FRED ROWBOTHAM Chairman It is that time of the year when the LDF trustees gather to evaluate rates. We examine many things as we plan for the coming rate year, which runs from July 2016 through June 2017. The trustees first examine how we and our staff of financial experts […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP A night of celebration resulted in a traffic accident and unwarranted suspension for an off-duty Inglewood police officer (“appellant”). The appellant was responsible and took all of the proper precautions when he went out to celebrate with friends for his birthday. After […]
Posted by ZACHERY A. LOPES, ESQ. Associate Rains Lucia Stern, PC ZACHERY A. LOPES, ESQ. Associate Rains Lucia Stern, PC In Mullenix v. Luna, 577 U.S. ___ (2015), decided by the United States Supreme Court on November 9, 2015, the Supreme Court further defines and seemingly expands the reach of […]
You’ve heard the common admonishment: “Don’t discuss this investigation with anyone other than your representative, the Department’s administration or Internal Affairs.” However, imagine the Department disciplining an officer for doing just that — consulting with his POA union representatives. This is a right you are constitutionally entitled to under the […]
On December 2, 2015, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Pauline Maxwell dismissed the Penal Code § 149 (assault under color of authority) allegations against former County Custody Deputies Chris Johnson and Robert Kirsch — charges that stemmed from the same facts that resulted in their acquittals in federal court […]