/or description of job
duties for ea:ch position held by the plaintiff.
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L ~Y-; J "CONFIDENTIAL" pursuant to the Protective Order issued in this case
at Doc. No. 14
ANSWER:
a) Electro/Mechanical Tech 1 from 4.21.2014. through 3.28.2015
Lead Electro/Mechanical Tech from 3.29.2015 through termination
b) See (a)
c) See documents produced in response to Requests for Production
d) See documents produced in response to Requests for Production
INTERROGATORY NO. 11 (12): During the time frame that plaintiff held each of
their position(s)of employment and/or job position(s) with the defendant as noted above (see the
response to Interrogatory 11), please identify each and every other employee of the defendant's
who occupied the same position(s) of employment and/or job position(s) as plaintiff, specifically
identifying:
a. The name of each individual who occupied the same position(s) of employment
and/or same job position(s) as plaintiff;
b. The hourly pay and/or sal~ received by each individual;
c. The date that such individ~l began working for defendant;
d. The individual's race (Caucasian, African American, Native American, Asian,
etc ... );
e. The individual's gender (male or female); and;
f. Any and all documentation that defendant utilized in determining this
information.
ANSWER: Objection. The information sought in this Interrogatory is not relevant
to the Plaintiff's claims and the Plaintiff does not need this information to proceed with the
case, and seeks information that is outside of the claims asserted by Plaintiff.
sffimothy A. Shultz
Timothy A. Shultz
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IN THElJNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
JOCCO D. BAILEY, )
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Plaintiff,
AMERICAN PHOENIX, INC.,
Defendant.
) CIVIL ACTION
) CASE NO. 16-04044 DDC-KGS
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DEFENDANT'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF'S
FIRSTREQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS
COMES NOW, Defendant, American Phoenix, Inc., by and through counsel Timothy A.
Shultz and SarahA. Morse ofGoodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, LLP, and hereby submits
the following responses to Plaintiff's First Request Admissions:
REQUESTS
REQUESTNO~ 1: On or around August 13, 2015, Plaintiff notified Defendant's
Topeka, KS, P~ant manager; John Butler, and office manager, Donna Younger, that Plaintiff filed
a Discrimination Complaintwitlithe E.E.O.C.
RESPONSE: Defendant admits that on August 13, 2015, Plaintiff delivered an
envelope to John Butler and asked that the envelope contents be placed in his file. The
envelope contents was a copy of an E.E.O.C. complaint filed by Plaintiff. All other
allegations in the request are denied.
REQUEST NO. 2: On or around June 18th, 2015, Plaintiff and Defendant's Topeka,
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KS, plant manager, John Butler,· participated in E.P.A. RCRA Hazardous Waste Management
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Training and D.0.T. Hazardous Material General Awareness Training by Safety-Kleen.
RESPONSE: · Defendant admits that on June 18 and 19, 2015, safety training
required by Defendant corporation occurred and Plaintiff and John Butler participated.
REQUESTNO. 4: (Note: There was no Request No. 3) Defendant's Topeka, KS,
office manager, Donna Younger, received disciplinary action in 2014 for committing battery on
an AmericanPhoenix shift supervisor, e.g., choking him/putting her hands around his neck
without his permission or consent, on the production floor, on her shift.
RESPONSE: OBJECTION. This request seeks information that is private
personnel information -regarding an employee that is not Plaintiff. By way of further
objection, this request seeks information that is not relevant and is not reasonably
calculated to lead. to -admissible evidence. Without waiving the foregoing objection, the
request is denied.
REQUEST NO. 5: --The Defendant compelled under threat of disciplinary action, up to
termination, plaintiff to immediately report injury, sickness, health and/or safety hazards.
RESPONSE: 9bjection: This request is vague and ambiguous. Without waiving
the- foregoing objection, Defendant admits_ that it· has policies in place that require
employees to report injuries,- accidents, or unsafe work conditions to supervisors either
immediately or by the end of the shift. All other allegations in this Request are denied.
REQUEST NO. 6: Defendant's former Topeka, KS, plant manager, Phil Curtis, in
2014, terminated the employment of multiple American Phoenix, Topeka, KS, employees for
one or more of the reasons alleged for plaintiffs termination, and for other reasons, but the
defendant's pre-weigh manager, Jeff Menard, re-hired and/or overruled the termination of some
of them within 14 days.
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RESPONSE: . Denied.
REQUEST NO. 7: Defendant's pre-weigh manager, Jeff Menard, has yelled,
screamed and cursed at employees of American Phoenix, Inc.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is not relevant to the
issues in this case and is not likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Without
waiving the foregoing objections, if Jeff Menard yelled, screamed and cursed at employees
of American Phoenix, Inc., such actions were not ordered or condoned by the Defendant.
Accordingly, the allegations contained in this Request are denied.
REQUEST NO. 8: Defendant's Topeka, KS, office manager, Donna Younger, has
been accused of/re_ported to have been investigated for/been reprimanded for and/or has been
disciplined for lying to and/or about any American Phoenix employee.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant and is
not likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Additionally, the information
sought by this Request is private and confidential personnel information for an employee
other than the Plaintiff to which the employee has the right to privacy. Accordingly, the
allegations in this requestare denied.
