Posted by Bradley M. Fields, Esq. In a perfect world, law enforcement contract negotiations are conducted fairly, and appropriate compensation packages are offered by agencies and accepted by police employee associations. Unfortunately, such a world seldom exists. When it doesn’t, it is helpful to know that PORAC LDF is there […]
Yearly Archives: 2006
Posted by Harry S. Stern As an attorney at Rains, Lucia & Wilkinson LLP, I have the privilege of meeting and working with peace officers every day. At our firm the lawyers are “on-call” on a rotating basis to represent our clients in critical incidents, typically officer-involved shootings, in-custody deaths […]
What began as a dismal 2005, turned into a string of 2006 successes for the Coalinga POA (POA), fueled by responsive leadership and a broad-based combination of organizational unity, legal persistence, and the aid of a coalition of local police organizations and the Legal Defense Fund. In early 2005, the […]
Posted by Paul Q. Goyette The San Joaquin County Superior Court has dismissed the charges of Penal Code § 149 (assault under color of authority) against San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department Correctional Officer Terry MacDougall. The dismissal followed a mistrial where a deadlocked jury could not make a decision. The […]
Alfonso Amador had been a police officer for the city of Huntington Park for 12 years when he was thrown into a battle with the department’s administration and the city, a battle which took over three years before he was vindicated. On November 20, 2002, Officer Amador was one of […]