WENDI J. BERKOWITZ Attorney MATTHEW TAYLOR Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP On January 7, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued an important ruling reversing the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in City of Escondido v. Emmons. The Ninth Circuit had denied qualified immunity to two police officers […]
ZACHERY A. LOPES Associate Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC New state legislation has recently gone into effect that drastically alters the confidentiality privilege afforded to peace officers for the information contained within their personnel files. Senate Bill 1421 and Assembly Bill 748 allow public disclosure of specific […]
SUSAN JERICH SUSAN R. JERICH Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC An 18-year veteran police officer of the City of Orange Police Department is back to work after being fired for 19 counts of misconduct, most of them involving alleged dishonesty. The staggering number of serious allegations […]
GARY MESSING Founding Partner GREGG ADAM Founding Partner YONATAN MOSKOWITZ Attorney Messing Adams & Jasmine LLP As followers of PORAC’s updates know, the future of public employee pensions in California is being vigorously contested in the courts. On December 5, the California Supreme Court heard arguments in CAL FIRE, Local […]
KEVIN WIEMER Associate Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, A.P.C. Monterey County Deputy Max Crowell was acquitted halfway through his trial. The not-guilty verdict came on the one-year anniversary of his arraignment. The case was highly contested, with over 20 motions filed and argued by Deputy Crowell’s attorney, Kevin Wiemer of Mastagni Holstedt, […]