REQUEST NO. 9: Defendant's Topeka, KS, office manager, Donna Younger, has
falsified information, document reports, memorandum [sic] and/or correspondence to or about
any American Phoenix employee, matter, or incident.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant and is
not likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Additionally, the information
sought by this Request is private and confidential personnel information for an employee
other than the Plaintiff to which the employee has the right to privacy. Accordingly, the
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allegations in this Request are denied.
REQUEST NO. 10: Defendant's pre-weigh manager, Jeff Menard, has publically (i., e.,
in front of other American Phoenix employees) referred to Donna Younger (defendant's Topeka,
KS, office manager) as a "lying bitch".
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is not relevant to the
issues in this case and is not likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Without
waiving the foregoing objections, if Jeff Menard yelled, screamed and cursed at employees
of American Phoenix, Inc., such actions were not ordered or condoned by the Defendant.
Accordingly, the allegations contained in this Request are denied.
REQUEST N0.11: Defendant's Topeka, KS, plant manager, John Butler, is a self-
admitted former cocaine and/or methamphetamine addict.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
issues in this case and is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
evidence. Accordingly, the Defendant will neither admit nor deny the allegations contained
in this Request.
REQUEST NO. 12: Defendant's Topeka, KS, plant manager, Jolm Butler, did not
direct plaintiff to report to the hospital and take a drug test.
RESPONSE: Defendant admits that on or about August 28, 2015, plant manager
John Butler scheduled an appointment for the Plaintiff, or assisted the Plaintiff in
scheduling an appointment with Stormont-Vail WorkCare for August 28, 2015, for a
toxicology test at Plaintiff's request. The Defendant relied upon Stormont-Vail WorkCare
to perform whatever types of tests it deemed appropriate in its medical expertise, including
a drug test if that is what Stormont-Vail WorkCare doctors deemed appropriate. All other
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allegations inconsistent with the foregoing are denied.
REQUEST NO. 13: Defendant's Topeka, KS plant, after plaintiffs termination,
temporarily or permanently employed Shannon Barnett as a maintenance technician.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
issues in this case and is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
evidence. Without waiving the foregoing objection , Defendant admits that on September
13, 2015, Shannon Barnett was moved to maintenance. Defendant further states that
Shannon Barnett had been "Assistant Maintenance" from October 20, 2013 thruogh
March 12, 2014, at which time Shannon Barnett transferred back to the production
department as a "Utility/Line Worker."
REQUEST N0.14: Defendant's Topeka, KS, employee Shannon Barnett is a
registered sex offender and convicted felon convicted for raping his pre-teenage daughters.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
issues in this case and is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
evidence. Accordingly, the Defendant refuses to either admit or deny the allegations
contained in Request No. 14.
REQUEST NO. 15: Defendant's Topeka, KS, shift supervisor, Cherron Keeling, has
been disciplined verbally or non-verbally for failing to follow protocol (and/or his posted
instructions) before calling maintenance.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
issues in this case and is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
evidence. Accordingly, the Defendant refuses to either admit or deny the allegations
contained in Request No. 15.
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REQUEST NO. 16: Defendant's Topeka, KS, office manager, Donna Younger, has the
ability to either initiate a written disciplinary report and/or request to the plant manager for the
same to be issued.
RESPONSE: Denied. The Defendant admits that any employee can report a
perceived safety violation which may lead to disciplinary a~tions. It is denied that Donna
Y onger can initiate any disciplinary action at any time.
REQUEST NO. 17: The dust collector located at the Topeka plant was classified as a
confined space in August 2015.
RESPONSE: Admit in part and deny in part. The Defendant admits that the inside
of the dust collector has always been classified as a confined space and employees are
prohibited from entering inside of the collector or any "confined space." Defendant denies
that the area where employees clean out the dust collector is a confined space and is in fact
an open air area.
REQUEST NO. 18: Defendant's Topeka, KS, plant maintenance employees are not
permitted to enter confined spaces.
RESPONSE: Admitted.
REQUEST NO. 19: The defendant compelled plaintiff to make a workers
compensation claim and report to the hospital at 11 :00 a.m. on August 28, 2015.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 20: Production employees at the defendant's Topeka, KS, plant (in
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September 2015 to April 2014) [sic] washed the production chemicals (listed in the M.S.D.S.
sheets) on their hands and arms off in the sinks connected to the potable water supply.
RESPONSE: The Defendant admits that it provides potable water for employees to
wash their hands and arms.
REQUEST NO. 21: Defendant's Topeka, KS, maintenance employee Corey Lewis,
during his course of employment with the defendant), has one or more times not responded to
emergency after shift maintenance calls and/or texts to his phone from the plaintiff and/or any
other American Phoenix employee.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 22: Defendant's Topeka, KS, employee Shannon Barnett was
employed as a maintenance technician immediately preceding plaintiffs hire.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
issues in this case and is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
evidence. Without waiving the foregoing objection, Defendant admits that Shannon
Barnett had been "Assistant Maintenance" from October 20, 2013 through March 12,
2014, at which time Shannon Barnett transferred back to the production department as a
"Utility/Line Worker."
