Case FLMSD96-00974 - J. WILLIAMS VS J. WILLIAMS

Case FLMSD96-00974 - J. WILLIAMS VS J. WILLIAMS  

This divorce like many others ended with a Murder Suicide on Lookout Point Mt. Diablo 

Case FLMSD96-00974 - J. WILLIAMS VS J. WILLIAMS


Case FLMSD96-00974 - Complaints/Parties

Complaint Number: 1 Complaint Type: Pre-JBSIS Complaint/Petition Filing Date: 03/15/1996 Complaint Status: ACTIVE
Party Number	Party Type	Party Name	Attorney	Party Status
1	PLAINTIFF	JUDITH E. WILLIAMS	Pro Per
2	DEFENDANT	JAMES R. WILLIAMS	Unrepresented	Serve Required (WaitS)

Case FLMSD96-00974 - Actions/Minutes

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	08/28/2008	COPIES	Not Applicable
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	08/21/2008	COPIES	Not Applicable
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	07/27/2001	STIPULATION & ORDER AFTER 8/21/00 HEARING	Not Applicable
	07/27/2001	STIPULATION & ORDER TO/FOR APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER FILED	Not Applicable
	10/10/2000	ORDER AFTER 082100 HEARING RE: RESERVED ISSUES FILED	Not Applicable
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	08/21/2000	ORDER AFTER 082100 HEARING RE: ARREARS/REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES FILED	Not Applicable
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	08/21/2000 8:30 AM DEPT. 05	F/L FURTHER HRG/REVIEW RE: CUSTODY & VISITATION	COMPLETED
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	08/21/2000 8:30 AM DEPT. 05	HEARING ON F/L MTN/OSC TO/FOR EATABLISH ARREARAGE ( JAMES R. WILLIAMS) (PRO PER)	COMPLETED
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	07/14/2000	ORDER AFTER 051600 HEARING RE: MEDIATION, CUSTODY, ETC FILED	Not Applicable
	07/06/2000	HEARING ON F/L MTN/OSC WAS SET FOR 8/21/00 AT 8:30 IN DEPT. 05
	07/06/2000	FAMILY LAW OSC/MOTION RE: ESTABLISH ARREARAGE FILED BY JAMES R. WILLIAMS
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	05/16/2000	HEARING ON F/L REVIEW WAS SET FOR 8/21/00 AT 8:30 IN DEPT. 05
	05/16/2000 8:30 AM DEPT. 05	HEARING ON F/L MTN/OSC TO/FOR MODIFICATION OF CHILD VISITATION/INJUNCTIVE ORDER ( JUDITH E. WILLIAMS) (PRO PER)	COMPLETED
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	05/08/2000	RESPONSIVE DECLARATION OF JAMES R. WILLIAMS TO OSC OR NOTICE OF MOTION FIELD; HEARING SCHEDULED FOR 05/16/00 AT 08:30 IN 05	Not Applicable
	04/21/2000	HEARING ON F/L MTN/OSC WAS SET FOR 5/16/00 AT 8:30 IN DEPT. 05
	04/21/2000	INCOME & EXPENSE DECLARATION FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS	Not Applicable
	04/21/2000	OSC (CUSTODY AND/OR VISITATION RE: MODIFICATION OF VISITATION/INJUNCTIVE ORDER FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS	Not Applicable
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	03/07/2000	FINDINGS & ORDER AFTER 03/07/00 HEARING RE: CLARIFYING SUPPORT, ADD-ONS AND ARREARS FILED.	Not Applicable
	03/07/2000 1:30 PM DEPT. 05	HEARING ON F/L MTN/OSC TO/FOR CLARIFICATION OF SUPPT,ARREARS,FEES,ETC *OST* ( JUDITH E. WILLIAMS) (PRO PER)	COMPLETED
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	03/06/2000	RESPONSIVE DECLARATION OF JAMES R. WILLIAMS TO OSC OR NOTICE OF MOTION FIELD; HEARING SCHEDULED FOR 03/07/00 AT 01:30 IN 05	Not Applicable
	02/25/2000	HEARING ON F/L MTN/OSC WAS SET FOR 3/07/00 AT 13:30 IN DEPT. 05
	02/25/2000	EX-PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORD SH TIME (P) FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS
