LEGAL DEFENSE FUND OF THE PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT This is a summary of the annual report for the Legal Defense Fund of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, (Employer ID No. 23-7077256, Plan No. 501) for the year ended December 31, 2024. The […]
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KASEY A. CASTILLO Principal Attorney KC Law Group KEVIN L. WARNER Law Clerk KC Law Group In a critical decision reaffirming principles of due process and proportional discipline, the five-member Alhambra Civil Service Commission ruled termination was excessive for Police K-9 Officer Sergio Llamas following a multi-day evidentiary hearing. Officer […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC Last month, in Part 1, we discussed the differing viewpoints on whether GBI should be interpreted narrowly or broadly. (If you would like to go back to read last month’s article, it can be found here: tinyurl.com /2nk24dcu.) This article explains how agencies […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC In the wake of Senate Bill 1421, enacted in 2018, which amended Penal Code section 832.7 to mandate the disclosure of certain peace officer personnel records, California law enforcement agencies and officers have grappled with the scope of these new transparency requirements. At […]
PAUL GOYETTE Founder and Managing Partner JANELLE CRANDELL Associate GABRIELLA TURNBULL Attorney Goyette, Ruano & Thompson, Inc. Most peace officers assume federal prosecutions start with high-profile events like a major civil rights scandal, a corruption case or an excessive force incident splashed across the news. But what if we told […]