REQUEST NO. 23: Defendant's Topeka, KS, plant's former plant manager, Phil
Curtis, and defendant's maintenance manager and LT. employee, Steven Good, barred and/or
prohibited Shannon Barnett (defendant's maintenance employee) from "touching" the production
line computers for LT. related matters and instructed Shannon under threat of disciplinary action
to contact Steve Good for LT. issues.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
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issues in this case and seeks private and confidential personnel information about an
employee other than the Plaintiff. Without waiving the foregoing objections, this request is
denied.
REQUEST NO. 24: Defendant's Topeka, KS, maintenance employee Corey Lewis
requested earned P.T.O. for the weekend of August 28, 2015, through August 30, 2015.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 25: Defendant terminated plaintiff's employment, allegedly, for
reasons stated in plaintiffs termination papers dated September 1, 2015.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 26: Defendant's Topeka, KS, employee/shift supervisor Cherron
Keeling admitted in a written statement dated and signed on September 1, 2015, that the
maintenance call defendant refers to as having occurred on August 29, 2015, at about 9:15 p.m.,
was relating to a computer malfunction and/or an LT. issue.
RESPONSE: Objection. This request assumes that the written statement is correct.
As a maintenance supervisor it was Jocco's responsibility to work with and to resolve the
problem if he could not fix the problem, it or otherwise. The written statement was quickly
written by Plaintiff, and Cherron was asked on the spot to sign what was written.
Accordingly, Defendant denies the underlying assumption of this request. Without waiving
the foregoing objection, Defendant admits that Cherron Kelly signed a written statement
that was prepared by Plaintiff on or about September 1, 2015.
REQUEST NO. 27: On August 29, 2015, C-line was "down" due to an LT. and/or
computer and/or software issue (not an electrical-mechanical issue) that the defendant's
employee and I. T. specialist fixed remotely from a computer out of state.
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RESPONSE: Objection. This request infers that as Maintenance Supervisor that
Plaintiff would have had no responsibility in resolving any problem with the C-line, and
Defendant denies this underlying inference. Without waiving the foregoing objection and
in light of the foregoing, Defendant admits that ultimately the issue with the C-line was
resolved by I.T.
REQUEST NO. 28: Defendant's Topeka, KS, employee Corey Lewis and the plaintiff
established our own on-call arrangement to respond to after-hour emergency calls.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 29: The defendant alleges one reason for terminating plaintiffs
employment was for the interaction between the plaintiff and office manager (Topeka, KS)
Donna Younger on August 21, 2015, as stated and described in the plaintiffs termination papers
dated 09-01-2016.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 30: Defendant's Topeka, KS, maintenance employee knows how to
turn on and off the dust collector located at the Topeka plant.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request is vague and ambiguous as to who Plaintiff
is referring with the word "employee." Without waiving the foregoing objections, certain
and appropriate employees of the Defendant do know how to turn off and on the dust
collector located at the Topeka plant.
REQUEST NO. 31: Defendant's Topeka, KS, employee Donna Younger, on or around
August 2015, was already taking medication for anxiety attacks.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
issues in this case and requests information regarding private and confidential personnel
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and medical issue of an employee other than Plaintiff. Accordingly, the Defendant refuses
to either answer or deny this Request.
REQUEST NO. 32: Defendant's employee Connie Flowers, while in charge of the
Topeka plant, instructed plaintiff and defendant's Topeka, KS, maintenance technician Corey
Lewis to equally share over-time calls.
RESPONSE: Defendant lacks sufficient knowledge or recollection to either admit
or deny this request. Defendant asserts that Connie Flowers may have made such a
statement, but Ms. Flowers does not specifically recall making the statement.
REQUEST NO. 33: Plaintiff and defendant's Topeka, KS, maintenance employee
made an arrangement to work "on-calls" for specific shifts, equally sharing after-hour calls.
RESPONSE: Defendant has no knowledge or information regarding
"arrangements" between maintenance employees regarding after-hour calls. Defendant
admits that maintenance employees of the Topeka, Kansas facility are required to be
available for after-hour calls.
REQUEST NO. 34: Defendant's claim that plaintiff disrespected office manager Donna
Younger pertains to the incident documented by defendant and Donna Younger on August 21,
2015, surrounding the health concern that plaintiff had about another employee and plaintiffs
comments about the ongoing federal investigation against the defendant.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 35: Defendant's Topeka, KS, office manager Donna Younger's
leaving work early on August 21, 2015, per the defendant's attendance policy, was an unexcused
absence.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
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issues in this case and is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible
evidence. By way of further objection, this Request seeks information seeking confidential
and private employee information for an employee other than the Plaintiff. Without
waiving the foregoing objections, the Request is denied.
