Jones & Mayer is excited to announce that attorney Ryan Jones of Jones & Mayer is the new City Attorney for the City of Clearlake, California. Christian Bettenhausen, also of Jones & Mayer, will serve as the Assistant City Attorney. Mr. Jones began serving as the Clearlake City Attorney on July 1, 2014, after the Clearlake City Council voted unaminously to approve the contract for Jones & Mayer to provide its city attorney services. Jones & Mayer looks forward to joining the Clearlake team and serving the Clearlake community.
Vol. 40 No. 12 BECAUSE AN OFFICER CONTINUED TO SHOOT A FALLEN AND INJURED SUSPECT ARMED ONLY WITH A BLADED INSTRUMENT WHO WAS ON HIS BACK WITH HIS KNEES CURLED UP TO HIS CHEST WHILE ROLLING AWAY FROM THE OFFICER, A JURY COULD REASONABLY FIND THAT THE OFFICER EMPLOYED CONSTITUTIONALLY EXCESSIVE FORCE
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