DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC In 2014, Larry Thompson was living with his wife and newborn daughter. Thompson’s sister-in-law suffered from a mental illness and reported to 9-1-1 that Thompson was abusing his child. Officers showed up to Thompson’s home without a warrant, arrested him and charged him […]
Yearly Archives: 2022
HARRY S. STERN Managing Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC To paraphrase (slightly) General George Patton, “A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” That is a fitting summation of the case of Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff Charlie Blount, who, despite […]
KIMBERLY RILEY Partner ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP Once again, California City’s continued mismanagement has been called into question. This time, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) ordered the reinstatement of three police employees — a police detective, police officer and reserve police officer/jailer — based on […]
KASEY A. CASTILLO, ESQ. Partner Castillo Harper, APC Matthew Dages was hired as a police officer for the city of La Mesa and began his law enforcement career in August 2018. During his tenure with the La Mesa Police Department, Officer Dages was considered a “model” officer who was recognized […]
Gary M. Messing Partner Matthew Taylor Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP It is worth constantly restating that the law does not protect personal communications over an employer’s electronic systems. The best rule is always to refrain from sending or receiving messages with confidential, personal information on work devices, or […]