PAUL Q. GOYETTE CEO and Founder Goyette & Associates, Inc. In September 2017, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of law enforcement officers in the case of Woodward v. City of Tucson (870 F.3d 1154 [9th Cir. 2017]). The victory came from the Ninth Circuit’s reversal […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP An Anaheim police officer was successful in overturning an unjustified suspension imposed by his department thanks to the attorneys at Dawson & Riley, LLP. On March 9, 2018, at around 9:16 p.m., the appellant, a 20-year officer, was dispatched to assist in […]
MAURICE E. SINSLEY Associate Attorney Stone Busailah, LLP The Impact of SB 1421 In late 2018, then-Governor Brown signed the historic Senate Bill 1421 into law, allowing public access to certain police officer personnel records under a Public Records Act (PRA) request (California Government Code §6250). Prior to January 1, […]
GARY MESSING Founding Partner Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP WENDI BERKOWITZ Attorney Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP We’ve all watched the feeding frenzy that has occurred since Senate Bill 1421 took effect in January. Much of the mainstream press seems to believe that breaking stories about peace officer misconduct from […]
This is a summary of the annual report for the Legal Defense Fund of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, (Employer ID No. 23-7077256, Plan No. 501) for the year ended December 31, 2018. The annual report has been filed with EBSA as required under the Employee Retirement Income […]