The city of Pleasanton filed a motion for summary judgment on July 17, asking Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jenna Whitman to rule in its favor in a whistleblower case brought by former employee Dan Repp. The city would like a decision before the case goes to a jury trial in November because “there are no triable issues as to any material fact against the city”.
Repp, Pleasanton’s former managing director of utilities and environmental services, filed a lawsuit in November 2023, claiming City Manager Gerry Beaudin terminated him in retaliation because Repp reported serious issues with Pleasanton’s water and sewer systems to Beaudin, other employees and outside agencies between mid-2022 and early 2023.
On July 14, Repp filed a motion for summary adjudication, asking Whitman to rule in Repp’s favor before trial because, among other issues, “There is scant to no documentary evidence to back up the (city manager’s) criticism of (Repp). Most or all the conduct he complained of in the post-October framework is protected.”
“The city cannot prove to a clear and convincing evidence standard to prove that it would have fired (Repp) for reasons unrelated to his whistleblowing,” Repp’s attorney, Judith Wolff, explained.
The Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) protects employees against retaliation for reporting suspected violations of state or federal laws, or local, state or federal rules and regulations. Violation of the WPA is one of Repp’s six legal claims; others included...
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