Ventura County Sheriff’s Department called “penny-wise and pound-foolish”, actions described as “inexplicable” The California Court of Appeal, Second District, called Ventura County “penny-wise and pound-foolish” and described its devious behavior as “inexplicable” in connection with its handling of Deputy Sheriff Mark Jurisic’s proposed disciplinary action. In so doing, the Court […]
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Posted by Rockne A. Lucia, Jr. Arbitrator Christine Knowlton recently rendered an arbitration award in the disciplinary appeal of Oakland Police Officer Frank Morrow. Morrow, represented by this author of the firm of Rains, Lucia & Wilkinson LLP, challenged the City of Oakland’s decision to impose a one-day suspension, based […]
It is not always the degree of penalty, but the nature of the charges that damage one’s career. Too often departments feel that they can impose a relatively light penalty with relatively serious charges and it is no big deal. Officers who take their career seriously should be vigilant in […]
After an 11-day hearing and a lengthy briefing process, retired Superior Court Judge Richard J. Beacom has recommended to Irvine city manager Allison Hart that terminated police Sergeant Brian Clifton be reinstated without discipline. Bill Hadden, of Silver, Hadden & Silver, represented Clifton was represented at all stages of the […]
It is known as Studio Road, a rocky dirt pathway leading to the site of “Zorro’s Cabin”, where the old Disney TV series was filmed. But for Ventura County Deputy Rene Machado on routine patrol on a hot August afternoon in 1999, it might as well have been called the […]