KEVIN A. FLAUTT AND BRENDON P. PARENTI Associate Attorneys Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick,Miller & Johnsen In BART Police Officers’ Association v. Bay Area Rapid Transit District et al., the BART Police Officers’ Association (BPOA) successfully defended the privacy rights of its members and prevented the unlawful disclosure of the name of […]
MICHAEL WILLIAMSON, ESQ. Attorney Stone Busailah, LLP A San Diego County peace officer with more than 18 years in law enforcement was assigned to the San Diego County Gang Task Force, working with officers and supervisors from other agencies, including federal officials. Such an assignment is highly coveted, given only […]
ANDREW M. DAWSON Partner Dawson & Riley LLP Inglewood Police Chief Mark Fronterotta had the opportunity to settle, on multiple occasions, the demotion and suspension of one of his detectives. However, he simply refused. His unreasonable refusal not only damaged the morale of the employees but was also to the […]
CHRISTOPHER W. MILLER Partner Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller & Johnsen A San Joaquin County deputy sheriff, charged with making sexual comments to female inmates, was exonerated by an arbitrator last month after three days of hearing. Deputy Brian McElwain was accused by several inmates of making inappropriate remarks, but Arbitrator John […]
STEVEN BETZ Associate Attorney Rains Lucia Stern, PC In a recent decision, the Sixth Appellate District addressed a pressing issue that should be of some concern to all who communicate with elected governmental representatives. This issue was addressed by our firm at our Client Labor Symposium in January 2013. The […]