SEAN D. HOWELL Senior Associate Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC A common issue that arises in the practice of representing peace officers is employers’ increasingly clever methods of “keeping book” on their peace officer employees without the employees’ knowledge. Secret files and varying methods of storing documents — be it on […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
After a 12-day hearing and lengthy briefs, an arbitrator rendered a final and binding award revoking the termination of Beverly Hills Police Department Sergeant Richard Ceja, who was dismissed in April 2012. The arbitrator ordered that Ceja be reinstated, with the complete restoration of all lost wages and benefits. For […]
MICHAEL P. STONE Founder and Principal Partner Stone Busailah, LLP On December 1, 2014, in San Francisco, the California Supreme Court published its much-awaited decision in the closely watched case Riverside County Sheriff’s Department v. Stiglitz (Kristy Drinkwater, Real Party in Interest) No. S206350. The case concerns the authority and […]
STEVEN W. WELTY, ESQ. Senior Associate Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC An arbitration panel reversed the City of South Lake Tahoe’s decision to terminate Police Officer John Spaeth and awarded back pay and benefits. Officer Spaeth and Mastagni Holstedt, APC, attorney Steven W. Welty disproved allegations of dishonesty, excessive force, and […]
BILL HADDEN Partner Silver, Hadden, Silver & Levine Once again, an arbitrator has overturned a lengthy disciplinary pay reduction previously imposed by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, finding it without any just cause. On May 17, 2014, Arbitrator Michael Prihar revoked in its entirety the 120-hour reduction given to Sergeant […]