REQUEST NO. 36: Defendant's Topeka, KS, maintenance employee Corey Lewis and
plaintiff agreed that Corey Lewis would work overtime calls the weekend of August 21, 2015 -
August 23, 2015, since he (Corey Lewis) would be out of town on P.T.O. the following weekend
of August 28, 2015 -August 30, 2015.
RESPONSE: Defendant has no knowledge or information regarding
"arrangements" between maintenance employees regarding after-hour calls. Defendant
admits that maintenance employees of the Topeka, Kansas facility are required to be
available for after-hour calls.
REQUEST NO. 36 (2) fmisnumbered/: Defendant's Topeka, KS, plant manager
John Butler witnessed and authorized the agreement outlined in Request No. 36 (above).
RESPONSE: Objection. Defendant lacks sufficient knowledge or. recollection to
either admit or deny whether this was witnessed by John Butler or not, and the same is
therefore denied.
REQUEST NO. 37: At the time of plaintiff's termination, the defendant's Topeka, KS,
plant employees had posted names and phone numbers regarding who to call for emergency
after-hour LT. issues and Steven Good, not plaintiff, was one of those designated persons posted
on the board to call for I.T. emergencies.
RESPONSE: Defendant admits that a list of emergency telephone numbers is
posted, and that it is likely I.T. Steven Good's number was one of those posted. Defendant
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denies that any employee was authorized to telephone Steven Good, and that any issue
after hours that required communications with Steven Good was to be handled by
maintenance.
REQUEST NO. 38: "The morning defendant's pre-weigh manager Jeff Menard talked
to plaintiff about the dust collector, plaintiff was working on the dust collector."
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 39: Defendant's pre-weigh manager Jeff Menard asked defendant's
Topeka, KS, maintenance technician (plaintiffs subordinate) Corey Lewis "to make fixing the
dust collector a priority."
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 40: Defendant's Topeka, KS, maintenance technician Corey Lewis
told Jeff Menard (AP.I. pre-weigh manager) "the dust collector was not purging because the
bank of solenoids, which actually make the purge noise, were shut off because several hoses
leaked and there was 1 - 2 bad solenoids."
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 41: Defendant's Topeka, KS, maintenance technician Corey Lewis
told Jeff Menard (AP.I pre-weigh manager) that the dust collector had leaking hoses and
cylonoyde (solenoid)- "not sure if he (Corey Lewis) told Jocco (plaintiff).
RESPONSE: Defendant admits this request to the extent it is what Jeff Menard
told Linda O'Mara.
REQUEST NO. 42: Plaintiff, on or around August 2015, complained to defendant's
Topeka, KS, plant manager John Butler and pre-weigh manager Jeff Menard that defendant's
Topeka, KS, maintenance technician Corey Lewis (plaintiffs subordinate) was not reporting any
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and all maintenance problems to the plaintiff, in violation of posted American Phoenix, Inc.,
policy.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 43: Plaintiff issued a verbal and/or written reprimand to Corey Lewis
for failing to report any and all maintenance problems to the plaintiff (lead electro-mechanical
technician), in violation of American Phoenix, Inc., policy.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 44: "Plaintiff fixed the dust collector the day after it was brought to his
attention that it was not working properly."
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 45: The verbal warning issued to plaintiff from defendant on April 06,
2015, was for "unprofessional conduct"-"speaking loudly and unprofessionally with Enersys
Representative."
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 46: Defendant's pre-weigh manager, Jeff Menard, on August 4, 2015,
told plaintiff he (Jeff Menard) would have fired plaintiff had the dust collector not been fixed.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 47: Plaintiff was not terminated because he did not fix the dust
collector.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 48: Defendant allows employees to fist fight on company property and
on the clock without being fired.
RESPONSE: Denied.
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REQUEST NO. 49: Defendant is aware of employees who have engaged in fights on
company grounds or theft of company property, being intoxicated at work on drugs or alcohol, or
failed to take a drug test yet did not terminate those employees or employee at the time the
violation was discovered and/or reported.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 50: The defendant, on or around August 13, 2015, knew plaintiff filed
an EEOC racial discrimination complaint, yet still asked plaintiff on or around August 14, 2015
(under threat of disciplinary action up to termination), to sign a non-disclosure and/or
confidentiality agreement prohibiting plaintiff from discussing any internal matter with anyone
not authorized by the defendant.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 51: Defendant, from June 18, 2015, to August 21, 2015, made no
physical safety nor health improvement at the Topeka, KS, plant.
RESPONSE: Objection. This request is vague and ambiguous. Without waiving
the foregoing objection, improving physical, safety and health, conditions of the facilities at
the Topeka plant and providing safety training is ongoing. Accordingly, this request is
denied.
REQUEST NO. 52: Defendant was not in compliance with all known local, state or
federal regulations on August 26, 2015.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 53: Defendant's Topeka, KS plant manager John Butler was aware that
plaintiff, in order to clean the dust collector, routinely breached the entrance with his hand and/or
arm.
