Jones & Mayer has been retained by the University of California to serve as special counsel to UC Davis in conducting an internal administrative investigation of the “pepper spray” incident which has received international coverage. Name partner, Martin J. Mayer, was contacted by the UC Office of General Counsel and asked to provide legal advice and guidance to those conducting the investigation to insure compliance with all state laws governing personnel matters involving law enforcement officers.
Vol. 41 No. 7 OFFICERS THAT INDUCED FALSE TESTIMONY FROM WITNESS THROUGH ABUSIVE INTERROGATION TACTICS WERE NOT ENTITLED TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FROM SUIT ALLEGING THEY HAD VIOLATED THE CONSTITUTION BY FABRICATING EVIDENCE TO SECURE CONVICTION
In Ciria v. Gerrans,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals