DANIEL CABALLERO Certified Law Clerk Castillo Harper, APC Even police officers make mistakes and, unfortunately, occasionally some of our PORAC Legal Defense administrative caseload involves the police officer arrested for off-duty driving under the influence. For the officer, that involves the criminal defense component, the Department of Motor Vehicles license […]
Yearly Archives: 2022
ANDREW M. GANZ Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC On April 29, after very brief deliberations, a Sonoma County jury acquitted Sergeant Lance Novello on all charges in a case that epitomized the overreach and injustice of the current crusade to charge and convict police officers. The […]
MUNA BUSAILAH Partner Stone Busailah, LLP MICHAEL SILANDER Associate Stone Busailah, LLP Question — Can you be disciplined for refusing to produce your personal cell phone for an administrative search? Answer — In sum, peace officers can expect that their personal cell phones, if purchased by themselves, may generally not […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC In a decision that will benefit public safety employees throughout the country, a district court has approved a backpay settlement for firefighters. On April 28, 2022, the court published its ruling on the motion to dismiss in Padilla v. City of Richmond (N.D. […]
ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principal Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group (Of Counsel, Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP) SCOTT P. THORNE Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP Almost a year after Officers Eric McKinley, James Fisher and Cameron Leahy encountered an incoherent man with open alcohol containers in a small city park, […]