Senior Associate Paul Coble Secures Victory for Stanislaus County District Attorney before County Appeals Board
LIEUTENANT “FORGOT” HE CALLED AN INFORMANT JUST BEFORE A RAID; TERMINATION UPHELD In a disciplinary case handled recently by Senior Associate Paul Coble for the Stanislaus County District Attorney, the termination of an investigative lieutenant was upheld by the County Appeals Board. (The hearing was made public at the request of the employee). The lieutenant […]
The Police Chief Magazine Article – Secure Communities Program – Mandatory or Optional
SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM – Mandatory or Optional? By: Martin J. Mayer, General Counsel California Police Chiefs’ Association The Secure Communities (SC) program was created by Congress in 2003 to identify all those in the criminal justice system who are eligible for removal as illegal aliens. The law does not require the removal of all such […]
Vol. 28 No. 6 – U.S. Supreme Court Restricts Use of K-9 to Gather Evidence Outside Home
U.S. SUPREME COURT RESTRICTS USE OF K-9 TO GATHER EVIDENCE OUTSIDE A HOME On March 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4, in the case of State of Florida v. Jardines, that “the government’s use of trained police dogs to investigate the home and its immediate surroundings is a “search” within the meaning of […]
Vol. 28 No. 5 – The Enforcement of Federal Laws by Local Law Enforcement
THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT The question currently under discussion in many jurisdictions, throughout the country, focuses on whether states and local governments can be compelled to enforce federal laws? The answer would generally appear to be “no,” but the more appropriate answer might be, “it depends.” The Tenth Amendment to […]
Termination Upheld for Officer’s Racist Comment on Social Media
Senior Associate Paul Coble recently prevailed on behalf of a Bay Area police department in the termination of a police officer for placing a racist comment on his social media site. The officer had received an inquiry from a former colleague about whether he was still with the Department and how he was doing. The […]
Termination Upheld for Officer Making “Straw Purchase” of a Restricted Firearm
Senior Associate Paul Coble successfully represented a Northern California police department in the termination of an officer for having joined with a gun shop employee in what is known as a “straw purchase” of a firearm restricted for sale only to law enforcement. The gun shop employee had asked the officer to complete the necessary […]
CSSA Magazine Article – U.S. Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Drug Sniffing Police Dogs
U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF DRUG SNIFFING POLICE DOGS By: Martin J. Mayer, General Counsel California Peace Officers’ Association The United States Supreme Court, on February 19, 2013, in the case of Florida v. Harris, unanimously held that it was not unreasonable for an officer to search a vehicle after his drug sniffing […]
Vol. 28 No. 4 – Peace Officers Who Resign Or Are Terminated Do Not Qualify As “Honorably Retired” Peace Officers For Purposes Of Obtaining A Concealed Weapons Permit.
Peace Officers Who Resign Or Are Terminated Do Not Qualify As “Honorably Retired” Peace Officers For Purposes Of Obtaining A Concealed Weapons Permit. On February 28, 2013 the Third Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal, in Gore v. Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, held that “honorably retired” peace officers only refers to those […]
City Successfully Defended Against CEQA Challenge by Partner Kimberly Hall Barlow and Senior Associate Krista MacNevin Jee
Creed-21 v. City of Upland, et al., San Bernardino County Superior Court Case No. CIV RS 1207646 Jones & Mayer successfully challenged an action against the City of Upland relating to its approval of tenant improvement plans for a neighborhood Wal-Mart, which involved small modifications to an existing shopping center and was found to be […]
Associate Chris Neumeyer Obtains Restraining Orders against Individuals Harassing Public Employees
Fire Department Protected With Stay Away Order An individual with a history of confrontation with police was repeatedly harassing members of a city fire department. He confronted a fire engineer at a station house with verbal abuse, used an emergency phone outside of a station house to swear at fire department employees, and flagged down […]