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this man down at work.” The nature of the alleged abuse
inflicted on Mrs. Prasil and the precise reason for her
hospitalization are not in the record.
Sometime in late 1995, Mrs. Prasil filed a complaint in the
Olmstead County District Court of Minnesota against Heartland and
Mr. Lakner (hereinafter referred to collectively as
Heartland/Lakner) “asserting claims of sex and reprisal
discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act,
violations of the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, Minn. Stat.
�181.932, and aiding and abetting discrimination in violation of
the Minnesota Human Rights Act against Lakner” (Heartland/Lakner
lawsuit).4 Petitioners did not present a copy of the complaint
to the Court. Mrs. Prasil testified at trial, however, that she
sought recovery of an unspecified sum for monetary damages
including emotional and physical damages.
During the pendency of the Heartland/Lakner lawsuit,
petitioners filed on May 16, 1997, a voluntary petition for
bankruptcy under chapter 7 of title 11 of the U.S. Code
(Bankruptcy Code) with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District
of Minnesota (bankruptcy court). On petitioners’ “Schedule B -
4 Generally, rights of action under the Minn. Human Rights
Act, Minn. Stat. Ann. ch. 363 (West 1991), and the Minn.
Whistleblower Act, Minn. Stat. Ann. sec. 181.932 (West 1991), may
be awarded compensatory and punitive damages and damages for
mental anguish or suffering. Minn. Stat. Ann. sec. 363.071,
subd. 2 (West 1991).
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