phone call to his ex-wife, Wendy Moran.
During the phone call Bouska told Moran that he was going to kill himself. He also
refused to talk to his daughters which led Moran to believe he was not just making an
idle threat.

       After taking a moment to collect herself and find the telephone number of the
penitentiary, Moran phoned SDSP in order to warn prison officials. The call was
received at approximately 12:19 p.m. and it took roughly five minutes for the main
operator to transfer the call to Joffer. Moran told Joffer that Bouska was going to kill
himself, and that she wanted Joffer to check on him and reassure Bouska that she
would not prevent him from seeing his daughters. Moran did not mention that Bouska
had made previoussuicide threats, that he had been treated for depression, nor that he
had allegedly attempted suicide in the past.

       After hanging up the phone, Joffer wrote out a brief report and pulled Bouska's
case file. Joffer believed that Moran was more concerned that Bouska understand he
could continue to see his daughters than about the threat of suicide. Before telling
Bouska he could see his daughters, Joffer wanted to ensure that Bouska's conviction
was not for a sex offense against his children. Also during this time, several inmates


                                       