Detective Debra White, a veteran member of the Montclair Police Department, was discharged from her position on January 18, 1996. Arbitrator Michael Prihar recently issued an award to reinstate her with all benefits of employment. White was removed from her position over a dispute with a detective supervisor occurring on […]
On February 6, 1997, Shasta County Deputy Steve Courtney requested time off work to attend a previously scheduled medical appointment. While seemingly a routine matter, Courtney’s sergeant began to inquire into the nature of Courtney’s medical problems. As the questioning became more persistent, Courtney became concerned that his sergeant was […]
Carroll, Burdick & McDonough partner Mike Rains recently obtained a dismissal of a felony and misdemeanor criminal charges against an Oakland police officer who was charged with sexual misconduct with a juvenile prostitute. The officer in question had stopped a young woman on a street in Oakland where there is […]
When allegations of discriminatory treatment were found to be not sustained, Officer Earl Titman, an eight-year veteran of the Novato Police Department, thought that the Internal Affairs investigation into the incident was behind him. “Not so,” said the City of Novato Police Advisory and Review Board. Dissatisfied with the results […]
A Solano County sheriff’s deputy has successfully fought off a “work agreement” proposed by his supervisors as a disciplinary action for sleeping in court. Deputy Guy Bristol, assigned as a courtroom bailiff, received a counseling memo last June because a judge reported the deputy was falling asleep in court. His […]