Hearing Officer Ronald Hoh recently overturned a five-day suspension that was brought against Calaveras County Detective Jack Smith. Smith was represented by Paul Q. Goyette of Goyette & Adams. The Sheriff’s Department suspended Smith for five days for allegations that he sexually harassed another Calaveras County employee. The complaining employee […]
Arbitrator Alexander Cohn recently exonerated Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Sergeant Steven Gong from the allegations of excessive force and negligent supervision levied against him by the County’s Department of Correction (DOC) in the Joseph Leitner incident of July 25, 1995. Arbitrator Cohn issued a written decision on August 5, 1997. […]
Arbitrator William Riker has overturned the termination of Shasta County Deputy Sheriff, reinstating him with back pay. The case arose in April of 1996 when the Shasta County Sheriff’s Department initiated an investigation against Deputy John Patrick Kropholler for alleged improprieties in testing a female inmate for being under the […]
Antioch Police Officer Tim Brown and his attorney, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough (CBM) partner Mike Rains recently prevailed in a criminal trial of a police officer charged with two counts of workers compensation fraud, and a third count of perjury. Here is an account of this interesting case: Brown joined […]
Arbitrator Louis M. Zigman reduced a Huntington Beach detention officer’s 80—hour suspension to 10 hours and recommended reinstatement to the Reserve Officer program. At the hearing, the officer was represented by Gregory Petersen of the Petersen Law Firm, Costa Mesa, California. The Appellant was employed as a Detention Officer at […]