	02/25/2000	FAMILY LAW OSC/MOTION RE: CLARIFICATION OF SUPPT;ARREARS;FEES FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS
	02/25/2000	FEE RECEIVED FOR OSC W/ORD SH TIME (P)	Not Applicable
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	10/15/1999	SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY FILED. SCHLEGEL, LEANNE SUBSTITUTES OUT AS ATTORNEY FOR JUDITH E. WILLIAMS AND IS REPLACED BY PRO/PER	Not Applicable
	09/02/1999	NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY OF ATTORNEY SCHLEGEL, LEANNE FOR JUDITH E. WILLIAMS FOR PERIOD 9/10/99 THROUGH 9/20/99 FILED	Not Applicable
	03/30/1999	JUDGMENT ON RESERVED ISSUES FILED	Not Applicable
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	03/22/1999	ORDER (AFT TRIAL) ON RESERVED ISSUES OF BANK ONE DEBT; VALUE OF FORD TAURUS AUTO & CHILD SUPPORT	Not Applicable
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	02/17/1999 1:30 PM DEPT. 07	F/L SPECIAL SET HEARING ON: BANK ONE DEBT (JUDGE JOEL H.GOLUB TO HEAR)	COMPLETED
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	01/28/1999	WE CANNOT FILE/ISSUE YOUR JMT ON RSVD ISSUES FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON:	Not Applicable
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	01/28/1999	FINDINGS & ORDER AFTER 12/16/98 HEARING RE: ALLOCATION OF DEBT, ATTENDANCE AT ELEM SCHOOL FILED.	Not Applicable
	12/16/1998	DECLARATION OF RESPONDENT FILED RE: BANK ONE CREDIT CARD	Not Applicable
	12/16/1998	DECLARATION OF COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT FILED RE: BANK ONE CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS	Not Applicable
	12/16/1998	F/L SPECIAL SET HEARING WAS SET FOR 2/17/99 AT 13:30 IN DEPT. 07
	12/16/1998 1:30 PM DEPT. 07	F/L SPECIAL SET HEARING ON: ARREARS,R/C,BONUS ISSUE,FEES	COMPLETED
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	12/07/1998	INCOME & EXPENSE DECLARATION FILED BY JAMES R. WILLIAMS	Not Applicable
	11/05/1998	PROOF OF SERVICE ON ATTY, RONALD WAGNER RE P&AS;I&E & DECL RE FEES SERVICE DATE OF 11/04/98 FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS; METHOD OF SERVICE: PERSONAL DELIVERY	Not Applicable
	11/05/1998	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER	Not Applicable
	11/04/1998	F/L SPECIAL SET HEARING WAS SET FOR 12/16/98 AT 13:30 IN DEPT. 07
	11/04/1998	STIP TO PRO TEM JOEL H. GOLUB	Not Applicable
	11/04/1998	STIP FOR JUDGE PRO TEM JOEL H. GOLUB	Not Applicable
	11/04/1998 1:30 PM DEPT. 07	F/L SPECIAL SET HEARING ON: TRIAL (JOEL GOLUB TO HEAR)	COMPLETED
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	11/04/1998	DECLARATION OF LEANNE SCHLEGEL FILED RE: ATTORNEYS FEES	Not Applicable
	11/04/1998	POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF CUSTODY DESIGNATION FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS	Not Applicable
	11/04/1998	INCOME & EXPENSE DECLARATION FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS	Not Applicable
	11/02/1998	PROOF OF SERVICE ON ATTY RONALD WAGNER RE REBUTTAL TO RSPDTS DECL SERVICE DATE OF 10/29/98 FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS; METHOD OF SERVICE: PERSONAL DELIVERY	Not Applicable
	10/29/1998	PENTRS REBUTTAL TO RESPTS DEC IN LIEU OF TEST	Not Applicable
	10/28/1998	RESPONSE TO DIRECT TESTIMONY OF PETNR (R)	Not Applicable
	10/20/1998	DECLARATION OF RESPT FILED RE: IN LIEU OF DIRECT TESTIMONY	Not Applicable
	10/20/1998	DECLARATION OF COUNSEL FOR RESPT FILED RE: LATE FILING OF DIRECT TESTIMONY OF RESPT	Not Applicable