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RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 54: Defendant's Topeka, KS, office manager Donna Younger, in 2015,
hurt her back while loading personnel file boxes on a pallet in front of A-line and went home
early without filing a workers compensation claim nor following protocol for an on-the-job
lllJUry.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that is irrelevant to the
issues in this case and that is confidential and private information of an employee other
than the Plaintiff. Without waiving the foregoing objections, the Defendant denies Request
No.54.
REQUEST NO. 55: Defendant's Topeka, KS office manager, on or around July 2015,
hit A.P .I. employee Mark Webster in the face with a $5 dollar bill in front of John Butler and
was not issued any disciplinary reprimand.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 56: The extent of plaintiffs workers compensation request to the
defendant was where could plaintiff go to be tested to see if chemicals are (were) in my system
and if the defendant will pay for it.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 57: Plaintiffs workers compensation claim was for "accumulative
exposure" to chemicals, not an on-the-job accidental injury.
RESPONSE: Defendant denies Plaintiff made a worker's compensation claim. By
way of further response, Defendant admits that the Plaintiff claimed "accumulative
exposure" to chemicals. The Defendant asserts that if there had been any illness or injury
resulting from exposure to chemicals by Plaintiff while working for the Defendant then the
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very nature of such injury would be "on-the-job accidental injury."
REQUEST NO. 58: Defendant, during correspondence with Dr. Dale Garrett, revealed
to Dr. Garrett on 8.28.1 (from Stormont-Vail workcare) that plaintiff was "nearly termed
[terminated] ]for filing] internal discrimination claim EEOC Chrg. [charge] now work comp. He
[plaintiff] called OSHA & KDHE."
RESPONSE: The Defendant admits that it told Dr. Garrett, upon request for
information from Dr. Garrett for the purpose of providing medical treatment, that Plaintiff
was nearly terminated and subsequently filed an internal discrimination claim, an EEOC
charge and now a Workers Compensation claim. All other allegations contained in
Request No. 58 are denied.
REQUEST NO. 59: Defendant admits paragraphs No. 2-5 in plaintiff's complaint filed
04-25-2016.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 60: On or about August 25, 2015, plaintiff, concerned for his health
and wellbeing, made a report of defendant's suspected safety and health violations regarding the
exposure to toxic chemicals and the handling of and disposal of those chemicals to three
agencies: Kansas Department of Labor, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request seeks information that the Defendant does
not have, and the Defendant is therefore unable to specifically admit or deny the allegations
contained in this Request. Without waiving the foregoing objection, the Defendant does
admit that toward the end of August, 2015, Plaintiff advised Defendant employees that he
had filed a complaint with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the
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U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
REQUEST NO. 61: Plaintiff, prior to reporting suspected health and safety violations
to the three agencies stated in Request No. 60, complained to the defendant's Topeka, KS, plant
manager John Butler, on August 17, 2015, about the need for better P.P.E. and procedure to
clean out the dust collector.
RESPONSE: Admit that Plaintiff discussed PPE with John. Deny Plaintiff
discussed changing procedures with John.
REQUEST NO. 62: On or about August 26, 2015, plaintiff notified defendant's
Topeka, KS, plant manager John Butler that he (plaintiff) had reported the defendant's health and
safety violations to the three agencies stated above.
RESPONSE: Denied. The Defendant does admit that on August 26, 2015, Plaintiff
sent an e-mail to John Butler in which Plaintiff stated "I spoke with two State of Kansas
officials yesterday (potential trial witnesses: 1. KDOL, Ambudsman at 2:35p.m. (2) KDHE
(6 sic) Toxicology Lab Doctor (2:08p.m.) and (3) OSHA area Director J. Freeman ••. all
three advised me that I have the right to request through API workers compensation rights
that the company set up and pay for toxicology tests to be tested for all of the chemicals
that I believe I have been illegally exposed to by the company failing to provide appropriate
measures when I clean out the dust collectors."
REQUEST NO. 63: In defendant's Answer filed 07-07-2011, defendant admits
paragraphs Nos. 10- 20, in plaintiff's Complaint filed 04-25-2011.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 64: Defendant admits, at the time of plaintiff's termination, plaintiff
was exercising his rights under the Kansas Workers' Compensation Act: K.S.A. 44 - 501, et
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RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 65: According to defendant's posted policy, defendant's Topeka, KS,
plant manager John Butler was not qualified to be plant manager because John Butler did not
have a college degree and/or prior years' experience in an equal position, as required.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 66: Plaintiff was terminated within twenty-four (24) hours after
part!cipating in the OSHA interview with Steve Lowry on August 31, 2015, at approximately
9:00 a.m.
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 67: Defendant terminated plaintiff's employment two business days
after plaintiff met with plant manager John Butler to complete paperwork to initiate a Workers'
Compensation claim for plaintiff.
RESPONSE: Denied. To the extent that the purpose of Plaintiff meeting with John
Butler was intended to be for completing paperwork to initiate a workers compensation
claim for Plaintiff. The Defendant admits that in a meeting between John Butler and
Plaintiff, John Butler completed paperwork required by Kansas Statute and regulation for
compliance with the Kansas Workers Compensation Act.
