A Clovis police officer, with the aid of PORAC Legal Defense Fund attorneys Bennett & Sharpe, Inc., successfully appealed an allegation that he was insubordinate in refusing to attend counseling. The matter began as a domestic quarrel, resulting in a report by the officer’s wife that he had assaulted her. […]
Oxnard Officer Robert Flinn withstood a heavy assault is U.S. District Court last month. The jury voted 11—1 for acquittal, following the lead of a state court jury in Ventura County. The trial was bitterly fought by the United States Attorney’s office. It spared no expense and mounted a formidable […]
On July 20, 1998, in a 3—2 decision against the City of Alhambra Fire Department, the Alhambra Civil Service commission ruled in favor of fire engineer/paramedic Ronald Thurston in his appeal of discipline imposed upon him by the Alhambra Fire Department. Thurston was disciplined with a six-month pay step reduction […]
On July 11, 1998, the Yuba County Board of Supervisors approved an arbitrator’s recommendation that Sergeant Robert Escovedo be reinstated to the rank of lieutenant. Escovedo had been demoted by Sheriff Gary Tindel shortly following his marriage to a co-worker, Sergeant Barbara Byers. Escovedo was represented by Paul Q. Goyette […]
In a published decision, the Court of Appeal handed Officer Roderick Townsel an important legal decision in his five-year legal battle with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit District. The district until now has refused to provide evidentiary hearings to employees that they chose to discipline. The court ruled that Townsel […]