	10/16/1998	PROOF OF SERVICE ON ATTY R. WAGNER RE PTNRS DECL IN LIEU OF TESTIMONY SERVICE DATE OF 10/14/98 FILED BY JUDITH E. WILLIAMS; METHOD OF SERVICE: PERSONAL DELIVERY	Not Applicable
	10/14/1998	PETNRS DECL IN LIEU OF DIRECT TESTIMONY	Not Applicable
	10/07/1998	F/L SPECIAL SET HEARING WAS SET FOR 11/04/98 AT 13:30 IN DEPT. 07
	08/12/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	MAND SETTLEMENT CONF JUDGE PRO TEM JOEL H. GOLUB TO HEAR	COMPLETED
	08/04/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	MAND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE JUDGE PRO TEM JOEL H. GOLUB	CONTINUED
	06/26/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	MAND SETTLEMENT CONF JUDGE PRO TEM JOEL H. GOLUB TO HEAR
	06/17/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	MAND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE JUDGE PRO TEM JOEL H. GOLUB
	06/17/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	NON-JURY TRIAL - F/L SHORT CAUSE JUDGE PRO TEM JO EL H. GOLUB
	06/16/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	MAND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE JUDGE PRO TEM JOEL H. GOLUB	COMPLETED
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	04/23/1998	** END OF RECONSTRUCTED FILE
	04/20/1998	STIP & ORDER RE TEMP FAMILY SUPT ENTERED ON MICR OFILM: 9/20/96
	04/17/1998	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
	04/17/1998	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER RETIREMENT IN COME GUARANTEE PLAN
	04/08/1998	STIP & ORDER RE PENDENTE LITE CUSTODT & VISIT- A TION ISSUES (R)
	04/08/1998	STIP & ORDER FOR PRIVATE CH CUST, NON-CONF RECOM MENDING MEDIATION & EVALUATION (P)
	04/08/1998	FEE COLLECTED FOR (2) EX PARTE ORDERS
	04/08/1998	STIP & ORDER RE PENDENTE LITE CUST & VISIT ISSUE S
	04/08/1998	STIP & ORDER RE PRIVATE CH CUST, NON CONFIDEN- T IAL RECOMMENDING MEDIATION, & EVAL, IF >>>
	04/08/1998	** <<< RECOMMENDED
	03/27/1998	** RETD STIP & ORDER - CHECK NOT SIGNED
	02/25/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	FAMILY LAW TELEPHONE CONFERENCE	COMPLETED
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	02/25/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	MAND SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE JUDGE PRO TEM JOEL H. GOLUB
	02/05/1998	SUBST OF ATTY FOR RESPT (OLD:HARDIN ET AL (NEW:W AGNEER & WAGNER
	12/03/1997 8:00 AM DEPT. 07	FAMILY LAW TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
	12/03/1997	NOTICE OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE D-7, 2-25-98 AT 1 :50PM
	12/01/1997	> AT-ISSUE MEMORANDUM OF PETNR -JUDITH WILLIAMS B Y: LEANNE SCHLEGEL/NJT/4 HOURS
	12/01/1997	> AT-ISSUE MEMORANDUM OF PETNR (JUDITH WILLIAMS B Y: (SCHLEGEL - NJT 4 HRS
	11/25/1997	** RTRND RS AT-ISSUE - MUST BE ON PINK PAPER PER LOCAL RULES OF COURT
	07/31/1997	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
	07/31/1997	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
	07/31/1997	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER
	07/31/1997	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER RE CASH BA- L ANCE RETIREMENT ACCT (R)
	07/31/1997	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER RE XEROX STOC K FUND BEFORE TAX PLAN & BALANCE FUND..
	07/31/1997	... OPTIONAL PROFIT SHARING PLAN (R)
	07/31/1997	QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER RE EMPLOYEE S TOCK OWNERSHIP OLAN (R)
	07/28/1997	FEE COLLECTED FOR EX PARTE QDRO RE EMPLOYEE STOC K OWNERSHIP PLAN (R)
	07/28/1997	FEE COLLECTED FOR EX PARTE QDRI RE XEROX STOCK F UND BEFORE TAX PLAN & BALANCED FUND