REQUEST NO. 68: The defendant's "at will" termination policy excludes termination
of an employee for any unlawful reason.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request requires a legal conclusion which the
Defendant is not qualified to make. Without waiving the foregoing objection, the
Defendant admits that it does not terminate employees for unlawful reasons.
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REQUEST NO. 69: Plaintiffs report of the defendant's real or perceived health and/or
safety violations to OSHA and/or any other state or local or federal oversight agency was a
protected activity.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request requires a legal conclusion which the
Defendant is not qualified to make, and the Request is therefore denied.
REQUEST NO. 70: "It is declared the public policy of Kansas [of the State of Kansas]
to encourage citizens to report infractions of the law pertaining to public health, safety, and the
general welfare."
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request requires a legal conclusion which the
Defendant is not qualified to make, and the Request is therefore denied.
REQUEST NO. 71: Terminating plaintiff's employment for reporting infractions of the
law pertaining to public health, safety and the general welfare is a violation of public policy of
the State of Kansas.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request requires a legal conclusion which the
Defendant is not qualified to make, and the Request is therefore denied.
REQUEST NO. 72: On a certification of a question of law from the United States Court
of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit [the question certified is determined]: "Does the remedy
provided by OSHA Section ll(c) [29 U.S.C. Section 660 (c) (1994)] for employees who allege
they have been discharged in retaliation for filing of a Kansas common law wrongful discharge
claim under Kansas' public policy exception to at-will employment?" The answer is: No."
Flenker v. Willamette Industries, Inc., 967 P. 2d. 295 (1998).
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request requires a legal conclusion which the
Defendant is not qualified to make, and the Request is therefore denied.
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REQUEST NO. 73: Whistleblowing retaliation is an actionable tort under Kansas law.
Palmer v. Brown, 242 Kan. 893 (1988).
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request requires a legal conclusion which the
Defendant is not qualified to make, and the Request is therefore denied.
REQUEST NO. 74: Defendant's Topeka, KS plant manager John Butler was contacted
more than once, from September 1, 2015, to July 2016, by employers that the plaintiff sought
jobs from and named defendant as last job worked and John Butler as a reference.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 75: Defendant's actions against plaintiff caused plaintiff to suffer
damages that included, but are not limited to, economic damages of lost income and employee
benefits, as well as non-economic damages-that all combined amount to a sum that exceeds
$75,000.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 76: Plaintiff, by seeking equivalent employment, attempted to mitigate
plaintiff's damages from defendant's adverse actions.
RESPONSE: This Defendant lacks sufficient knowledge to either admit or deny the
allegations contained in Request No. 76, and the same are therefore denied.
REQUEST NO. 77: Plaintiff, by reporting safety and health concerns first to
defendant's Topeka, KS, plant manager John Butler, on August 17, 2015, exhausted
administrative remedies before contacting OSHA.
RESPONSE: Denied.
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REQUEST NO. 78: Defendant, after discovering plaintiff had not "thrown pee on the
floor of the clinic" refused to participate in OSHA's A.D.R. process and give plaintiff back his
job.
RESPONSE: Defendant admits that it declined to participate in OSHA's
alternative dispute resolution process or to give Plaintiff back his job. All other allegations
contained in Request No. 78 are denied.
REQUEST NO. 79: On or around August 2015, the defendant provided Goodyear
Topeka, KS, employees with information regarding plaintiff's EEOC claim and/or this claim.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 80: On August 27, 2015, during the conversation (call) between Linda
O'Mara and John Butler regarding plaintiff's Workers' Compensation claim, the following
instructions were given to John Butler:
• Don't take for drug test.
• Give him (plaintiff) W/C insurance info.
• Must keep API informed.
• Get infor needed for FROI and tell him (plaintiff) we want him to go to Stormont Vail
(per doc. from Ben, pg. 12)
RESPONSE: Admit.
REQUEST NO. 81: Defendant did not communicate to plaintiff until plaintiff's
termination on September 1, 2015, that (1.) plaintiff allegedly refused a mandatory medical
examination and/or (2.) plaintiff was reported to have "thrown pee on the floor of the clinic" on
August 28, 2015.
RESPONSE: Admit.
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REQUEST NO. 82: In good faith effort to exhaust administrative remedies before
contacting OSHA, plaintiff (informed defendant's plant manager John Butler, Topeka, KS) and
contacted the defendant's Employee Assistance Program Empathia, Inc., at 1-800-634-6433, on
or around August 12, 2015.
RESPONSE: Objection. This Request misconstrues the exhaustion of
administrative remedies requirement, and this Defendant lacks information or knowledge
regarding the reasons Plaintiff did what he did and this Request is therefore denied.
REQUEST NO. 83: Plaintiff followed American Phoenix, Inc., procedure by
immediately reporting his health and/or safety concerns.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 84: The defendant terminated plaintiff for asserting a Workers'
Compensation claim.
RESPONSE: Denied.
REQUEST NO. 85: The defendant terminated plaintiffs employment willfully,
deliberately and maliciously in retaliation for his good faith reporting of defendant's infraction of
rules, regulations, and laws, i.e., whistleblowing.
RESPONSE: Denied.
