Posted by Michael P. Stone Marc J. Berger California public employee terminations and disciplinary actions are regularly reviewable by means of a Petition for Writ of Mandate filed in Superior Court, which ordinarily must be filed within 90 days of notification of the final administrative decision. (See California Code of […]
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Posted by Joy C. Rosenquist Individual officers are often named in civil lawsuits, along with their employer — the city, county, state, or federal, and the Sheriff or Chief of Police. The individual officers are often named because they were the person involved in the face-to-face confrontation with the plaintiff, […]
Posted by Sean D. Howell A Yolo County District Attorney Investigator whose disciplinary action was disclosed by his chief investigator to members of a statewide investigators association has settled a federal lawsuit over the disclosure for over $75,000. While financial recovery for the release of confidential peace officer personnel information […]
The Ninth Circuit recently handed down a ruling regarding police officer use of TASERS that can impact many of our members in the future. This case is referred to as Bryan v. McPherson, 2009 WL 5064477 (9th Cir. 2009). Below you will find the analysis from two of LDFs […]
Posted by Christopher W. Miller & Dawniell A. Zavala Ninth Circuit Deems Officer’s Actions Unconstitutional Any judicial evaluation of a use of force starts with Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989), in which the U.S. Supreme Court stated the courts are to balance the force used by the officer […]