Posted by Sanford A. Toyen These days, there are few (if any) law enforcement agencies that fail to recognize the right of peace officers to an administrative appeal of punitive action. However, many agencies (and courts) often fail to recognize that when an officer is a permanent employee (as opposed […]
Careful and Effective Planning and Presentation at Skelly Hearing Results in Recision of Termination
Posted by Harry Stern Howard Grant is a civilian employee of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department, and a member of the Deputy Sheriff’s Association. The lion’s share of articles appearing on these pages concern cases involving sworn peace officers. Certainly, the vast majority of our firm’s work is representing […]
The San Luis Obispo POA and its leadership was granted a Temporary Restraining Order recently to prevent the department from approving, certifying, appointing or taking any further action to implement the certification and appointment of promotional candidates for the sergeant’s classification. The TRO included as well, questioning, inquiring or otherwise […]
After a long struggle involving multiple legal defense cases, police officer Jeffrey Stine is extremely pleased that he was reinstated to the El Cajon Police Department. Stine’s saga began last year when a call for service was broadcast while he was meeting with fellow officers in the field. The call […]
Deputy Sheriff, Kevin Mooney, of Contra Costa Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, recently received a second decision in his favor from Arbitrator John Kagel. Mooney had been terminated by Contra Costa County, but, following a 1999 arbitration, he was reinstated with full back pay, less a suspension. Mooney’s representatives, Ron Yank and […]