Republic of the Philippines

First Judicial Region

Regional Trial Court
Branch 2
Baguio City

Andrew Beckett, Case No. 12345

Plaintiff For: Illegal Dismissal
-versus- with Damages

Wyant Wheeler Hellerman Tetlow & Brown

as represented
by Charles Wheeler,
Defendant.

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JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT
of
Anthea Burton

I. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
a. NAME AND OTHER PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
WITNESS

Name: Anthea Burton

Age: 35
Address: 87 New Lucban, Baguio City
Occupation: Paralegal at Wyant Wheeler Hellerman Tetlow & Brown
Language: English

b. LAWYER WHO CONDUCTED OR SUPERVISED THE

EXAMINATION OF THE WITNESS

Name: Mark Fevy Ordinario for Mark and Associates

Address: Session Road, Baguio City
Place of Examination: Mark Law Office
Session Road, Baguio City

II. OFFER
The testimony of Anthea Burton is being offered to prove that:
1. The law firm Wyant Wheeler Hellerman Tetlow & Brown criticizes
its employees through discrimination
 III. JUDICIAL AFFIDAVIT PROPER

I, ANTHEA BURTON, 35 years old, single, American, and residing at

Philadelphia, under oath, depose:

1.Q - Please state your name, age, residence, and occupation of the
witness.
A- I am Anthea Burton, 35 years old, single, American, residing at
87Ne Lucban, Baguio City and a paralegal at Wyant Wheeler
Hellerman Tetlow & Brown
2.Q - Why are you here now?
A- To give a sworn statement by way of a judicial affidavit, the same
to constitute as my direct testimony, in the above-captioned civil
case.
3.Q - For the record, please state the name and address of the
Lawyer who is now conducting or supervising your examination
and the place where the examination is being held now?
A- The legal counsel for the plaintiff, Atty. Mark Fevy Ordinario, is
conducting or supervising my examination now at their law
office (Mark Law Office) located at:

Session Road, Baguio City

4.Q - In what language do you want your examination to be conducted?
A- I am comfortable to use the English language.
5.Q - Do you undertake to answer the questions to be asked of you,
fully conscious that you will do so under oath, and that you may
face criminal liability for false testimony or perjury?
A- Yes, ma’am.
6.Q - Let us now proceed to the Complaint. Do you know the plaintiff
Andrew Beckett?
A- Yes Sir. He is one of the lawyers in Wyant Wheeler Hellerman
Tetlow & Brown.
7.Q - Beyond noticing the marks on his face, were there other things
about his appearance, Ms. Burton, that made you suspect that
Andrew had AIDS?
A- Well, he was getting thinner and he seemed very tired sometimes.
But he was working so hard.. Still, I felt something was wrong,
 and I can't believe they're trying to pretend that they didn't notice
anything.
8.Q - Have you ever felt discriminated against at Wyant-Wheeler?
A- Well, yes.
9.Q - In what way?
A- Well, Mr. Wheeler's secretary, Lydia, said that Mr. Wheeler had a
problem with my earrings.
10.Q - Really?

A- Apparently, Mr. Wheeler felt that they looked too...ethnic, is the

word she used...and she told me that he said that he would like it
if I wore something a little less garish, a little smaller, and more
"American."
11.Q - What'd you say?
A- I said my earring are American, they're African-American.

Nothing Follows.

Baguio City, July 2, 2019.

Anthea Burton
Affiant

SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me in Baguio City on July 2, 2019,

affiant showing his competent proof of identity, to wit: SSS Member ID No.
3521-65-18.

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 SWORN ATTESTATION OF THE LAWYER WHO
CONDUCTED OR SUPERVISED THE EXAMINATION OF THE
WITNESS.

The undersigned ATTY. MARK FEVY ORDINARIO, of legal age,

married, and with law office address, Session Road, Baguio City, under
oath, deposes and states:

1. He is the Legal Counsel for the plaintiff in the above-entitled case;

2. He faithfully recorded or caused to be recorded the

questions he asked and the corresponding answers that the above-
named witness gave;

3. Neither he nor any other person then present or assisting him coached
the witness regarding the latter's answers; and

4. He conducted the examination of the witness at their law office

located at Session Road, Baguio City.

Baguio City, July 2, 2019.

Atty. MARK FEVY ORDINARIO

Affiant

SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me in Baguio City on July 2,

2018, affiant showing her competent proof of identity, to wit: SSS Member
ID No. 6458-15-16.

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Copy Furnished:
ATTY. Alvin Motilla
Counsel for the defendant
Room No.3, 2nd flr. BBCCC Bldg.
Cooperative St. Corner
Assumption Road, Baguio City

EXPLANATION

A copy of this Judicial Affidavit is served on the Court and the Counsel
for the Defendant through personal service.

MARK FEVY ORDINARIO