On September 8, 2000, Sgt. James Smith, a member of the Humboldt County Law Enforcement Association in Humboldt County, Nevada, was terminated by his employer, the Sheriff’s Department. On July 3, 2000, Smith, who was recently separated from his wife, was asked by his father-in-law to drop by his estranged […]
Yearly Archives: 2002
Our readership will recall the uplifting story in our November issue of Irvine P.D. Sergeant Brian Clifton, who was exonerated of 84 disciplinary charges and recommended for reinstatement by retired Judge Richard Beacom. According to the department’s charge letter, Clifton was fired for his alleged mismanagement of the Special Enforcement […]
Rocky Lucia, of Rains, Lucia & Wilkinson LLP, recently secured an arbitration award from Arbitrator Matthew Goldberg, reinstating his client to his former position as a deputy sheriff. Lucia represented a former Humboldt County deputy who had been charged with dishonesty arising out of conversations he had with supervisors in […]
Hearing Officer Lou Zigman wrote the words we love to hear after presiding over the hearing in the termination of San Bernardino County Deputy Sheriff Chris Leahy. Those words were, “That the imposition of disciplinary action, i.e. termination, was clearly inappropriate and not justified” and, “That the appellant is reinstated […]
Posted by Paul Q. Goyette The arbitrator’s decision to reinstate Chamberlain should mark the end of a two-year battle that illustrates how vulnerable law enforcement employees can be to false accusations. In April 2000, Chamberlain was placed on administrative leave following allegations that he had been involved in a sexual […]