	07/28/1997	FEE COLLECTED FOR EX PARTE QDRO CASH BALANCE RET IREMENT ACCOUNT
	06/17/1997 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	TELEPHONE CONFERENCE	COMPLETED
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	05/28/1997	NTC OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT
	05/28/1997	NTC OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT WITH CERT OF MAILING
	05/21/1997	APPEARANCE, STIP. & WAIVERS
	05/21/1997	STIP & ORDER FOR BIFURCATION OF ISSUES TO OBTAIN JDGMENT OF DISSO - STATUS ONLY
	05/21/1997	DECL FOR DEFAULT OR UNCONTESTED DISSOLUTION FC 2 336
	05/21/1997	JUDGMENT - STATUS ONLY ENDS 5/21/97 (MICROFILMED 05/21/97)
	05/21/1997 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	MTN: COMPEL BIFURCATION OF MARITAL STATUS, ATTY F EES (R)	COMPLETED
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	05/21/1997	APPEARANCE, STIP. & WAIVERS
	05/21/1997	STIP.& ORDER TO BIFURCATE-STATUS ONLY
	05/21/1997	DECL FOR DEFAULT OR UNCONTESTED DISSOLUTION FC 2 336
	05/21/1997	JUDGMENT - MARITAL STATUS ONLY ENDS 5-21-97 (MIC ROFILMED 5-21-97)
	05/20/1997	NTC OF UNAVAILABILITY OF COUNSEL (PETN)
	05/15/1997	SUBST OF ATTY FOR PETNR (OLD: IN PRO PER) (NEW: LEANNE SCHLEGEL)
	05/14/1997	SUBST OF ATTY FOR PETNR(OLD:ROSEMARY MATOSSIAN ( NEW:PRO PER
	04/28/1997 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	MTN: COMPEL BIFURCATION OF MARITAL STATUS, ATTY F EES (R)
	04/25/1997	NTC OF MTN RE ATTY FEES & COMPEL BIFURCATION OFM ARTIAL STATUS (R) 5-21-97 D8 8:29AM
	04/17/1997 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	TELEPHONE CONFERENCE	COMPLETED
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	04/17/1997 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
	03/25/1997	** (LETTER RE REGISTRATION OF OUR JUDGMENT IN CIR CUIT CT OF MISSOURI THEIR # 973-00928
	02/25/1997 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	FURTHER SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE	COMPLETED
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	02/25/1997 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
	02/24/1997	RESPT SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT
	11/27/1996 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	FURTHER SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
	11/25/1996 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	MAND SETLMT CONF - FAM.LAW	COMPLETED
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	11/04/1996 8:00 AM DEPT. 31	MTN FOR CH/SP SUPPORT, FEES (P)	COMPLETED
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	09/27/1996 8:00 AM DEPT. 08	MAND SETLMT CONF - FAM.LAW
	09/27/1996	NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
	09/20/1996	FEE COLLECTED FOR STIP ORDER RE: TEMP FAMILY SUP PORT MICRO 9-20-96
	09/20/1996	COPY & CERTIFICATIONS
	09/19/1996	> AT-ISSUE MEMORANDUM OF PLTF- JUDITH E. WILLIAMS BY: ROSEMARY MATOSSIAN/NJT/4 HOURS
	09/19/1996	> AT-ISSUE MEMORANDUM OF RESP- (JAMES BY:MATOSSIA N NJ/4HRS.
	09/16/1996	>> RESPONSE FILED FEE PD
	09/16/1996 8:00 AM DEPT. 31	MTN FOR CH/SP SUPPORT, FEES (P)
	09/16/1996	NTC/MTN RE CH SUPPT, SP SUPPT & ATTY FEES/COSTS( P) 11/4/96 1:30PM D41
	09/16/1996	>> RESPONSE FILED
	04/02/1996	SUMMONS W/PRF OF SVC BY MAIL & ACKN SIGNED 3/25/ 96
	04/02/1996	SUMMONS W/NTC OF ACKNOW OF SUM & PETN RE: JAMESR . WILLIAMS W/PRF OF MLG SIGNED ON 03-25-96
	03/15/1996	PETN FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE - SUMMONS ISSUE D FEE PD
	03/15/1996	PETN FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE - SUMMONS ISSUE D

