WHO IS LEADING THE LAUSD WITCH HUNT AGAINST TEACHERS- THE ANSWER WILL SHOCK YOU - Perdaily.com:
WHO IS LEADING THE LAUSD WITCH HUNT AGAINST TEACHERS- THE ANSWER WILL SHOCK YOU
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How is it that the LAUSD's go-to outside law firm Sedgwick L.L.P. that was embroiled in the Miramonte Scandal and sanctioned for covering up evidence is running teacher investigations, teacher jail, and the current witch hunt into nationally acclaimed teacher Rafe Esquith?
As City Watch has previously reported, LAUSD's latest demand for 15 years of financial reports for the Hobart Shakespeareans non-profit as well as Rafe Esquith's own personal finances was answered by Esquith's friends with a rather novel and unprecedented 4 minute video featuring Hal Holbrook and Ian McKellen and students whose lives have been positively impacted.
Documents exclusively obtained by City Watch show how the video came about. It was in response to letters from the Sedgwick law firm supposedly representing LAUSD, but refusing to share their authority for making such an intrusive and invasive request without having given any legal justification for such a demand.
Here is the timeline of Sedgwick's involvement:
-July 8th Craig S. Barnes, Managing Partner of the Sedgwick law firm contacts the Geragos law firm and says, "This investigation is now about alleged financial issues relating to the Hobart Shakespeareans." What those issues are or whether they are justified in investigating Esquith is never addressed. And although they seek to do this in lieu of a subpoena, one must wonder why they didn't bring a formal legal action against Esquith, if they really had anything to justify such an intrusive investigation.
- July 14, 2015- Geragos law firm responds, "It is not clear (1) who at LAUSD appointed your firm counsel, (2) when your firm was retained, (3) whether disclosures were made to stakeholders regarding your significant billable rate for the witch-hunt against Mr. Esquith you apparently wish to bill away at, and (4) what authority you have. No response from either Sedgwick or LAUSD.
- July 20, 2015- Managing Partner Barnes from Sedgwick says, "investigation is designed to determine Mr. Esquith's compliance with government ethics laws in his actions with Hobart Shakespeareans." Again, as for any basis for thinking that Esquith has violated any "government ethics laws" or why a non-governmental entity like LAUSD or the Sedgwick law firm is investigating Esquith is a noticeable omission. And again there is no statement as to why Esquith's actions are being investigated in the first place.
- July 28th- Geragos law firm responds on behalf of Esquith, "Who hired you and who is paying you billable hour"- no response. Geragos now informs Sedgwick that, "Your July 20, 2015 letter to the Shakespeareans and your statements concerning Mr. Esquith constitute defamation of character per se. Still no response
- Esquith supporters respond with YouTube video in defense of Esquith and the Hobart Shakespeareans.
