Attorney Ryan Jones has been selected to serve as the next chair of the League of California Cities Legal Advocacy Committee
Attorney Ryan Jones has been selected to serve as the next chair of the League of California Cities Legal Advocacy Committee. After serving for the last year on the executive committee for the Legal Advocacy Committee, Ryan was chosen by his city attorney colleagues to be the next chair. The Legal Advocacy Committee is comprised of city attorneys from throughout […]
Vol. 32 No. 2 CALIFORNIA COURT STRIKES DOWN LAW THAT BARRED GRAND JURIES IN FATAL POLICE SHOOTING CASES
On January 10, 2017, a California Court of Appeal found that it was unconstitutional to prevent a grand jury from issuing indictments in fatal police shooting cases. (People v. Superior Court of El Dorado County (South Lake Tahoe Police Officers’ Association, et al.) (2017) 7 Cal. App. 5th 402.) The portion of California Penal Code […]
Jones & Mayer Files Several Amicus Briefs in Appellate Courts, Including U.S. Supreme Court
JONES & MAYER, as counsel to the California Police Chiefs’ Association (CPCA), the California State Sheriffs’ Association (CSSA), and the California Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA) has submitted the following: 1. City of Los Angeles v. Patel. Amicus brief filed with United States Supreme Court on 12/19/14. The case concerns a municipal ordinance requiring hotel and motel […]
Jones & Mayer selected as City Attorney for Clearlake, CA
Jones & Mayer is excited to announce that attorney Ryan Jones of Jones & Mayer is the new City Attorney for the City of Clearlake, California. Christian Bettenhausen, also of Jones & Mayer, will serve as the Assistant City Attorney. Mr. Jones began serving as the Clearlake City Attorney on July 1, 2014, after the Clearlake City […]
ON JULY 24, 2014 – Attorney Paul Coble Prevails for Clients In Two Recent Disciplinary Aribitrations
In two recent disciplinary arbitrations, Senior Associate Paul Coble prevailed in upholding the termination of a police officer and a civilian evidence technician. In the case of the officer, he was found to have lied to internal affairs about why he called off sick for court; he claimed to have been ill but the evidence […]
FIRM RECENT NEWS
Recent News: – Martin Mayer presented a legal update at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) annual conference in Orlando, Florida to the Police Psychologist Section. – Martin Mayer, Jim Touchstone and Denise Rocawich were successful in opposing a writ petition brought by the Stanislaus County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association against Sheriff Adam Christianson […]
JONES & MAYER Successful in Rivero v. Lake County Board of Supervisors
JONES & MAYER Successful in Rivero v. Lake County Board of Supervisors The California Court of Appeal unanimously ruled in favor of a Sheriff’s right to independent counsel pursuant to Gov. Code Section 31000.6, for the duration of the underlying issue being contested, when a conflict prevents the county counsel from serving as the Sheriff’s […]
Jones & Mayer Does It Again
Peter Krause was a police officer employed by the City of Westminster. The City terminated Krause’s employment after finding that he had committed misconduct that violated multiple Westminster Police Department policies. Krause challenged the City’s termination decision via a Petition for Writ of Administrative Mandamus under Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5. After a bench […]
Another Critical Win for Jones & Mayer
On Friday, September 25, 2015, Jones & Mayer was successful in having a very dangerous interim order, issued by a judge in the Stanislaus County superior court, vacated. The order required the Stanislaus County Sheriff to partially unshackle defendants, who are being held on the charge of murder, when they meet with their attorneys. The […]
Writ Victory
Jones & Mayer recently prevailed in San Bernardino County Superior Court on behalf of the City of Fontana in a Civil Code of Procedure §1094.5 petition for writ of mandate by a former police evidence technician appealing her termination for willfully poor duty performance. The evidence technician had a prior history of very good to […]