MICHAEL P. STONE AND MUNA BUSAILAH Stone Busailah, LLP The Dahlia Decision: Restoring Constitutional Protections for Police Whistleblowers in the Ninth Circuit On August 21, 2013, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals published its opinion in Dahlia v. Rodriguez, No. 10-55978. The 9-2 majority overruled […]
ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principle Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group California peace officers can now breathe a sigh of relief. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently restored some First Amendment protections to police officers who report the misconduct of co-workers. In so doing, the court overruled a prior decision (which […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM LDF Chairman The PORAC Legal Defense Fund is an ERISA trust. ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. ERISA dates back to 1974 when it became federal law. ERISA provides mandates in regard to many facets of running a trust. If you take the time to […]
DAVID J. GARCIA Associate Labor Attorney Goyette & Associates After several days of arbitration, David J. Garcia of Goyette & Associates was successful in persuading hearing officer Robert Hirsch to order that Mariposa County Sheriff’s Detective Nicole Gilmore “be reinstated to her prior position with the Mariposa Sheriff’s Department.” On […]
HARRY S. STERN Principal Rains Lucia Stern, PC In yet another installment of the serial rebukes of the Oakland Police Department’s “leadership by punishment” philosophy, an arbitrator has overturned an eight-day suspension of veteran Officer Wendy Cross. As crime soars in the nation’s third most dangerous city, and resources disappear […]