BIJAN DARVISH Attorney Law Office of Bijan Darvish, APC In March, after a five-year battle, a California Court of Appeal held that the City of California City violated the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBRA) and was now barred from taking any punitive action against two former […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
MICHAEL A. MORGUESS Senior Associate Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC A new ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has made it yet more challenging for peace officers to avoid criminal and civil liability for violating the Fourth Amendment when responding to mental health calls. This […]
WILLIAM C. BAIRD Associate Mastagni Holstedt, APC In disciplinary matters, peace officers often find themselves navigating a process where the deck appears stacked against them from the start. When employers rush to judgment, critical missteps can undermine fairness and due process, leaving officers to fight uphill battles to clear their […]
JULIA D. FOX Partner Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC In 2022, Brandon Nail worked patrol, was an FTO and worked on the CSI team for the San Rafael Police Department. He had no previous discipline. Since the beginning of this case, it was obvious, even through the […]
JAMES A. SHORE AND ALEXANDER J. BUKAC Partners Messing Adam & Jasmine, LLP In December 2024, the Alameda Superior Court dismissed criminal charges against Alameda Police Officer Eric McKinley arising out of the 2021 in-custody death of Mario Gonzales Arenales. McKinley’s dismissal, which follows the dismissal of two other officers […]