Jones & Mayer Successfully Defends Another Writ Case
On July 5, 2016, The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, ruled in the City’s favor on an Writ of Mandate case. Rudy Castaneda received multiple parking tickets from the Whittier Police Department for illegally parking his vehicle on the streets of the City of Whittier. In response to the citations, Castaneda filed a Petition […]
FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDS FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SECTION 6409 REGARDING COLLOCATION AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING WIRELESS FACILITIES
On December 18, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an important ruling upholding the Federal Communication Commission’s (“FCC”) regulations governing eligible collocation and modification requests of existing wireless facilities pursuant to Section 6409 of the Spectrum Act. In 2012, the Spectrum Act was enacted by Congress as part of […]
Nonsuit Obtained by Senior Litigator, Harold W. Potter, on behalf of the City of Fullerton
Senior Litigator Harold W. Potter obtained a nonsuit on January 14, 2016, after the close ofplaintiff’s evidence, in a case entitled Teresa Silva v. City of Fullerton. Silva sued Fullerton alleging a violation of her civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983, along withvarious pendent state law claims,stemming from code enforcement activities on her rental property in […]
Cities are prohibited from using sale tax revenue to provide financial assistance to a business if doing so reduces the amount of sales tax revenue another city receives.
I. Summary Starting January 1, 2016, Senate Bill 533 (“SB 533”) prohibits cities from entering into agreements with businesses that involve the city making payments or rebates of Bradly-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax (“sales tax”) revenues to the business when doing so would result in the reduction of sales tax revenue received by […]
Senate Bill 876- Homelessness
I. SUMMARY Senate Bill- 876 entitled “Homelessness” was introduced by Senator Liu on January 14, 2016. If passed, this bill will amend the Government Code to allow homeless individuals to dwell or sleep in public spaces without risk of criminal or civil sanction. The long term implications of this bill do not seem favorable to […]
Impressive Settlement Agreement Obtained on behalf of the City of Placentia
PLACENTIA, CA – On February 25, 2016, MALDEF and the City of Placentia reached an agreement on how to proceed with providing Latinos equal voting power, without going to court. The agreement calls for a host of actions to be taken by the Placentia City Council, including placing a Charter Amendment Measure on a statewide […]
Vol. 32. No 1A MARTIN J. MAYER’S CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Martin J. Mayer’s “Celebration of Life” service will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the Rose Center Theatre, located at 14140 All American Way, Westminster, CA 92683. Reception to follow at the same location. *In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Orange County Chapter of ALS […]
Richard D. Jones Receives Legacy Award
Each year the La Habra Chamber of Commerce honors individuals, businesses and organizations that have shown exceptional achievements and service to our community. This year, the Chamber recognized Richard D. Jones as the recipient of the Legacy Award which is awarded to individuals enduring accomplishments and achievements throughout their careers.
Victory for Jones & Mayer in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
On May 24, 2017, in the case of Rubenstein v. Whittier Police Department, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the summary judgment ruling of the District Court. Plaintiff Rubenstein alleged that her constitutional claims arising from her arrest were not time barred even though all claims accrued more than two years before Plaintiff filed […]
Martin J. Mayer Memorial Award recipient, Corporal Sergio Cruz
On May 19th, Jim Touchstone attended the graduation of California Peace Officers’ Association Leadership Development Course in Sacramento. At the graduation ceremony, Mr. Touchstone presented the Martin J. Mayer Memorial Award to an outstanding graduate of the class who was selected to receive the Award by his peers. This year’s Award was presented to Corporal […]