Free Declaration in Support - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-04893-JSW

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Filed 12/17/2007

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SCOTT N. SCH00T;S (SCISIJN 9990) Thiicd S l a w Attorney JUANN M. S WANSON (SBN 88'143) Chief, Civil 13ivision ABRAHAM STMMONS (SRN 146400) A.ssiatant United Statcs Atrorrley 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th l'loor

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Of Cnutlscl DONALD C PHTI,TPS (SRN '1 23726) : . tlnited Sta~es Depilr~nienlof Veterans Affairs
Attorneys for Defendant R. Jarncs Nicholson, Sccrctaly of thc Unitcd Statcs Dcpartmcnt of Vclcrans A ITdirs

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Arrolcnc Burrcll, Plaintiff,

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DTSTRTCT OF CALTFORNIA
SAN FRANCTSCO DWTSTON

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) T)ECT,AR ATTON OF DAPHUE T.CIJYLLiR

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K..lames Nicl~olson,Swrct'q of thc Unitcd j
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I-'~zrsuant 28 U.S.C. 9: 1746,1, Da.phae T. Cuylcr, declare ns follows: to
I . I am a Hun~an Rcsourccs Spccialisl (Emplaycc RclationdLabor Rclatirms) in thc Human

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Cali.kiniiaHealthcare System (CCHCS). TI? this capat,ily, T have personal knowlcdgc ol'lhc

following facts ancl could testify reg3.t-ding these facts if called to do so. 1 submit this declaration
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in support of defcnda.tlt's venue moti.on.

2. Plaintiff Arrolcnc Burrell's VA Official Perso~ulel Folder (OFF)i s locatecl [st1 h e CCHCS

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campus in Fresn(1, (hlifornia. Rased on m y .revi.ewo f this OPF, plaintiffs duty statioli.from

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1391 (when shc transfcrrcd to Fresno) until 2005 (whcn shc rctircd) was here at th,e 1:resno VA

Medical Clenter.
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3. I.3wed on my fiirthcr rcvicw of Ms. Burrell's OPF, her last known ttddress was in Clevis,
California in Fresno County.

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4. 'S.'herelevant VA pcrsonncl records relateri to Ms. I3urrell's employmcnt a.t thc VA a.rc
tnaintaincd in Frcsno, Calilbrnia,
5 . 1 am informed tha.t plaintiffallcgcs in hcr C~nmplainl. that, "Mnny of the unlawful

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prclcticcs allcgcd in this ~017lplaint occun-ed i the County of San Francisco, which is situated ill n
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tlic Northcnl District of Califofsnia." Ms. Burrcll's OPF contairls IIO rccord orany personnel
decision relafed to her VA employmcnt ocourrcd that n a s m d c or would have k n pcrfirrnmcd

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in the County af Sat1 Iiratlcisco. Instcad, all personnel activity related k,Ms. L3urrell's VA
enlployment froin 1991 to 2005 that is detailed in her OP1; occurred at thc VA Mcdical Ccnter in

Frcsno, C.!aliforrua.. I dcclarc rlndcr penalty of pcjury that thc I'orcgoing is lruc and corrcct and that his

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declaration was cxccutcd urldcr thc laws orthc TJniLcd Sratcs on rl~is /7 day (IFDecember,

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2007. in Frasnc~, California,

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