ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principal Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group I share something in common with San Joaquin Sheriff’s Sergeant William “Billy” Mitchell: Our involvement in his termination appeal began with a simple and all-too-typical phone call. The phone call to me was made by the Legal Defense Fund, started with […]
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ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner DAWSON & RILEY, LLP Many have heard that if a department wants to get rid of an officer, it will drum up anything to do so. This case is a perfect example of a department doing just that — removing an officer that it wanted out […]
BILL HADDEN Partner Silver, Hadden, Silver & Levine It was about 7:30 p.m. on the night of December 16, 2011. It was a cool but clear evening, with no precipitation. Kern County Deputy John Swearengin was sitting in the parking lot of a church in the Oildale area of Bakersfield […]
SAAC S. STEVENS Associate Mastagni Holstedt, APC The Monterey County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (MCDSA) obtained an important arbitration securing its members’ right to take paid leave to work overtime at supplemental law enforcement events. Arbitrator Andrea Knapp ruled that the County of Monterey was obligated to pay MCDSA members overtime […]
MICHAEL RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern, PC For Part I of this article, please see the September 2014 issue of the PORAC Law Enforcement News The Federal Civil Rights Actions (Continued) Second issue: Did former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle “intend to harm” Oscar Grant III on January 1, 2009? The […]