Opinion ID: 778407
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Heading: The September 13 Meeting: Termination

Text: 25 Otero returned to Craig's office on the morning of September 13 as instructed. Craig was absent; in his stead was Papa, BHA's deputy director. Mellow attended the meeting. Otero was accompanied by Carrafiello and another union representative, Donna Johnson. 26 Papa began by saying that this meeting was a continuation of the September 11 meeting and that he was there in place of Craig to get [Otero's] response as to whether [she] was going to resign or whether she would be terminated. (Dec. 13 Tr. at 105.) Otero stated that she would not resign because that would be tantamount to admitting that she had stolen the toilet, and she maintained that she had not. Papa then discharged Otero, giving her a pink slip which described the Reason for Unemployment, as Discharged for felonious conduct or larceny. 27 Otero testified that at the September 13 meeting, as at the first meeting, she was not given copies of any of the sworn statements underlying BHA's accusation. No one even informed her that Mellow had conducted an investigation. 28