MICHAEL L. RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC I hope that those who read this article are not hearing for the first time about this important change in the law relating to officer-involved shooting investigations. The primary objective of my article is to advise police officers […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
ROBERT RABE Associate Stone Busailah, LLP The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has recently handed down a decision that may affect officers everywhere. In Tabares v. City of Huntington Beach, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Cir., No. 19-56035, February 17, 2021, a Huntington Beach police officer, Eric […]
GREGG ADAM AND MATTHEW TAYLOR Partner, Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP In recent years, it is hard to recall many published court opinions that have protected police officers’ — or, for that matter, any public employee’s — right to post social or political commentary on social media. Almost every […]
KIMBERLY RILEY Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP All one has to do is Google the town of California City to see articles, lawsuits and complaints regarding allegations of political corruption among its management and City Council. The City has been plagued with investigations by various governmental agencies such as the […]
COURT OF APPEAL REVERSES DISCIPLINARY “DO-OVER,” CURBS AGENCY AD HOC RULEMAKING IN PUBLISHED OPINION
GARY M. MESSING Partner LINA BALCIUNAS COCKRELL Senior Counsel Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP Finality is an often-overlooked element of public employee discipline. A collective bargaining agreement or agency’s personnel rules typically provide a deadline for the employee to appeal a disciplinary action, but little or no specific reference as […]