Arbitrator Lawrence Corbett recently ruled that Oakland Police Officer Craig Chew was improperly removed from the Canine Unit. He reminded the City that; “not only have there been no complaints sustained with respect to Officer Chew, but there is also no way of retroactively reconstructing and investigating each incident.” The […]
BART Police Officer L.A. Bush represented by LDF panel attorney Gail Kavanagh of Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, has been reinstated to her former position in a case that is not only a victory for the officer but also reconfirms the importance of a thorough and impartial investigation in establishing just […]
Almost one year after he was terminated as a Glenn County Sheriff’s Deputy, Todd James received justice. The Board of Supervisors unanimously ordered him reinstated and awarded full back pay and benefits. James was charged with a number of offenses related to his work on the Narcotics Task Force. The […]
In July 1994, 14—year veteran Huntington Beach Patrol Officer Tom Lovin observed a red Ferrari with a license plate which read “L84AD8″. Upon running the plates the vehicle came back registered to Nicole Brown Simpson. Unbeknownst to Lovin, CLETS had issued a statewide bulletin advising local agencies to stop running […]
Tehama County Sheriff’s Captain Clay Parker was reinstated to the Sheriff’s Department following the decision of Arbitrator Donald Wollett that just cause did not exist for Parker’s termination. Parker was represented by Paul Q. Goyette of Olson, Goyette & Adams. Parker was terminated from the Sheriff’s Department on August 23, […]