Cal Fire Camarena Notice of Disciplinary Action

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RESPONSE TO A PUBLICRECORDS REQUEST

BRYANT CAMARENA

SPB Case No.: 15-0144

Prepared by

California State Personnel Board

February 18, 2015


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RECORD CERTIFICATION

I, Mona L. Brooks, hereby certify that the attached documents are the true and correctcopies of the following official records of the California State Personnel Board for:

APPELLANT: Bryant Camarena

SPB Case Number(s): 15-0144

The State Personnel Board (SPB) has redacted social security numbers and otherpersonally identifying information from these records prior to disclosure. The SPB’sredactions can be found on page(s): 2, 5, 10, 13, 16 and 23.

Should you have any questions about the redactions, please contact me at thetelephone number listed below.

________________________Mona L. Brooks February 18, 2015Custodian of Appeal RecordsCalifornia State Personnel Board916.651.8645


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EV - Ack with PHSC Rev. 08/11/2014Created 04/25/2012

February 03, 2015

Re: Bryant Camarena SPB Case No. 15-0144 Appeal originally filed on 02/02/15

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER

The Appeals Division has received an appeal from a/an Demotion. Accordingly, this casehas been set for a Prehearing and Settlement Conference (PHSC). The PHSC notice isattached to this letter. If either party has a calendaring conflict with the PHSC date, a“Notification of Conflict for Calendared PHSC” form may be submitted in lieu of a Motion toContinue Hearing. This document is available in the Forms and Reports section of theSPB website.

The parties and their representatives are expected to be familiar with the SPBprocedural regulations, and failure to comply may result in evidentiary sanctions. The applicable regulations are available on the SPB website. Please see the AppealsProcedures section at www.spb.ca.gov.

While this appeal is pending, the parties may wish to consider mediation as a method toresolve this matter. If the parties agree to proceed with mediation, the State Mediation andConciliation Service offered by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), may beable to assist you. For more information about mediation, please visithttp://www.perb.ca.gov/SMCS.aspx.

With this letter, party representatives will receive the SPB ALJ Peremptory Strike List. Inaddition to a copy of the Strike List, unrepresented appellants will also receive a copy of theEvidentiary Appeals Hearing Procedures document. These forms, as well as the ContactUpdate Form, are available on the SPB website. To assist in SPB’s effort in moving toward apaperless process, please return completed forms by electronic mail to [email protected]. If you are an unrepresented individual and do not have access to a computer, please contactthe Appeals Division by calling (916) 653-0799 and these forms will be mailed to you.

For additional information, please visit the Appeals section of the SPB website.

Sincerely,

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Jill Spitz Appeals Division


http://www.perb.ca.gov/SMCS.aspxhttp://www.perb.ca.gov/SMCS.aspxmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.perb.ca.gov/SMCS.aspx


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SPB ALJ Peremptory Strike List

SPB Case No: 15-0144

Each party scheduled to appear at an evidentiary hearing before a State Personnel Board (SPB) Administrative law Judge (ALJ), will have the choice of striking one ALJ from the list below. Thisstrike of an ALJ will prevent that particular ALJ from conducting the hearing during whichevidence will be taken regarding this case. If you strike more than one ALJ, only the firststricken ALJ, nearest the top of the list, will be honored. In addition to noting which ALJ is to bestruck, the declaration below must be fully executed or the filing will be considered incompleteand will not be accepted. Please review California Code of Regulations (CCR), section 56.2, formore information.

To strike an ALJ, this form must be completed and filed with the Appeals Division, no later than5:00 p.m. twenty (20) calendar days from February 03, 2015. Filing is preferred by electronicmail to [email protected]. You may also hand deliver this form to the SPB AppealsDivision at 801 Capitol Mall in Sacramento.

Alphabetical Listing of Current SPB ALJ’s (Please choose only one)

SPB ALJ Strike ( X ) SPB ALJ Strike ( X )

Teri Block Jason Krestoff

Barbara Brecher Mark R. KrugerGregory Brown Bruce Monfross

Mary Cote Douglas Purdy

Eileen Deimerly Paul Ramsey

Julia Johnson James Sobolewski

Tiffany King

Declaration of Party Exercising Peremptory Strike of an SPB ALJ in the Matter of:Bryant Camarena

Appellant, or representative

Respondent representative

I, _________________________(print your name), declare that I am an unrepresented Appellant, a party, or a representative to the case named above and am exercising my right to aperemptory strike regarding the above named ALJ pursuant to section 56.2. This declaration isunder penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California.

