Opinion ID: 669656
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Heading: The 1986 Events

Text: 30 In 1986, Cornwell's doctor certified that she was able to return to work, and on March 26, Cornwell was reinstated by DFY. Cornwell was again assigned to MacCormick and was again directly supervised by Maffia. Centeno, Brewington, and Felton no longer worked at MacCormick. Hodges and Fields, participants in the harassment of Cornwell in 1981-1983, were still YDAs at MacCormick in 1986. 31 Despite the departures of some of Cornwell's tormentors, the conditions at MacCormick remained remarkably similar to those in 1981-1983. Her coworkers continued to ostracize her, and she testified at trial that it appeared that nothing had changed. On one occasion, after Cornwell had mentioned to Fields that she was afraid of birds, Fields and other YDAs proceeded to obtain a dead bird and to chase her about the facility with it. In the course of the chase, Cornwell sustained a bloody nose. For this incident, Fields was disciplined. 32 On April 25, 1986, Eldridge and Maffia met with Cornwell and accused her of giving a former MacCormick resident a ride from Binghamton, New York, to New York City. When Cornwell attempted to leave the room, Eldridge and Maffia physically stopped her. Cornwell's nose began to bleed and she became hysterical. On that day, Cornwell left MacCormick and never returned. On May 27, 1987, her employment with DFY was officially terminated.