DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner – Mastagni Holstedt, APC Prior to January 2019, access to peace officer records was only permitted through a Pitchess motion. Then Senate Bill 1421 amended Penal Code sections 832.7 and 832.8 to require disclosure of certain serious misconduct records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) if […]
On behalf of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund Board of Trustees, please allow me to welcome you to this year’s Conference in Region 4. It has long been my position that we must constantly strive to improve and stay in front of the matters that effect our members. This is […]
JANELLE CRANDELL Attorney BRANDON LARGENT Attorney Goyette, Ruano & Thompson Welfare Check On August 26, 2015, Jereh Lubrin, Rafael Rodriguez and Matthew Farris, formerly with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department, were assigned to the main jail in San Jose, California. All three were on duty, working in the capacity […]
GREGG ADAM Partner MATTHEW TAYLOR Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP In Hernandez v. City of Phoenix (9th Cir. 2022) 43 F. 4th 966, issued in early August of this year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court order dismissing a police sergeant’s lawsuit against his […]
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND OF THE PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT This is a summary of the annual report for the Legal Defense Fund of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, (Employer ID No. 23-7077256, Plan No. 501) for the year ended December 31, 2021. The […]