The Honorable Richard McDermott
Note for Hearing with Oral Arguments
Friday, January 18th, 2002 at
9:00AM
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
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LARRY PITTMAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Defendant |
No. 99-2-52345-8 KNT DECLARATION OF LARRY PITTMAN IN SUPPORT OF MARY COLEMAN IN
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT’S MOTION for summary judgment Note for Hearing with
Oral Arguments Friday, January 18th,
2002 at 9:00AM |
I, Larry Pittman, one of the plaintiffs in the above captioned case, declare as follows:
I have read the declaration of Mary Coleman and would support her statements that racial name calling was part of the environment. The name calling consisted of Kirk McCoy talking differently to Mary Coleman as opposed to white woman was totally different, he was loud, rude and evasive with Mary as well as every other black. The contrast is that he definitely talked differently to white females than black females; with the whites he was not rude or talk down to them. He would also make the black workers wait to talk to him for five or ten minutes or ignore the black worker who asked questions about a job, not giving them an answer, etc. This did not happen to the white workers.
Kirk McCoy was her Mary Coleman's immediate supervisor.
When I was in the clockroom I saw Kirk McCoy come in a demeaning manner toward only the only blacks. When Mary Coleman and I were in room full of white coworkers he would single us out for comments like "get back on the floor," "hurry the fuck up," and other such comments. No comments were directed toward the whites in this degrading manner, nor do I ever recall the demeaning tone of his voice or the abusive language directed toward the white workers.
The same thing would happen out on the floor.
Mary Coleman got written up for bumping into a pole with a forklift, but a white worker driving a forklift broke the light off one and didn’t get write up. The pattern of differential treatment between the black workers and the white workers was present every day.
I certify under the penalties of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated this 13th day of January, 2002.
______________________________
Larry Pittman, Plaintiff
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