Arbitrator George Larney recently overturned a 30-day suspension of Oakland Police Sergeant Robert “Tim” Nolan for use of excessive and unreasonable force. This decision is noteworthy for a number of different reasons that will be discussed in greater detail below. From my standpoint as Nolan’s attorney, this case is just […]
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Pursuant to Article XI of the Trust Agreement and Article VII of the Plan Document, the Board of Trustees amends the Plan Document as follows: Section (k) of the Summary Plan Description is amended by adding the following as subsections 9 and 10: 9. Failure by the Participant to respond […]
ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principal Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group On August 24, the California Supreme Court created a limited exception to the right of a firefighter to review and respond to notes kept by a supervisor for later use in preparing personnel evaluations. In Poole v. Orange County Fire Authority, […]
HARRY S. STERN Managing Principal Attorney Rains Lucia Stern, PC Arbitrator Robin Matt has overturned the termination of a Concord officer and ordered full back pay. This decision comes after a Superior Court judge dismissed felony criminal charges on the same allegations. Nobody is in favor of domestic violence — […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP The Inglewood Police Department terminated a police officer based primarily upon findings of fault made by the California Highway Patrol’s Multi-Disciplinary Action Investigation Team (MAIT) for a fatal traffic collision. However, CHP MAIT made inaccurate conclusions and failed to include a significant […]