Case FLMSD96-00974 - Pending Hearings

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JOB LOSSES SAP MORALE OF WORKERS - PLEASANT HILL MAN'S SUICIDE POINTS UP A RISING ANXIETY OVER OUTSOURCING AND THE TECH ECONOMY

JOB LOSSES SAP MORALE OF WORKERS - PLEASANT HILL MAN'S SUICIDE POINTS UP A RISING ANXIETY OVER OUTSOURCING AND THE TECH ECONOMY

NewspaperMay 13, 2003 | Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)

Author: ELLEN LEE, TIMES STAFF WRITER | Page: a01 | Section: News

1362 Words | Readability: Lexile: 1140, grade level(s): 9 10 11-12 

In his oldest son's Pleasant Hill home, Tom Flanagan occasionally curses as he walks through the halls and gathers his son Kevin's belongings: the black-and-white photos his son developed in his makeshift darkroom, the household products he had a tendency to buy in bulk, the box-loads of books on computer programming.

More than once, Flanagan shakes his head. "It's a shame," he says. "We lost a good friend and a good mind."

One month ago, Kevin Flanagan took his life in the parking lot of Bank of America's Concord Technology Center, on the afternoon after he was told he had lost his job.

It was "the straw that broke the camel's back," his father said, even though the 41-year-old software programmer suspected it was coming. He knew that his employer, Bank of America Corp., like other giant corporations weathering the economic storm, was cutting high-tech jobs. He knew that Bank of America was sending jobs overseas. He had seen his friends and coworkers leave until only he and one other person remained on the last project Flanagan worked on.

Flanagan took steps to soften the blow. He considered studying law, and even made a list of California schools he was interested in researching. He applied for other jobs at the bank, but didn't receive responses.

In e-mails to his father, Flanagan sounded lighthearted. "I'm safe!" he would write in his Friday missives. "I'm safe for another week."

But Flanagan apparently masked the depth of the distress he felt as he fought to save his position. "He felt like he was fighting a large corporation that pretty much didn't care," his father said. "This final blow was so devastating. He couldn't deal with it." The father said he saw no other signs of depression before his son's suicide.

It is unclear if Flanagan lost his job because it had been sent overseas, or because the bank was slimming down because of the tight economy. Lisa Gagnon, a Bank of America spokeswoman, declined to comment, saying, "We're deeply saddened by this tragedy. We send our prayers to his friends, colleagues and family."

But his death underscores the anxiety that has swelled among technology workers at Bank of America and elsewhere as more businesses shift high-tech jobs and responsibilities to contractors offshore even as they cut jobs in the United States.

A report by Forrester Research projects that, led by the information-technology industry, 3.3 million service jobs and $136 billion in wages will move from the United States to such countries as India and Russia over the next decade or so.

Another survey by A.T. Kearney said that U.S. financial-services companies are planning to send overseas 8 percent of their workforces, thus saving them more than $30 billion.

Coupled with a rough economy and high unemployment, the phenomenon has left U.S. workers looking over their shoulders, wondering if their overseas counterparts could soon replace them. Blue-collar manufacturing jobs have for years crossed U.S. borders and waters. Some workers are bitter that white-collar, high-paying technology jobs are next.

"It could be me," said a Bank of America information-technology employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "It could be anybody."

Flanagan's parents say that he complained about the company's move to shift jobs out of the United States and talked about taking care of problems that contractors in India couldn't solve.

"Outsourcing has led to tragedy for us," said Tom Flanagan. "We are devastated."

Flanagan landed at Bank of America seven years ago after spending time at a San Francisco technology company and at ChevronTexaco Corp.

The Concord Technology Center, a cluster of four buildings that opened in 1985, employs programmers such as Flanagan to develop software programs that handle jobs like wire transfers. Throughout the Bay Area, the bank employs some 13,400 workers; the bank would not release the number of workers at the Concord center.

About two years ago, Bank of America created the Global Delivery Center to identify projects that could be sent offshore[JNI2]. In the fall of 2002, it signed agreements with Infosys, whose U.S. headquarters are in Fremont, and Tata Consulting Services, two of the largest players in information-technology consulting and services in India.

Overall, this deal should affect no more than 5 percent of the bank's 21,000 employees, or about 1,100 jobs, in its technology and operations division, Gagnon said. So far, it has been less than that, she added.

But Gagnon declined to say how many U.S. and Concord workers have been affected so far.

