Jones Mayer Leads Successful Appellate Defense in Civil Rights Case
FULLERTON, CA—Municipal law firm Jones Mayer represented peace officers from the West Covina Police Department in a recent civil rights case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorney Melissa Ballard made oral arguments before the Court in a special sitting held on February 15, 2023, at the University of San Diego. The case, Briseno […]
Jones Mayer Welcomes New Attorney
Jones Mayer is pleased to announce Bruce Gridley has joined the firm as a senior litigator. Gridley received his JD from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law where he learned what it was like to be a litigator, a profession he had been interested in since watching Perry Mason. Following law school, […]
Attorney Danielle Williams Joins Jones Mayer
Jones Mayer is pleased to announce that Danielle Williams has joined the firm’s Citrus Heights office as an associate. Ms. Williams received her J.D. in 2017 from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. She brings to the firm a wealth of experience as a deputy district attorney and litigator […]
Vol. 38 No. 11 COURT STRIKES DOWN WARRANTLESS TOWS OF SAFELY AND LEGALLY PARKED CARS WITH UNPAID PARKING TICKETS
In July 2023, the California Court of Appeal held that warrantless tows of legally parked cars with unpaid parking tickets that present no threat to public safety and the efficient movement of vehicular traffic are not permissible. Coalition on Homelessness v. City & Cnty. of S.F. (2023) 2023 Cal. App. LEXIS 557 (7-21-23). However, this […]
Jones Mayer Welcomes New Attorney Rosemary Koo
Rosemary Koo joined the firm as a senior associate, bringing with her a wide range of legal experience. Ms. Koo received her JD from the University of La Verne College of Law on a full scholarship for three years. While in law school, Ms. Koo received the Student Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Award for best […]
Vol. 38 No. 5 WHERE STATE ACTORS LEFT TEN-MONTH-OLD TWINS IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION THAN THE ONE IN WHICH THEY FOUND THEM, THE STATE-CREATED DANGER EXCEPTION APPLIED
In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that plaintiffs adequately stated their 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims against a police sergeant under the state-created danger exception. In Murguia v. Langdon,[1] the majority found that the plaintiffs adequately alleged a police sergeant knew that a mother’s mental health crisis posed a serious […]
Vol. 32 No. 1 MARTIN J. MAYER’S PASSING
It is with the deepest of sadness and grief that the Law Offices of Jones & Mayer informs you of the unexpected passing of Martin J. Mayer; simply known as “Marty” to thousands of you throughout the state and to those of us in the Jones & Mayer family. Marty was found unresponsive at his […]
CSSA Magazine Article – POBRA, IA INTERROGATIONS AND THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL
POBRA, IA INTERROGATIONS AND THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL By: Martin J. Mayer, General Counsel – California State Sheriffs’ Association On January 8, 2014, the California Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District, held, in Quezada et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., that although, pursuant to the Public Safety Officers’ Procedural Bill of Rights Act […]
Vol. 31 No. 18- FEDERAL BAN ON THE SALE OF FIREARMS TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD HOLDERS DOES NOT VIOLATE THE SECOND AMENDMENT
FEDERAL BAN ON THE SALE OF FIREARMS TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD HOLDERS DOES NOT VIOLATE THE SECOND AMENDMENT On August 31, 2016, a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal in Wilson v. Lynch affirmed the dismissal of a complaint alleging that federal statutes, regulations and guidance including the Bureau of […]
J&M Successfully Defeats Motion in Murder Case
J&M Successfully Defeats Motion in Murder Case On September 2, 2016, Jones & Mayer successfully represented the County of Stanislaus and Sheriff Adam Christianson in the case of People v. Jauriqui. Jauriqui, is charged with murder and, while being detained in the County Jail, was involved in a serious assaults on another inmate (resulting in […]