Signature:________________________________ Date:_________________


mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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BEFORE

THE CALIFORNIA

STATE PERSONNEL BOARD


February 03, 2015

Re: Bryant Camarena SPB Case No. 15-0144

NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OFPREHEARING AND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

DATE: TIME: LOCATION:

04/03/15 10:30 AMState Personnel Board - 801 Capitol Mall, Room 108Sacramento, CA 95814

Please take notice that the above-captioned matter has been set for a Prehearing and SettlementConference before a State Personnel Board (SPB) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who is theperson appointed and authorized by SPB as its representative to hold and conduct the conference inthis matter. Each party to these proceedings is entitled, but not required, to be represented bycounsel at his/her own expense

The parties and their representatives are expected to be familiar with the SPB proceduralregulations, and failure to comply may result in evidentiary sanctions. The applicableregulations are available on the SPB website. Please see the Appeals Procedures section atwww.spb.ca.gov.

Upon application to SPB, or its ALJ, subpoenas may be issued as provided by law. All continuancesand other motions must be filed with SPB electronically at [email protected]. Continuancesgranted by the Presiding ALJ shall be considered a waiver of timeframes set forth in GovernmentCode section 18671.1.

Inquiries can be made in writing by e-mailing [email protected], or by calling SPB at(916) 653-0799.

Sincerely,

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Jill Spitz Appeals Division

• This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities • • If you need a sign language interpreter, please contact TDD (916) 654-2360 •


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PROOF OF SERVICE

Re: In the matter of appeal by Bryant Camarena From the appeal of Demotion

SPB Case No. 15-0144

Bryant Camarena

I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to the above-reference matter. I declare that I amemployed by the California State Personnel Board, 801 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California 95814.

On the date shown below, I caused the following document(s) to be served on the addressee:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERPREHEARING AND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE HEARING NOTICE

By E-mail: By transmitting the above-named document(s) via electronic mail to the followinge-mail address(es):

By US Mail: I am familiar with the SPB’s practice for collecting and processing correspondencefor mailing. On the same day that the correspondence is placed for collection and mailing, it is depositedin the ordinary course of business, in the United States Postal Service in a sealed envelope with postagethereon fully prepaid.

Appellant:

Bryant Camarena

Respondent:

Forestry and Fire ProtectionPO Box 944246, Room1516-20Sacramento, CA 94244-2460

Appellant Representative:Cal FIRE, Local 2881

Attn: Jennifer Horst1731 J Street, Suite 100Sacramento, CA 95811

Respondent Representative:Forestry and Fire Protection - LegalP O Box 944246, Room 1516-20Sacramento, CA 94244-2460

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration wasexecuted on February 03, 2015, at Sacramento, California.

Signed:

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Jill Spitz



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SPB ALJ Peremptory Strike List

SPB Case

No: 15-0144

Each party scheduled to appear at

an

evidentiary hearing before a State Personnel Board SPB)

Administrative law Judge ALJ), will have the choice of striking one ALJ from the list below. This

strike

of an

ALJ will prevent that particular ALJ from conducting the hearing during which

evidence will

be

taken regarding this case. If you strike more than one ALJ, only the first

stricken ALJ, nearest the top of the list, will be honored . In addition to noting which ALJ

is

to be

struck, the declaration below must be fully executed or the filing will be considered incomplete

and will not be accepted. Please review California Code of Regulations CCR), section 56.2, for

more information.

To strike

an

ALJ, this form must

be

completed and filed with the Appeals Division,

no later than

5:00 p.m. twenty (20) calendar days from February 03, 2015. Filing is preferred by electronic

mail to [email protected]. You may also hand deliver this form

to

the SPB Appeals

Division at 801 Capitol Mall in Sacramento.

SPB ALJ

Teri Block

Barbara Brecher

Gregory Brown

Mary Cote

Eileen Deimerly

Julia Johnson

Tiffany King

Alphabetical Listing of Current SPB ALJ s

Please choose only one)

Strike X)

SPB ALJ

Jason Krestoff

Mark R Kru_ger ·

Bruce Montross

Douglas Purd_y

Paul Ramsey

James Sobolewski

Strike X)

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Declaration of Party Exercising Peremptory Strike of an SP ALJ in the Matter of:

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pellant, or representative

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Bryant Camarena

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am

an . unrepresented

Appellant, a party, or a representative to the case named above and am exercising my right to a

peremptory strike regarding the above named ALJ pursuant to section 56.2 . This declaration is

under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California.

S i g n a t u r e a Date:

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