CRAIG A. TOMLINS AND KEVIN A. FLAUTT Associate Attorneys MASTAGNI, HOLSTEDT, AMICK, MILLER& JOHNSEN On September 25, 2013, after nearly a year in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, District Judge William Alsup entered final judgment in favor of Alameda County Deputy Sheriff Ryan Silcocks and […]
MICHAEL D. McCOY Attorney GASPARD CASTILLO WINTER HARPER, APC On June 29, 2010, two officers from the Placentia Police Department were dispatched to a call of two males fighting at the front of a residence. Upon their arrival, the officers made contact with the subjects and separated them. One subject, Mr. […]
BILL HADDEN Partner Silver, Hadden, Silver,Wexler & Levine When Kern County Deputy Sheriff Kacie Craven found herself defending against felony charges in June 2011 for allegedly defrauding the County due to time record irregularities, she was nothing less than astonished. Surely, like many deputies, she usually procrastinated until the last […]
By Michael P.Stone, Esq. 2013 was a big year for the rights of workers in California. Led by Governor Jerry Brown and a Democratic supermajority in the state Legislature, California this year passed groundbreaking laws that led the country on workers’ rights. But 2014 is going to be even better […]
MICHAEL L. RAINS Principal Attorney RAINS LUCIA STERN On March 21, 2009, four Oakland police officers were killed. In the aftermath, a captain and lieutenant were demoted. Their demotions have now been overturned. This is the conclusion of that story. For Part 1 of this article, please see the November […]