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Disciplinary Counsel v. O'Neill9/7/2004
proved the carpet color she complained about. (Relator's XX) Casey advised Goodman not to attend any other meetings with Judge O'Neill alone. (Transcript Vol. XV -- 182-186)
271. As part of her duties, Casey attended and kept minutes for the court's personnel committee meetings. She attended the July 26, 2000 meeting. The personnel committee laid out concerns regarding the float bailiff situation and the fact that it was becoming increasingly more difficult to make sure Judge O'Neill had adequate coverage. Judge O'Neill spoke at that meeting and acknowledged that there were problems with her employees and acknowledged that she was really going to try to do a better job and work with the court to limit those issues (Transcript Vol. XV -- 152-154)
272. On June 6, 2001 Casey attended and prepared minutes of a court personnel committee meeting. Two issues related to Judge O'Neill. First the judges discussed the situation which existed with Elsa Cunbow, the secretary Judge O'Neill shared with Judge Johnson. Elsa had been undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and had missed some work. Judge O'Neill was very upset and felt that not only was Elsa taking long lunches and missing work but that her work product was inferior. There had been instances in which Judge O'Neill asked that she be removed from her position or terminated. Judge Johnson did not share Judge O'Neill's feelings about Elsa's performance. Both judges had to agree to take any action against Elsa. Casey testified she was aware of Judge O'Neill's complaints about Elsa but that Judge O'Neill and Judge Johnson were Elsa's supervisors. (Transcript Vol. XV -- 197) After considerable discussion about the situation, Judges Pfeifer and Connor moved and Committee unanimously approved that Elsa's office would be moved from the ninth floor to the fourth floor, "fearing the ramifications of being unresponsive to what could be considered a hostile work environment and therefore potentially subjecting the Court to liability for failure to address the same." Elsa's office was to be in the Court's Administrative offices where "the Administrative Director could intercede on behalf of Cunbow, when appropriate in both interacting with and performing her secretarial duties for Judge O'Neill. (Relator's Exhibit QQQ)
273. The second motion, made by Judges Pfeifer and Connor and approved unanimously was that the Administrative Judge Watson contact Chief Justice Moyer "with respect to the power of the Administrative Judge...to address the erratic and non-judicious conduct of Judge O'Neill or to ask Chief Justice Moyer to appoint a visiting judge to take over Judge O'Neill's docket to enable her to seek the assistance of a mental health professional." (Exhibit QQQ)
274. In January 2001 after expressing concerns to Judge Watson as Administrative Judge about all of the complaints about Judge O'Neill as related to the employees, Casey attended a meeting with Judges Miller, Cain and McGrath in which she learned for the first time that grievances were to be filed with Disciplinary Counsel about Judge O'Neill.
275. Judge John A. Connor (Transcript Vol. XV -- 227-266) (admitted 1966, private practice until 1992, elected to Franklin County Common Pleas Court in 1992, a Democrat) testified he was a member of the court personnel committee. In summer 2000 Judge O'Neill attended a meeting and stated she knew she was having problems and that she would do better with her employees and staff. (Transcript Vol. XV --229)
276. In June 2001 Judge Connor also attended a personnel committee meeting in which personnel issues relating to Judge O'Neill were discussed. He testified that the reason for the discussions, "was that the
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