SEAN D. CURRIN Senior Associate Mastagni Holstedt, APC An arbitrator recently exonerated a 13-year Seaside Corporal, determining his suspension was “not for just cause.” The Seaside Police Department sought to sustain over a dozen policy violations against Corporal Sakhrani for violations ranging from gender discrimination/harassment to bullying. None of the […]
ROBERT RABE Attorney Stone Busailah, LLP In a recent PERB decision, the Board held that the standard order prohibiting the subject of an internal administrative investigation from discussing the matter with co-workers, witnesses and potential witnesses interfered with the peace officer’s and union’s rights (County of Santa Clara [2018] PERB […]
JOSHUA A. OLANDER Senior Associate Mastagni Holstedt, APC On February 14, Stockton Police Department Officer Joseph Ciccarelli was ordered reinstated after he was terminated for an alleged violation of the police department’s emergency driving policy when he was involved in a collision that resulted in the death of a civilian. […]
STEVEN N. WELCH Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC The purpose of this article is to provide a guide regarding the use of compelled administrative statements in subsequent criminal prosecutions. The article consists of three parts: a background regarding compelled administrative statements and immunity; an explanation regarding […]
SEAN D. HOWELL Senior Associate Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC Assistant Dispatch Manager Ron Elkins of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department was reinstated and awarded back pay by the Lake County Board of Supervisors after an advisory arbitration award reversing Sheriff Brian Martini’s decision to terminate him. Elkins had four separate […]