To: Detective William Boyd
From: Lieutenant Nathan Tyndall
Subject: Notice of Psychological Fitness for Duty Evaluation
This memorandum will serve as a written order directing you to submit to a psychological Fitness for Duty Evaluation.
This exam is requested by investigating officers in case 2003-07-259645B, for the following documented reasons.
1) Officer involved shooting is defined in the policy and procedures of the City of Los Angeles as a traumatic incident; any and all personnel present or participating in a traumatic incident will be required to undergo psychological evaluation pursuant to policy 99-5646332-8 within 90 days of said incident.
2) Inappropriate verbal conduct, as witnessed by Lt. N. Tyndall, Sgt. D. Albrecht, Sgt. S. Rutledge, and Ofc. P. Davies on the occasion of 08182003 during a standard inteview reference case 2003-07-259645B.
3) Suspcion of Investigating Officers (ref case 2003-07-259645B) that exposure to trauma has compromised your ability to defuse tense situations and/or increased your tendencey to escalate such situations or create confrontations.
The evaluation will be scheduled for your next duty day, and will be held in the office of Dr. Brandon Marsh, Interview room C, at police headquarters.
You are directed to cooperate with the psychologist's requests and completely and honestly answer any questions posed by the evaluator. The evalusation is being conducted for use by the Deptartment, however, the evaluation is confidential between the employee and the evaluator to the extent required by the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civil Code Section 56 et.seq.), which allows the evaluator to release limited information to the Department. You may authorize the evaluator to release additional information to the Department.
Refusual to comply with this order or any of its parts, or with the reasonable requests of the evaluator, shall be deemed insubordination, and shall be grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Statements made to the evaluatior shall be considered compelled, and may not be used in a criminal or civil proceeding against the employee.
Lieutenant Nathan Tyndall