"It's important to note that just because we decide there is a good business reason to send a project (overseas) does not mean it will necessarily result in job displacement," she said.

Employees at Concord, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described shrinking project teams as work is shuffled around. One veteran worker said that in the middle of a project, he and his team members were asked to hand over documentation and explain their work to a group of engineers from India. He and his co-workers were then transferred to another project. A short time later, he lost his job.

Gagnon confirmed this, saying that in some cases it made sense to have workers train their overseas successors before they are let go.

"The knowledge transfer is essential to continue to provide our customers with the best possible services and solutions," Gagnon said.

One software engineer, who was laid off about two months ago, said that he lost his job because the bank was tightening its budget. But he argued that had other technology jobs not been moved offshore, he would have had more opportunity to shift jobs.

The harshest critics have called Flanagan's death an example of the collateral damage brought on by businesses expanding their offshore operations. A former software programmer said that morale in the office is so low that some employees feel like they're on "death row."

"Every day you think, 'Is this the day I'm gone?'" he said. "The next day you think, 'Is this the day I'm gone?' The stress builds up."

But other Concord employees have taken it in stride. "It's a fact of life in business," said one worker. "It's not perfect here, but it's a pretty darn good place to work," he said.

Proponents say that hiring technology workers overseas will make the company stronger: For one, it cuts costs. A contractor in India, the most popular locale, is typically paid $10,000, compared with $100,000 for a U.S. worker with the same skills. Proponents argue that this allows companies to stay competitive, saving and creating U.S. jobs.[JNI3]

Growing overseas does not necessarily translate into a loss in the United States, said Debashish Sinha, principal analyst for information technology services at Gartner, a research group.

"Very rarely is there a direct staff substitution," he said. "Very rarely will a U.S. enterprise lay off their internal IT folk to hire an external offshore service provider."

But as offshore workers graduate from basic jobs to more sophisticated technology work, critics here wonder if there will be high-paying, high-tech jobs left in the United States.

"There's a huge hole opening up here and no one is seeing it," said Pete Bennett, a former technology consultant in Danville who is now in the mortgage industry. He founded NoMoreH1B.com to protest businesses bringing in non-U.S. workers through the government's visa programs for highly skilled workers, a program that he believes helped fuel businesses' move to transfer jobs offshore.

A few weeks before his death, Tom Flanagan helped his son on yet another home improvement project in his Pleasant Hill fixer-upper. That night, they stayed up until 4 in the morning, "just shooting the breeze."

They often had these long discussions, about California politics, about the Enron debacle, about other world issues. They would argue until they couldn't keep their eyes open.

"He would never give up," Flanagan said. "He would never give up. But he gave up."

In a note that he left behind, Kevin Flanagan said that he felt like he had finally found his home when he moved to Pleasant Hill and landed his job at Bank of America.

"He loved working there," his father said. "He loved his house. He loved it here. He was happy. This was his life."

Ellen Lee covers technology and telecommunications. She can be reached at 925-952-2614 or elee@cctimes.com.

Caption: Photo, Kevin Flanagan mug.

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The Disappearance of Elizabeth Stratton and Captain Neil Stratton of the Walnut Creek Police Department

Elizabeth Stratton vanished in 1997,

The Disappearance of Elizabeth Stratton and Captain Neil Stratton of the Walnut Creek Police Department  Officer Lester Garnier murdered in 1988, Dr. Kim Fang murdered in 2000, Cynthia Kempf murdered in 1988, Timothy Lee in 1984, Tanjah Poe 1985, The Ringheims 1986, Bernard Bynum 1982, and the band plays on?

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Captain Neil Stratton

Elizabeth Stratton vanished, her car found at the Sacramento Airport but she is married to Neil Stratton of the Walnut Creek Police Department. The same city where San Francisco Officer Lester Garnier was found dead in 1988 located at the Ross Stores parking lot.

