MIKE STONE, ESQ. Partner Stone Busailah, LLP BILL HADDEN, ESQ. Partner Silver, Hadden, Silver & Levine Background It was June 17, 2013, a day like many others in the Santa Barbara County Jail, as custody deputies attended to the many needs and antics of their dangerous inmate population. One of […]
Pursuant to Article XI of the Trust Agreement and Article VII of the Plan Document, the Board of Trustees amends the Plan Document as follows: Section (r) of the Summary Plan Description is amended by adding “and Restriction on Venue” to the heading of the section and by adding as […]
Pursuant to Article VII of the Plan Document and to Article VI, Section 3 of the Trust Agreement, the Board of Trustees of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund hereby amends the Plan Document as follows: The first sentence of Section 5 of Article II (Entitlement to Benefits) is amended by […]
Arbitrator George Larney recently overturned a 30-day suspension of Oakland Police Sergeant Robert “Tim” Nolan for use of excessive and unreasonable force. This decision is noteworthy for a number of different reasons that will be discussed in greater detail below. From my standpoint as Nolan’s attorney, this case is just […]
Pursuant to Article XI of the Trust Agreement and Article VII of the Plan Document, the Board of Trustees amends the Plan Document as follows: Section (k) of the Summary Plan Description is amended by adding the following as subsections 9 and 10: 9. Failure by the Participant to respond […]