Fullerton Chamber selects us to receive the “Medium Business of the Year” award.
Martin J. Mayer has been selected as one of southern California’s “Super Lawyers” for 2011. Please see Client Alert for Feb. 1, 2011, Vol. 26, #4 for details Thomas Duarte is new City Attorney for the City of Costa Mesa, as Kimberly Hall Barlow of our firm steps down in order to expand her practice […]
Vol. 26 No. 10- Pension Information Ordered To Be Made Public
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer, Esq. PENSION INFORMATION ORDERED TO BE MADE PUBLIC May 17, 2011 On March 15, 2011, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) applied to persons temporarily detained at […]
Vol. 26 No. 9 – Attorneys Must Reimburse Cities And Any Excess Fees Incurred By Issuing Subpoenas For Police Officers
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer, Esq. ATTORNEYS MUST REIMBURSE CITIES AND ANY EXCESS FEES INCURRED BY ISSUING SUBPOENAS FOR POLICE OFFICERS May 16, 2011 Recently, the California Court of Appeal ruled, in the case of Maddox v. City of Costa Mesa, 193 Cal. App. 4th 1098 (Cal. […]
Vol. 25 No. 23- Part Of Jessica’s Law Appears To Be Unconstitutional According To L.A. Judge
CLIENT ALERT MEMORANDUM To: All Police Chiefs and Sheriffs From: Martin J. Mayer, Esq. PART OF JESSICA’S LAW APPEARS TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACCORDING TO L.A. JUDGE On November 1, 2010, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Espinosa ruled that the 2,000 foot restriction, contained in Jessica’s Law, on sex offenders living near schools or parks, appears […]
Vol. 25 No. 22- Recent Case Decisions Affecting Police Psychologists
RECENT CASE DECISIONS AFFECTING POLICE PSYCHOLOGISTS October 11, 2010 The following material was developed for use as a handout during a presentation to the Police Psychologist’s Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Wayne Schmidt, Executive Director of Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE), and I serve as liaison between the Legal Officers […]
Authority Of Gov. Code Section 31000.6 Does Not Include Ordering
AUTHORITY OF GOV. CODE SECTION 31000.6 DOES NOT INCLUDE ORDERING APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL September 27, 2010 Government Code section 31000.6 gives the sheriff (and the assessor) the right to independent legal counsel to assist them in the performance of their duties, when a conflict of interest exists between the sheriff (or the assessor) and […]
Vol. 25 No. 2- Executors Of Search Warrants Beware. Ninth Circuit Declares Warrant Unconstitutionally “Overbroad” As Deputies Searched For Items Not Specifically Identified In Search Warrant
EXECUTORS OF SEARCH WARRANTS BEWARE. NINTH CIRCUIT DECLARES WARRANT UNCONSTITUTIONALLY “OVERBROAD” AS DEPUTIES SEARCHED FOR ITEMS NOT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN SEARCH WARRANT September 16, 2010 On August 24, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion inMillender v. County of Los Angeles (07-55518) concerning the scope of search warrants. […]
Vol. 25 No. 19- Total Ban On Tattoo Parlors Is Unconstitutional
TOTAL BAN ON TATTOO PARLORS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL September 14, 2010 On September 9, 2010, the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, ruled in the case of Anderson v. City of Hermosa Beach, 2010 DAR 14319, that a total ban on tattoo parlors violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Court held that, “the […]
Vol. 25 No. 18- L. A. Court “Stays” Its “Stay” On Jessica’s Law
L. A. COURT “STAYS” ITS “STAY” ON JESSICA’S LAW September 10, 2010 “Confusion reigns supreme” as Judge Peter Espinoza, who issued an order on August 31, 2010 placing a hold on the enforcement of Penal Code sec. 3003.5(b) in Los Angeles County, issued a new order temporarily rescinding that action. On September 3, 2010, the court […]
Vol. 25 No. 17- Jessica’s Law Placed “On Hold” In L.A. County
JESSICA’S LAW PLACED “ON HOLD” IN L.A. COUNTY September 3, 2010 On August 31, 2010, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza issued an order staying the provision of Penal Code sec. 3003.5(b), known as Jessica’s Law, “as to all individuals who are subject to the terms of section 3003.5(b) and who are currently serving […]