(5) Retaliation
and Ongoing Legal Action
Larry Price v. HUD
Posted Mar. 27, 2003
Larry Price has won only one battle against HUD. As a result, HUD forced Larry to retire at reduced pay and they retaliated against him.
As of March 2003 Mr. Price is pursuing additional action against HUD and its attorneys for failure to properly investigate his claim, and for retaliation. Due to lack of funds, Mr. Price is currently planning on representing himself in court, and that is a virtual guarantee of failure. Here is Mr. Price's statement to Adversity.Net:
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Adversity.Net FR: Larry Price, former HUD employee As you know I was forced to take an "early" retirement from HUD because of the reprisal actions HUD initiated against me after the Settlement Agreement. I filed two EEOC compaints against HUD for their actions. In my first complaint, I pointed out that HUD didn't even do the required investigation, but simply issued a "Final Action". They performed an investigation on the second complaint, but it has been 60 days since it was completed and I have not been furnished a copy of the investigation. I surmise that the results of the second complaint supported the issues I claimed in my first complaint and HUD is trying to cover their tracks. In any event, I have been forced to go through the EEOC Complaint process on my own [without legal counsel]. My past experience with the legal expense associated with hiring an attorney requires that I must go this route. I had a very good and exceptional attorney (Charlie Wiest) and could very well use his assistance again through this latest issue. It would make things so much easier; and quite obviously, make my position so much stronger on the legal issues involved. There is a possibility I may have a "mixed case" issue (constructive discharge, forced retirement, etc.) which would require proceedings both with the EEOC and with the MSPB [the Merit System Protection Board, whose mission is to ensure that Federal employees are protected against abuses by agency management]. I have filed appeals with EEOC on non-compliance with my Settlement Agreement and on HUD's Final Action (dismissal) of the first reprisal complaint. I think I have held my own in presenting my case. I am now preparing a Request for a Hearing with EEOC; and after that is processed, I'm going to come up short on some legal issues invovlved. I am then going to have to secure legal assistance. I can hold my own on the facts and merits of my case, but I know -- and I think you'll agree -- that I have to have proper legal representation and assistance if I am to prevail. [NOTE: Mr. Price is referring to the legal practice of representing oneself without legal counsel, known as "pro se" -- literally "for himself". "Pro se" litigants do not fare well in our courts of law. Complex discrimination lawsuits really do require trained, professional legal counsel in order to be effective.] I don't know whether this time around whether I will be able to handle the financial costs associated with hiring an attorney. My income has been reduced from +/-$85,000 per year to $36,000 due to my forced retirement from HUD. -- Larry Price |
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