Two San Jose officers file federal lawsuit alleging retaliation (for reporting other cops' crimes)

Source: San Jose Mercury News

Two San Jose police officers have sued the city in federal court this week claiming they suffered retaliation from supervisors in the department for reporting alleged timecard fraud by a colleague.

Officers Luis Hernandez, 54, and Cindy Calderon, 49, filed suit Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the city, Lt. James Werkema and Capt. Ernie Alcantar, seeking unspecified damages and an order barring further retaliation. Hernandez and Calderon are work partners and personal friends.

The complaint alleges that "Officer Hernandez has been subjected to retaliation in the workplace for reporting illegal activities by co-workers and superiors." Calderon, it said, also suffered retaliation "because of her close relationship to Officer Hernandez."

"He said he didn't want any part of it," said attorney Patrick Manshardt, "and he's a marked man."

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Two San Jose officers file federal lawsuit alleging retaliation (for reporting other cops' crimes) (Original post)	alp227	Jun 2012	OP
Yikes, that does not seem like a very bright move to me. Why would Hernandez make this	teddy51	Jun 2012	#1
How was he "finking" on coworkers?	obamanut2012	Jun 2012	#3
WTF?	greiner3	Jun 2012	#5
I choose to believe that you are being sarcastic.	mysuzuki2	Jun 2012	#6
Officers like this should be viewed as heros	FreeBC	Jun 2012	#2
+1	obamanut2012	Jun 2012	#4
This is one reason I agree with Mitt.	mysuzuki2	Jun 2012	#7

Response to alp227 (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 10:09 PM

teddy51 (3,491 posts)

1. Yikes, that does not seem like a very bright move to me. Why would Hernandez make this

part of his problem? Nothing good can come from this IMO. What the hell was he hoping to gain from finking on these people?

Let the Department Brass worry about shit like that.

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Response to teddy51 (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 12:03 AM

obamanut2012 (9,971 posts)

3. How was he "finking" on coworkers?

He was whistleblowing on what sounds like corrupt cops.

"Fink" is also a very, very loaded word, and historically has meant both a paid informer ala McCarthy Blacklist hearings, or a strikebreaker. How are either of these officers either of these?

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Response to teddy51 (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 07:40 AM

greiner3 (3,957 posts)