KYLE A. WENDE, ESQ. Labor Associate Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller & Johnsen January 2, 2014, marked the first good news in several months for Seaside Police Officer Devin Church. Chief Vicki Myers backed off of her proposed termination, thanks to the representation of the Mastagni law firm. The Chief’s New […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
STEVEN BETZ, ESQ. Associate Rains Lucia Stern, PC An issue that continues to cause concern, confusion and anxiety for law enforcement officers, the general public, attorneys and jurists is to what extent the government can intrude into the data that we all store on our cellular telephones. Since smartphones began […]
MICHAEL L. RAINS, Principal JONATHAN MURPHY, Associate RAINS LUCIA STERN, PC A recent decision entitled Quezada v. City of Los Angeles by the Court of Appeal for the Second District reminds us about the collision course created between off-duty cops and Internal Affairs investigators when shots are fired, the “suspects” […]
ZACHERY LOPES Associate RAINS LUCIA STERN, PC In a ruling that strongly affirms Graham v. Connor’s guidance on analyzing use of force under the Fourth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously found that Arkansas police officers did not use excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment when they […]
Long Beach Police Officers Association v. City of Long Beach, filed May 29, 2014 Supreme Court of California, S200872 By Michael P. Stone and Robert Rabe In a 6—1 decision, the Supreme Court of California rejected arguments made by the Long Beach Police Officers Association (LBPOA) and held there is a presumption that […]