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Case PROMSP98-00925 - TRUST OF ELIZABETH L. STRATTON


Case PROMSP98-00925 - Complaints/Parties

Complaint Number: 1 Complaint Type: Pre-JBSIS Filing Date: 07/15/1998 Complaint Status: ACTIVE
Party Number	Party Type	Party Name	Attorney	Party Status
1	PLAINTIFF	NEIL R. M. STRATTON	BRAY, OLIVER W.
2	PLAINTIFF	CHRISTINE CALLIS CHITLIK	BRAY, OLIVER W.
3	PLAINTIFF	DANIEL M. CALLIS III	BRAY, OLIVER W.
4	DEFENDANT	ELIZABETH L. STRATTON	Unrepresented	Serve Required (WaitS)

Case PROMSP98-00925 - Actions/Minutes

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	08/24/1998	DECL.RE POUROVER WILL, IRA BENEFICIARY DESIGNA-TION & DISCLAIMER
	08/24/1998	ORDER DETERMINING TRUST ASSETS FILMED: 8-24-98
	08/24/1998	COPY & CERTIFICATIONS
	08/24/1998	PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL RE: ORDER DETERMINING T RUST ASSETS
	08/24/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 37	PETN TO DETERMINE TRUST ASSESTS (PETRS NEIL STRAT TON, CHRISTINE CHITLIK & DANIEL CALLIS, III)	GRANTED
	08/18/1998	DECL OF NEIL RM STRATTON
	07/17/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 37	PETN TO DETERMINE TRUST ASSESTS (PETRS NEIL STRAT TON, CHRISTINE CHITLIK & DANIEL CALLIS, III)
	07/15/1998	PETITION TO DETERMINE TRUST ASSETS (P-N. STRATTON, C. CHITLIK & D. CALLIS III)
	07/15/1998	NTC OF HRG RE PETITION TO DETERMINE TRUST ASSETS 8/24/98 11AM D51

Case PROMSP98-00925 - Pending Hearings

Date	Action Text	Disposition	Image
This Case Does Not Have Any Pending Hearings

A Civil Case involving Captain Stratton

A familiar pattern where there are two courtroom standards. Friends in Law Enforcement and regular constituents are treated different. This is where the Contra Costa Bar Association mangles case outcomes.

Around 1980 or later Pete Bennett was injured to two separate car accidents on Willow Pass Road.  The injuries affected a new cabinet shop but the cases just like others that came later there was little police follow-up.  

These accidents occurred right a series of homicides at the end of Santa Monica Drive in 1979. 

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Case PROMSP98-00925 - TRUST OF ELIZABETH L. STRATTON


Case PROMSP98-00925 - Complaints/Parties

Complaint Number: 1 Complaint Type: Pre-JBSIS Filing Date: 07/15/1998 Complaint Status: ACTIVE
Party Number	Party Type	Party Name	Attorney	Party Status
1	PLAINTIFF	NEIL R. M. STRATTON	BRAY, OLIVER W.
2	PLAINTIFF	CHRISTINE CALLIS CHITLIK	BRAY, OLIVER W.
3	PLAINTIFF	DANIEL M. CALLIS III	BRAY, OLIVER W.
4	DEFENDANT	ELIZABETH L. STRATTON	Unrepresented	Serve Required (WaitS)

Case PROMSP98-00925 - Actions/Minutes

Viewed	Date	Action Text	Disposition	Image
	08/24/1998	DECL.RE POUROVER WILL, IRA BENEFICIARY DESIGNA-T ION & DISCLAIMER
	08/24/1998	ORDER DETERMINING TRUST ASSETS FILMED: 8-24-98
	08/24/1998	COPY & CERTIFICATIONS
	08/24/1998	PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL RE: ORDER DETERMINING T RUST ASSETS
	08/24/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 37	PETN TO DETERMINE TRUST ASSESTS (PETRS NEIL STRAT TON, CHRISTINE CHITLIK & DANIEL CALLIS, III)	GRANTED
	08/18/1998	DECL OF NEIL RM STRATTON
	07/17/1998 8:00 AM DEPT. 37	PETN TO DETERMINE TRUST ASSESTS (PETRS NEIL STRAT TON, CHRISTINE CHITLIK & DANIEL CALLIS, III)
	07/15/1998	PETITION TO DETERMINE TRUST ASSETS (P-N. STRATTO N, C. CHITLIK & D. CALLIS III)
	07/15/1998	NTC OF HRG RE PETITION TO DETERMINE TRUST ASSETS 8/24/98 11AM D51

Case PROMSP98-00925 - Pending Hearings

Date	Action Text	Disposition	Image
This Case Does Not Have Any Pending Hearings

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