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Respectfully submitted,
ls/Timothy A. Shultz
Timothy A. Shultz - # 16060
Sarah A. Morse - #25431
GOODELL STRATTON EDMONDS
&PALMERLLP
515 South Kansas A venue
Topeka, KS 66603-3999
Phone: (785) 233-0593
Fax: (785) 233-8870
tshultz@gseplaw.com
smorse@gseplaw.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
AMERICAN PHOENIX, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 13th day of January 2017, a true and correct copy of the
above and foregoing was submitted by email and deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to:
Jocco D. Bailey, #114543
Hutchinson Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 1568
Hutchinson, KS 67504
PLAINTIFF
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ls/Timothy A. Shultz
Timothy A. Shultz
Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, LLP
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TERMINATION
Address: 1352 SW _<3arfield Avenue,.Apt 2, Topeka, KS 66604
Telephone: (785) 580·5002
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Date Employed:· .. April 21, 2014
Terminatign Date: "September 1, 2016
·Nature of Separation:
0 Resigned
~ Discharged
a l..aidOff
Social Security No: xxx-Xx.-8340
Last Day Worked: September 1, 2015
Position: Lead Electro/Mechan1cal Tech
Notice Given:
0 Yes
CJ No
Notice Date: ·September 1, 2015
This fetter provides notice that your employment with American Phoenix, Inc. (API) is
terminated :effective immediately. Your employment with API has at all times been "at
will,'! and· therefore· sUbject to termination by either party at any time for. any lawful
reason.
API is terminating your employment for serious and ongoing deficiencies in your job
performance and for misconduct connected with your employment, as is set forth in
detail below.
Refusal to Complv with Medical Examination
On August 271 20'15 you reported that you hav~ been seriously m over the past several
weeks, •arid that you. believed this illness was a re$ult of exposure to chemicals at the
workplace. Plarit·Manager John But,er completed the paperwork needed for Workers
Compensation purposes and helped you set up ·an appointment at .Stormont Vail Work
Center ·for Augu~t 28, 2015. At ~he August. 28 appointment, during the medical
examination, the doctor requested a urine sample .. According to the clinic, you -provided
a sample-but when yqu were asked to sign a form validating the urine &le, you
poured the urine o~ the floor and left the clinic.
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Your refusal to participate a medi.caf examination. in •connection with your job duties
constitutes insubordination in the tace of a reasonable work order. Furthermore1 though
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the API Employee Handbook doe~ notexplicitty address pouring urine on the .floor. your
actions ar.e obscene and mustbe considered "disrespe~tful conduct" in.violation of the
Eniployee· Conduct and Work ~uidelines. ·
Refusal· to Report to. Work
A key responsibillty of th~ :Lead Electro/Mechanical Tech is to ensure adequate. on-call
cover~g~ for necess~ry plantr~p;airs. a~ needed, Ybµ previoi,i~ly establisb~ with your
subordina:f~ ~n qq .. calf arrangern~l)t ht which you were. ~o ·be on call when "BD'-'· .?fld. "BN 11
crew ·w~ref workingi ·and your $Ubordinate was to respond when "AD" and ·~AN" crew
shifts ·w~.r.~.wo·rking. Furth~rmore, :~s Lead Elect(o~~chariical Tech, you requested all
. off-shiff Call~fr1s~be directed to .YflU first, and that you WOUid notify your subordinate .wh~n
you were unable. to report for a rep~ir. .
On the afternoon of Sun~tciy. A1:1gust 23, 2014, you were on r;1n on-call status. During
this tirri_e,. the. Working· shift super:Visot attempted·· to· call_ you-· several times to report a
mecllanfcal Issu~. though ·you did not answer your· phone. The shift supervisor then
contacted your subordinate~ at which point you returns~ the supervisor's call while he
WEJ$ talking wtthyour ~ubordinate. ·when the supervisor described the issue to· you, you
. informed the supervisor the problem WaS 11riOt 8 big deal, II and that YOU Were refusing to
report to work, You failed tQ provide a .valid reason; why you refused to report to work.
and you failed tc). make arrangements for your subordlriSte to respond to the mechanical
issue In your-absence. ·
During the weekend of August 28 through August 30," you were the only maintenance
technician on · call ·because your· subordinate ·was : using·· approved PTO. You were
aware of your on-can statu~ and your subordinate's. use of PTO. As has always been
the practice during your-employment; you were on cfJll during the time your subordinate
was una\/ail!lble; on August 29, the shift supervisc;>r carted you atabout 9:15 p.m. to
report that the 11C~line" WaE; down and needed. repair. As was the case the week prior,
you·refused to report to work, told the supervisor toqall another employee, and hung up
on the supervisor without any semblance of appropriate resolution to the issue.
Failing to reportt() work while on an on-call status is blatant insubordination, you
displayed disrespi;,ctful behavior while refusing to .report to work as required, and .you
failed tO perform the very basic-expectations of yow position.
