ANDREW M. DAWSON KIMBERLY D. RILEY Founding Partners Dawson & Riley, LLP A hearing officer upheld the termination of a Culver City police officer; however, his decision was entirely insufficient to justify his actions. As a result, Dawson & Riley, LLP, filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate with the […]
GARY M. MESSING Founding Partner JAMES W. HENDERSON JR. Attorney Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP A Way to Avoid Vaccination or a Trap for the Unwary? Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is not going away anytime soon, and the appearance of variants of the virus has resulted in a resurgence of […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC In Cunningham v. Shelby County, Tennessee (6th Cir. 2021) 994 F.3d 761, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals highlighted the important benefits officers enjoy from body-worn and dashboard cameras in granting two deputies qualified immunity in this civil case. The appellate court reversed […]
HARRY S. STERN Managing Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Doug Jones was elated. An arbitrator had ordered the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department to return him to duty. He had been vindicated and couldn’t wait to put on his uniform again. But unbeknownst to him, Doug’s fight […]
MICHAEL L. RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC This is a follow-up to my article that appeared in the April 2021 issue of PORAC Law Enforcement News entitled “Police Shootings of ‘Unarmed Civilians’ to be Investigated by State DOJ.” I am updating that article in light […]