Judge Richard McDermott

Noted for 9:00 am January 18, 2002

 

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

COUNTY OF KING

 

LARRY E. PITTMAN and SYLVESTER        )

PITTMAN, MICHAEL PITTMAN,                )           No.  99-2-52345-8 KNT

TERRANCE A. DAVIS, KEITH KERN,        )

YOLANDA ESKRIDGE, MICHAEL             )           DECLARATION OF RELASHIA

DAVIS, GREGORY CODY, DAVID             )           SEARLES IN OPPOSITION TO 

LISTIOWEL ABRUQUAH, ARTHUR           )           DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR 

FOREST, NATHAN A. KILCREASE,           )           SUMMARY JUDGMENT TO DISMISS

JOSEPH A. DONKOR, DARREL CODY,     )           PLAINTIFFS MICHAEL PITTMAN,

MARY COLEMAN, ERIC ARHIN,               )           SYLVESTER PITTMAN, RELASHIA

SHABAE DIQUAN, SIDNEY LANIER,        )           SEARLES AND JAMES GOODE AND

RE-LASHIA SEARLES, JAMES GOODE,    )           IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT’S

CURTIS HOLLIS, and BENJAMIN               )           MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BARNES, individually,                                     )           TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS ABRUQUAH,

                                                                        )           BARNES, FOREST, KILCREASE AND

                                    plaintiffs,                       )           HOLLIS

            v.                                                         )

                                                                        )

KING’S COMMAND FOODS, INC.,           )

a Washington business corporation,                   )

                                    defendant.                    )

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            I, Relashia Searles, declare:

            I am a plaintiff in this case.

            I worked at King’s Command Foods, Inc. through the temporary agency, Interim on two occasions in 1996 and 1997.  I packed meatballs.  Each time I worked less than 90 days, and then was suddenly let go.  While there, I repeatedly asked people about getting on as a direct employee to be paid the union scale and have the medical benefits.  Other employees would tell me how this company was always hiring.  But every time I went to get an application, I was refused.

            By “snappy” I mean that the response is “You’re not getting one!  You don’t need one!  You’re not gonna be here that long!”  Not only management, but the co-workers take their cue from management, and they would not treat me with respect.

            I was never late.  I was never absent.  I worked extremely hard at a physical labor position, handling hundreds of pounds of meat.  I want to work, I don’t understand the flat refusal to allow me the opportunity submit an application while I was already there slamming meat.

            I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct.

            Respectfully submitted and sworn to, December 14, 2001,

 

                                                                                    _______________________________

                                                                                    Relashia Searles,           plaintiff

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