Erhart
Erhart v. Bofi Holding Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES MATTHEW ERHART, Case No. 15-cv-02287-BAS-NLS consolidated with 15-cv-02353-BAS-NLS Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
v. RENEWED MOTION FOR
JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW
BOFI FEDERAL BANK, OR NEW TRIAL (ECF No. 386)
15 Defendant.
17 And Consolidated Case 18
Plaintiff Charles Matthew Erhart worked for Defendant BofI Federal Bank as an internal bank auditor. When Erhart discovered conduct that he believed broke the law, Erhart reported the conduct to his boss and eventually the Bank’s regulators. BofI terminated him. In the aftermath, BofI and Erhart told competing tales of what happened. BofI claimed Erhart abandoned his job and wanted to “bring down the bank.” Erhart, in turn, portrayed himself as an internal auditor in a turbulent corporate environment. Time and time again, Erhart battled against pressure from senior management as he discovered 28 …