On behalf of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund Board of Trustees, it is my privilege to extend a warm welcome to each of you at this year’s PORAC Annual Conference. We are honored to be part of this important gathering of law enforcement professionals, legal experts, and association leaders from […]
MIKE RAINS Principal Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC The Manslaughter “Case” Involving San Leandro Police Officer Jason Fletcher In my days as a college student in the late 1960s, I read a 1946 essay by British author George Orwell, entitled “Politics and the English Language,” in which […]
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND OF THE PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT 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, 2024. The […]
KASEY A. CASTILLO Principal Attorney KC Law Group KEVIN L. WARNER Law Clerk KC Law Group In a critical decision reaffirming principles of due process and proportional discipline, the five-member Alhambra Civil Service Commission ruled termination was excessive for Police K-9 Officer Sergio Llamas following a multi-day evidentiary hearing. Officer […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Mastagni Holstedt, APC Last month, in Part 1, we discussed the differing viewpoints on whether GBI should be interpreted narrowly or broadly. (If you would like to go back to read last month’s article, it can be found here: tinyurl.com /2nk24dcu.) This article explains how agencies […]