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 Council voted unaminously to approve the contract for Jones & Mayer to provide its city attorney services. Jones & Mayer looks forward to joining the Clearlake team and serving the Clearlake community.
Vol. 40 No. 8 BECAUSE CALIFORNIA TORT LAW’S “REASONABLE CARE” STANDARD IS BROADER AND DISTINCT FROM THE FEDERAL FOURTH AMENDMENT’S REASONABLENESS STANDARD, NINTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT JURY’S MIXED VERDICTS – FINDING DEPUTIES DID NOT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE BUT WERE NEGLIGENT UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW – WERE RECONCILABLE
In Alves v. Cnty. of Riverside,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court