CHRIS COULTER National Retiree Coordinator PORAC LDF We have all heard that change is inevitable, change is scary and change for the sake of change is a bad idea. But change is also what keeps things fresh, exciting and new. As members of the oldest, largest and most respected legal […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC On March 20, United States District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney issued a preliminary injunction in Boland v. Bonta against the requirements of the Unsafe Handgun Act (UHA) banning semiautomatic handguns without chamber load indicators, magazine detachment mechanisms and microstamping technology. The statute […]
TAYLOR DAVIES-MAHAFFEY Associate Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC On February 28, 2023, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) issued a precedential decision confirming that employee discipline and investigation procedures are within the scope of representation. The decision, in consolidated cases Sonoma County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association v. County of Sonoma and Sonoma […]
MUNA BUSAILAH Partner Stone Busailah, LLP Question: Does the shining of an officer’s spotlight on a person, without the red and blue emergency lights, constitute a detention? Answer: Generally, no. The use of a spotlight will not, standing alone, constitute a detention. However, it will be considered in the totality […]
BRETT RUTKOWSKI, ESQ. Attorney Ferrone & Ferrone I was speaking with a client after a complaint interview last week. As is customary, I explained what is possible to follow after the investigation. I mentioned phrases like “Skelly hearing,” arbitration, pre-disciplinary hearing, settlements, etc. After I was done talking my client’s […]