After seven days of trial and one hour of deliberation, a Federal Court jury found two U.S. Border Patrol agents not guilty of the Title 18 violation with which they were charged. Robert Curtin and John Wallace were charged in a one-count indictment alleging a violation of Title 18, United […]
In what appears to be the first LDF case involving the “other” statute of limitations under section 3304 of POBR, Tulare Deputy Kevin Cotton has been restored to his position with no discipline, thanks to energetic work on the part of Cotton and his LDF panel attorneys, Bennett & Sharpe […]
A hearing officer recently concluded that Police Officer Brian Adair was guilty of one thing and one thing only – bad timing!! Adair was a 15-year veteran of the city of Orange Police Department when he was terminated for allegedly tipping off a vendor of fake watches about his department’s […]
Mark Harvey, a 14-year veteran of the San Marino Police Department, was demoted from sergeant to police officer for what the department claimed was “bad performance” as a sergeant for eight years. Since the department could not be specific on what conduct was justification for the demotion, it raised a […]
Since 2000, former Deputies Law Enforcement Association (DLEA) President Steve Barnes has been involved in litigation over his constructive discharge and the discriminatory conduct of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. After extreme discovery, motions and trial preparation, a settlement was reached between the parties. DLEA attorney Michael Napier says, “Steve’s […]