KASEY A. CASTILLO, ESQ. Principal Attorney KC Law Group The importance of de novo review cannot be overstated. De novo review occurs when a neutral party conducts a hearing as though there had been no previous ruling or findings. An independent decision-maker must make factual findings subject to judicial review. […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
KASEY A. CASTILLO, ESQ. Principal Attorney KC Law Group It took almost three years to get to trial. Negotiations toward dismissal included PORAC LDF flying out our use-of-force/video forensics/human factors expert from Northern California to assist us in a video presentation to the assigned DDA, her supervisor and an investigator. […]
BOBBY BAUMANN Partner Ferrone Law Group, APC With the ever-changing landscape of policing, laws are in effect in California that directly impact your profession. Departments have become overly compliant in preparing themselves for these mandated reporting requirements, especially regarding complaint investigations. The effect of these laws has triggered an uptick […]
KATHLEEN N. MASTAGNI STORM Managing Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC On June 3, 2024, the Sixth District Court of Appeal (DCA) issued a published decision vindicating the bargaining rights of the Palo Alto Firefighters, IAFF Local 1319.1 The dispute originated in 2011, when the City circumvented its obligation to meet and […]
MIKE RAINS Principal Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC I am pleased and honored to write this article for the PORAC LE News to share my thoughts with California peace officers concerning the investigations undertaken and reports issued to date by the California State Department of Justice […]