"Plaintiff, Mary Anna Whitehall, was a social worker for the San Bernardino
County Children and Family Services (CFS or the County) who sought legal advice
pertaining to any liability she might have for submitting misleading information and
doctored photographs to the juvenile court at the direction of her superiors."
Good for her. We want people to get legal advice. We don't want people to submit misleading information and/or doctored photographs to a court. Right?
"Her counsel prepared a filing for the juvenile court to apprise it of the falsified information, and
plaintiff was immediately placed on administrative leave for disclosing confidential
information to an unauthorized person."
Wait. What?! Your lawyer and/or the court is an "unauthorized person"?! Seriously?
"Upon being informed she would be terminated
for the breach, plaintiff resigned her position."
Wow. That is not how I would have thought that one would end.
Or at least end short of litigation. Needless to say, the plaintiff files a lawsuit.
Which is looking very, very good.
