JOHN E.B. MYERS Visiting Professor of Law UC Law San Francisco This article is continued from the December issue of PORAC Law Enforcement News. In the prior issue of the PORAC magazine, I introduced the law of qualified immunity. This article explains the application of the law to various situations […]
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JOHN E.B. MYERS Visiting Professor of Law UC Law San Francisco Use of force by police is of great importance to society and to police. This article addresses one significant aspect of the issue: qualified immunity from suit. Section 1983 Lawsuits, Generally Law enforcement is entrusted with authority to use […]
MIKE RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC The Manslaughter “Case” Involving San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher In my days as a college student in the late 1960s, I read a 1946 essay by British author George Orwell, entitled “Politics and the English Language,” in which […]
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 […]