Silvia, a division chief in the human resources office at Camp Swampy, disapproved Sam’s request for leave. Since she had approved Sally’s leave request, he concluded
the disparate treatment must be due to sex discrimination. Sam filed an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint against the agency alleging sex discrimination. A few
months down the road, Sam’s attorney arranged to depose Silvia. Charlie, the agency attorney, decided to use the same court reporter to depose Complainant Sam. Charlie
figured he’d depose Sam once Sam’s attorney had completed his deposition of Silvia. Is there a contracting problem with Charlie’s plans? Explain why you concluded as
you did.
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