ANDREW M. GANZ Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC On April 29, after very brief deliberations, a Sonoma County jury acquitted Sergeant Lance Novello on all charges in a case that epitomized the overreach and injustice of the current crusade to charge and convict police officers. The […]
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MUNA BUSAILAH Partner Stone Busailah, LLP MICHAEL SILANDER Associate Stone Busailah, LLP Question — Can you be disciplined for refusing to produce your personal cell phone for an administrative search? Answer — In sum, peace officers can expect that their personal cell phones, if purchased by themselves, may generally not […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC In a decision that will benefit public safety employees throughout the country, a district court has approved a backpay settlement for firefighters. On April 28, 2022, the court published its ruling on the motion to dismiss in Padilla v. City of Richmond (N.D. […]
ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principal Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group (Of Counsel, Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP) SCOTT P. THORNE Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP Almost a year after Officers Eric McKinley, James Fisher and Cameron Leahy encountered an incoherent man with open alcohol containers in a small city park, […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC In 2014, Larry Thompson was living with his wife and newborn daughter. Thompson’s sister-in-law suffered from a mental illness and reported to 9-1-1 that Thompson was abusing his child. Officers showed up to Thompson’s home without a warrant, arrested him and charged him […]