MICHAEL L. RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC As I prepare this article, there is no doubt that Senate Bill 2 is going to become law when signed by Governor Newsom. In fact, by the time this article is published, it may have been signed. In […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON KIMBERLY D. RILEY Founding Partners Dawson & Riley, LLP A hearing officer upheld the termination of a Culver City police officer; however, his decision was entirely insufficient to justify his actions. As a result, Dawson & Riley, LLP, filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate with the […]
GARY M. MESSING Founding Partner JAMES W. HENDERSON JR. Attorney Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP A Way to Avoid Vaccination or a Trap for the Unwary? Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is not going away anytime soon, and the appearance of variants of the virus has resulted in a resurgence of […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC In Cunningham v. Shelby County, Tennessee (6th Cir. 2021) 994 F.3d 761, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals highlighted the important benefits officers enjoy from body-worn and dashboard cameras in granting two deputies qualified immunity in this civil case. The appellate court reversed […]
HARRY S. STERN Managing Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Doug Jones was elated. An arbitrator had ordered the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department to return him to duty. He had been vindicated and couldn’t wait to put on his uniform again. But unbeknownst to him, Doug’s fight […]