Homayan Kabir sued Barcinas in Nov. 2007.
Jonas’ counsel, Assistant Attorney General David Lochabay, said they’re not willing to settle.
“But we don’t have any problems attending the settlement conference because it will explore the issue. We feel that Mr. Barcinas is entirely innocent of the case,” Lochabay said.
The court has yet to decide if it will approve the proposed settlement conference.
Lochabay expects Barcinas to be completely exonerated.
“He’s innocent,” the lawyer said.
Barcinas, in a separate interview, said although he wants to end the case “peacefully,” Kabir’s attempt to collect from “me or from the school beyond what he was supposed to get…is not acceptable.”
He added, “We provided him a decent job and faithfully paid for his service to our school. But if he’s trying to get something more from us then we’re not willing to give it to him.”
The only payment Kabir may get is his salary for the two days he claimed that he worked for the school, Barcinas said.
He said the allegations “damaged” him.
“I want [Kabir] to learn a lesson and perhaps I will ask a public apology from him [in the future],” Barcinas said.
Kabir, he earlier said, was mad at him because he refused to sign the security guard’s time sheet indicating that he was present on the job on two occasions when he wasn’t.
Kabir also filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which dismissed it.
