A San Diego jury found that the Public Defender Office fired a gay lawyer because of his gender expression and his complaints about how a Black and Latino colleague was treated.
Davina told KPBS Tuesday he was relieved and hopeful that the verdict would lead to change inside the Public Defender Office.
Stone reportedly called Bollinger lazy during an August 2020 Public Defender Association board meeting after he told panel members they were alienating attorneys of color. Stone, a PDA board member, then asked Bollinger, “How dare he try to `lynch’ her or the PDA Board given his low acumen,” according to court documents. Bollinger’s peers say he is well respected and highly competent.After that meeting, Davina and others asked that Stone receive diversity training and be removed as supervisor.
Davina alleged in his lawsuit that he was asked to resign a short time later or be fired because he was “not a good fit” for the office’s “culture.” Davina hopes the verdict encourages current deputy public defenders to speak publicly on what he says they tell him privately about how they’re treated at work.
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