Vol. 14 No. 5 – Major Change In ADA
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM July 7, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer “MAJOR CHANGE IN ADA” During the past year there have been a number of significant decisions impacting upon the application of provisions contained in the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) . The most significant decisions, however, were handed down […]
Vol. 14 No. 4- Re: Federal Gun Ban/ Domestic Violence
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM June 8, 1999 COMING SOON!
Vol. 14 No. 3 Brady v. Maryland The Impact of “Brady” On Police Personnel Records
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM May 11, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer THE IMPACT OF “BRADY” ON POLICE PERSONNEL RECORDS Brady v. Maryland, (1963) 373 U.S. 83 Recently, my colleague Bruce Praet sent a memo to every police chief and sheriff in the state of California regarding the captioned matter. As […]
Vol. 14 No. 2 California Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of West Hollywood; Fair Labor Standards Act; Internal Affairs Investigations
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM January 15, 1999 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer 1. California Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of West Hollywood ********* Last week the California Supreme Court refused to consider a challenge to a West Hollywood ordinance banning the sale of cheap handguns known as “Saturday Night Specials.” […]
Vol. 16 No. 10- Legal Protections Against False Citizen Complaints Declared Unconstitutional
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM December 3, 2001 To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer LEGAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST FALSE CITIZEN COMPLAINTS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL Within a four-week period of time the California Court of Appeal issued opinions in two cases declaring that Civil Code section 47.5 and Penal Code section 148.6 were unconstitutional “content based” […]
Vol. 20 No. 1- Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Of 2004 – Where Are We?
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT OF 2004 – WHERE ARE WE? January 3, 2005 Since July 2004, when President George W. Bush signed HR 218 [Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (“Act”)], making it lawful for active and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons in any of the fifty (50) states, questions […]
Vol. 19 No. 4- Venegas V. Los Angeles County
VENEGAS V. LOS ANGELES COUNTY 32 Cal. 4th 820 (2004) May 13, 2004 California Supreme Court holds that state sheriffs cannot be sued for federal civil rights violation in state courts. Plaintiffs, husband and wife, filed suit in state court against defendants County of Los Angeles alleging causes of action under 42 U.S.C. §1983. Plaintiffs […]
Vol. 19 No. 3- Pursuit Legislation
To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer PURSUIT LEGISLATION April 15, 2004 If proposed legislation S.B.1866 is passed, it will, virtually, prevent peace officers from pursing individuals who have committed crimes and are fleeing from police. Although it’s stated intent is to reduce potential harm to the public it will, in fact, […]
Vol. 19 No. 2- Ninth Circuit Approves County Jail Strip Search Policy
To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer BROOKS ET AL VS. VENTURA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS February 20, 2004 On February 18, 2004, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Henry J. Walsh ruled that a lawsuit by the Sheriff and District Attorney, against the Board of Supervisors, will proceed to trial and rejected the […]
Vol. 19 No. 1- Roe V. City Of San Diego Police Department Et Al.
To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer ROE V. CITY OF SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ET AL. February 6, 2004 Ninth Circuit Holds that Police Officer’s Right to Publicly Sell Video Tapes of Himself Masturbating is Deserving of some First Amendment Protections. Roe, a San Diego Police Officer, was discovered selling pornographic […]