Posted by Michael P. Stone, esq. & Marc J. Berger, esq. A city government’s recent attempt to misuse the court system to financially cripple the local police union was successfully overcome in a Los Angeles Superior Court case known as City of South Gate v. South Gate Police Officers Association. […]
Posted by Christopher W. Miller In the first proceeding of its kind in San Joaquin County history, an open session of the criminal grand jury voted not to indict two Manteca detectives and a Ripon police sergeant accused of excessive force and perjury. I represented the three officers throughout the […]
Sergeant Armando Castillo of the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) has won his termination appeal and is to be immediately reinstated to his position as sergeant of police with the district. The findings came after four days of hearing and presentation of more than 16 witnesses before Arbitrator Philip […]
On January 20, 2003, Santa Ana Police Officer Christopher Nicely assisted on what he thought would be a routine domestic violence call. Almost a year later, he was acquitted of criminal charges stemming from this anything-but-routine call. Chris Nicely had been a police officer for two years with the Santa […]
Posted by Elizabeth A. Barker, Esq. Sr. Officer Charles Wright joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1967. He will be retiring in January 2004 after years of dedicated service to his country while serving on active and reserve duty. He is a former teacher/coach and has been with the Huntington […]