Posted by David P. Mastagni Dawniell A. Zavala On February 10, 2010, Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Loren E. McMaster issued a temporary restraining order halting the early release of county inmates by the Sheriff’s Department under California Penal Code section 4019. David P. Mastagni represented the Sacramento County Deputy […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
Posted by Michael P. Stone Marc J. Berger California public employee terminations and disciplinary actions are regularly reviewable by means of a Petition for Writ of Mandate filed in Superior Court, which ordinarily must be filed within 90 days of notification of the final administrative decision. (See California Code of […]
Posted by Joy C. Rosenquist Individual officers are often named in civil lawsuits, along with their employer — the city, county, state, or federal, and the Sheriff or Chief of Police. The individual officers are often named because they were the person involved in the face-to-face confrontation with the plaintiff, […]
Several months ago, I informed you of LDF’s newest benefit plan: firearm coverage for retirees. I will refer to this new plan as LDF Benefit “Plan V”. Immediately, a high level of interest sparked a great number of questions and inquiries. Many were answered quickly and readily, but some raised […]
Posted by Sean D. Howell A Yolo County District Attorney Investigator whose disciplinary action was disclosed by his chief investigator to members of a statewide investigators association has settled a federal lawsuit over the disclosure for over $75,000. While financial recovery for the release of confidential peace officer personnel information […]