Jones & