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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 16:08:49+00:00

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The Pension Reform Act of 2014, chiefly supported by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, seeks to radically change what it means to have a pension in California. It is well established that a right to a pension vests when an employee accepts employment. But Reed wants to change that to make a pension benefit..
In Ruiz v. City of Bell Gardens (2013) Case No. B244395, the Court of Appeal affirmed a superior court ruling voiding a dishonesty allegation because of a POBR violation. Officer Ruiz was on administrative leave pending the outcome of an IA investigation. When his department put him on administrativ..
As reported in LRIS, an arbitrator reversed the suspensions of Stockton's POA president and a board member after the City retaliated against them for participating in a POA charitable fundraiser and ordered full back pay. The decision vindicates the officers and makes clear they did nothing wrong. I..
Thanks to the support from the Lake County Deputy Sheriff’s Association and PORAC Legal Defense Fund, Deputy Tom Andrews was vindicated of any wrong doing concerning allegations of dishonesty. Arbitrator John Wormuth determined the Sheriff’s Department lacked just cause interminati..
In Martha Karl v. City of Mountlake Terrance (9th Cir. May 8, 2012) No. 11-35343, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled "it was clearly established ... that a supervisor cannot retaliate against a public employee for his or her subpoenaed deposition testimony offered as a citizen in the c..
In a rare and significant case involving limitations on speech directed at police, a Manteca judge has issued permanent restraining orders prohibiting the brother of a parolee shot last June from harassing the involved officer. The orders also prohibit him from having any contact with another office..
On April 2, 2012, the United States Supreme Court held that the Constitution permits correctional facilities to conduct blanket strip searches on all arrestees entering general population, even those arrested only for minor offenses. Florence v. Bd. of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington et a..
Veteran Stockton police officer William Teague recently was exonerated of excessive force charges after an arbitrator found he used reasonable force in detaining a combative subject. Arbitrator Katherine Harris ordered a five-day suspension overturned and ordered appropriate back pay and benefits be..
In Jaramillo v. County of Orange (November 8, 2011) 2011 WL 5338998, the Fourth District Court of Appeal awarded an assistant sheriff back-pay because the County denied him a pre-termination administrative hearing. The case hinged on his purported waiver of POBR rights. Former Orange Count..
In Lanigan v. City of Los Angeles (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 4, 2011) 2011 WL 4552533, the Court of Appeal for the Second District overturned the trial court, finding POBR protections can be waived in a minority of discipline cases. The case concerned a Los Angeles police officer facing several serious di..
In Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc. (September 2, 2011) NLRB Case No. 3-CA-27872, an administrative law judge of the National Labor Relations Board ruled a New York nonprofit violated federal law by firing five employees who posted comments on Facebook about working conditions, including worklo..
Termination After Officer's Attorney Declares Settlement "Null And Void"
In Ferguson v. City of Cathedral City (2011,E051039) 2011 WL 2582134, the Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld the termination of a police officer, even after he agreed to settle his discipline case for a 160-hour suspension. The Court’s decision relied on a letter sent by the officer&rsqu..
The California Supreme Court recently depublished City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Engineers and Architects Association) (2011) 193 Cal.App.4th 1159, and granted review. The decision of our Supreme Court to grant review appears to reflect a greater willingness of the courts to provide judicia..
On June 10, 2011, the Sacramento Superior Court ruled POBR guarantees peace officers access to the actual complaints against them, not merely summaries. The case, Matthew Medina v.State of California, has been followed closely by peace officer advocates because of its state-wide implications..
On May 26, 2011, a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge struck down Wisconsin’s anti-union law, deciding the state Legislature passed the law in violation of the state’s Open Meetings Law. In State of Wisconsin et al., v. Scott Fitzgerald, et al., Case No. 11CV1244, Judge Maryann Sumi decided t..
In International Association of Firefighters, Local 230 v. City of San Jose (May 24, 2011), 2011 WL 1998674, the Court of Appeal ruled section 3254.5 of the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act (FFBOR) does not violate the “home rule” provisions of the California Constitution. As a..
In Brown v. Plata (May 23, 2011) --- S.Ct ---, the United States Supreme Court upheld the California prison population cap imposed by a special three- judge court. The Prison Law Office (PLO) alleged prison conditions, especially overcrowding, violated the Constitution’s protection against cru..
In Cuiellette v. City of Los Angeles (April 22, 2011) - -- Cal.App.4th ---, the Second District of the Court of Appeal decided the Los Angeles Police Department could be held liable for disability discrimination after it terminated a disabled police officer. LAPD police officer Rory Cuiellette ..
Faced with the most severe county budget crisis in the state, the Sacramento County Probation Association (SCPA) has opened landmark litigation against the county board of supervisors seeking a court order to reinstate millions of dollars in funding for probation programs, positions and responsibili..
On April 13, 2011, the California Supreme Court denied Orange County’s petition to review the appellate court decision in County of Orange v. Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, bringing the County’s attempt to revoke pension benefits to an end. In County of Orange v. A..

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