JONES & MAYER VICTORIES
Jones & Mayer was successful in defending significant challenges leveled against two very disparate clients. In the first case, Jacobs et al v. Regents of the University of California, we successfully defended against a petition for a writ of mandate. In the second case, People v. Carson et al, we were successful in deflecting an attempt to […]
Vol. 30 No. 21 Can Negative Comments In A Supervisor’s Daily Log Be Kept From The Employee?
On August 24, 2015, the California Supreme Court addressed the question, in Poole v. Orange County Fire Authority, “whether [Gov. Code] section 3255 gives an employee the right to review and respond to negative comments in a supervisor’s daily log, consisting of notes that memorialize the supervisor’s thoughts and observations concerning an employee, which the […]
Paul Coble presents Public Records Request Act training in Yuba City, CA
Vol 30, No. 25- ATTORNEY GENERAL STATES AGENCIES CAN NOTIFY D.A. OF NAMES OF OFFICERS WHO “MAY” HAVE BRADY MATERIAL IN THEIR FILES
ATTORNEY GENERAL STATES AGENCIES CAN NOTIFY D.A. OF NAMES OF OFFICERS WHO “MAY” HAVE BRADY MATERIAL IN THEIR FILES On October 13, 2015, the California Attorney General (AG) issued a published opinion, No. 12-401, which states that “Penal Code Section 832.7(a), does not authorize a District Attorney (DA), for the purpose of complying with the […]
Paul Coble will be presenting a Pitchess motion training class at Chino, CA, Police Department
California State Sheriffs’ Association, Court Security Seminar, “Current Legal Issues for Law Enforcement,” Sacramento, CA.
San Diego Regional Training Center, “Current Legal Issues for Law Enforcement,” San Diego, CA.
Vol. 30 No. 26 SUPREME COURT GRANTS QUALIFIED IMMUNITY TO OFFICER WHO FIRES AT FLEEING SUSPECT IN A CAR
SUPREME COURT GRANTS QUALIFIED IMMUNITY TO OFFICER WHO FIRES AT FLEEING SUSPECT IN A CAR On November 9, 2015, the United States Supreme Court, in a 8 -1 decision held in the case of Mullenix v. Luna, that an officer who fired at a fleeing suspect’s car, killing the suspect, was entitled to qualified immunity […]