JANELLE CRANDELL Attorney BRANDON LARGENT Attorney Goyette, Ruano & Thompson Welfare Check On August 26, 2015, Jereh Lubrin, Rafael Rodriguez and Matthew Farris, formerly with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department, were assigned to the main jail in San Jose, California. All three were on duty, working in the capacity […]
GREGG ADAM Partner MATTHEW TAYLOR Associate Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP In Hernandez v. City of Phoenix (9th Cir. 2022) 43 F. 4th 966, issued in early August of this year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court order dismissing a police sergeant’s lawsuit against his […]
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, 2021. The […]
DAVID E. MASTAGNI Partner Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC This article is intended to address an important question about PORAC Legal Defense Fund (LDF) coverage that many officers who perform off-duty law enforcement services ask. Before you accept off-duty employment performing law enforcement services for a secondary employer, you need to […]
MATTHEW W. CAMPHUIS Associate Attorney Castillo Harper, APC There are three things everyone should do right away if they haven’t already (especially if you are in law enforcement): (1) record a Declaration of Homestead in the same county as your home, (2) make a trust and a will, and (3) […]