RICHARD PAUL FISHER Managing Partner, Writs and Appellate Law Division Goyette & Associates, Inc. The constitutional duty of prosecutors to reveal exculpatory material to criminal defense attorneys under Brady v. Maryland is a duty that is largely unrelated to peace officers’ interests in their confidential personnel files. As such, the […]
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Pursuant to Article VII of the Plan Document and to Article VI, Section 3 of the Trust Agreement, the Board of Trustees of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund hereby amends the Plan Document as follows: Section (j) of the Summary Plan Description is amended by renumbering current Subsection 3 as […]
SUSAN R. JERICH Senior Associate Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC “You lie, you die.” What law enforcement officer is not familiar with this phrase and principle? If your Department believes you are lying and they can prove it, you can be terminated. You potentially lose your retirement, […]
JOSHUA A. OLANDER Associate Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC In a major victory upholding the right to privacy for peace officers, the Appellate Division of the Santa Clara Superior Court in Ryan Saunders v. Superior Court blocked the release of private text messages exchanged between several Santa Clara County correctional deputies. […]
KEN YUWILER Partner Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Dan Carr was a supervising welfare fraud investigator with the County of San Bernardino. He was investigated by the County for alleged misconduct and, after a superficial investigation, the County terminated his employment. Having the benefit of LDF coverage, […]