Disrespectful Behavior-toward_ Office Manager
The API Employee Handbook states the following:
WORKPLACE.RESPECT AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION
We are committed to providing a respectful work environment that is free from
illegal disprimination and harassment. Jn keeping with this commlbnent, we do
not tolerate harassment or bullying of our employees by anyone, including any
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manager, supervisor, coworker, vendor, client, or customer. This policy is
applicable in all of our pl~nts, as well as at any Cor:npany-initiated or sponsored
activities outside the workplace.
EMPLOYEE CONDUCT AND WORK GUIDELINES
To ensure orderly operations and provid~ the best possible wqrk environment,
Amer!can Phoenix, inq. e~p~cts emplpyees . to understan~ · their job
n~spons.ibilities and cond~ct _guidelines that will ·p_rotect. the interests. and s.afaty of
all;ernployees and the orgc;U1ization. It is our e*pectation that employees take
personal responsibility f9r fUlfilling their job respohsi_bilities. ·
It.is not possible to list all the forms of behavior that are considered unacceptable
in· the workplace. The following are examples of behaviors that may result in
disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment:
• Boisterous or disruptive activity in the workplace
0 Insubordination or other disrespectful conduct
• Workplace bullying
WORKPLACE ETIQUETTE
American Phoenix, Inc. strives to maintain a positive work environment where
employees treat each other with respect and courtesy.
In violation of each of the above workplace policies, on August 21, 2015, you were
severely disrespectful to the Plant Office Manager while she was trying to address your
employJ!lent related questions. Your loud outbursts and intimidating behavior brought
the Office Manager to tears. This behavior cannot be tolerated in any workplace, which
is one re~scm why API carries so· many policies to combat the very inappropriate actions
you directed toward the Office Manager.
Job Petformance Issues
On or about, August 4, 2015, Plant Manager Jeff Menard had a verbal discussion with
you regarding poor job performance. There were several issues discussed including the
dust collector not working properly. The week prior you had told Jeff that it was working
properly, however it still wasn't working as of August 3, 2015, at which time t_he repair
was reassigned to the day-shift mechanic."
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Also on August 4, · Jeff 'discussed.· your unprof~ional. coodu.ct with a representative
from En~O;ys that occurred in April 2015 and a similar incidentwith a ~ny Forklift
repres~ntative in July 2015. D~rlng this discussion yqLI; askeq Jeff if he was going to
terminate:yciu if the dust collector hadn't beenfixad, ·and he Informed you that you would
have been terminated' if the dust collector.had not been· focecJ, because that would have
meant you lied to him repeatediy and failed to perform you'r basic job function ..
For. the -~bove . re~sons. sev~ral ~f which would pr9vide indepencient grounds for
terminatiOfi but coll~vely d~mam;f your tennination, American Phoenix; Inc. is
terminati!19 yol.tr employment ~e lmm~iately. · ·
. . /l~ .•. · .. · ·.
~·_,~. Man~rvisor Signature . · ..
Print
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Witnesses Present
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Linda ()'l\llara
From:
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Donna Y()unger _
Friday, August 21, 2015 9:26 AM
Linda O~Mara
• John Butler.
this morning'steport
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About 6:451_ came into work. Didn't even Clock _In yet. A new temp (G\,vyndell) walked up to me and asked if I could
enroll his hand tntothe AS~ystem-theycould not get it to work last.night. I enrolled hiS hand and asked him to go into
my offic~ so 1 c:cmld give him orientation. lhen I hoticed he was rubbing his eye and toid him not to rub It and to go
wash It .out. He came back and sat d~wn~ Jocco opened my- doora~d as_ked "what paperwork do we fill out for
incidents" i tofd him "We fitl.outari accjdent report; take einploye~: to er and have a UA done". Jocco said "That is
· intimidation; th~ Fec:fs ai:e gonn~Jove thi~" I walked into Johns offic~ and got an inddent package. Jocco kept going on .
about the Feds. and ~~id "twish thls\va!; being recorded" I said "It_ is being recorded and I did not wantto talk about
this".- he:lsaid:;,no, voite n~corded, Feels are going to love this": I w~lked hitothe office and started filling out the
paperwork. I could hear him outside my door talking about Feds Investigation. t ·stepped back out to see what was going
on, there was probably about 10 people gathered ar.ound. I went b~ck iri and tried to tend to Gwyndell (adding eye
drops and making sure h~_dld not ~ub his eye). John came in theck~d on us. About 7:00 am I remembered to clock in.
Within tirrie l ggt through orientation and other items and around 8':10 am I had to leave work-to get away. It was
gettl~g-tome emotlonall'(. On the way home I calledUridaand told herthe situation. I plan on going back to work
-around 10:00 am after Joccos shift Is over. . . -
What a morning ..... things will get better.
1)tm1t4 "I/~ .
American. Phoenix; Inc
7215 SW Topeka Blvd. #9A
Top~ka, KS 6~19
7B5,B62-7'i22ext101
dyounger@apimiX.net
Mission Statement:
API is ~ommitted to provide the highest
quality prcidi.Jcts.andserVices totheworldwide
custom rubber mixing industry.-This ls-achieved
through the commitment and quality of API employees.
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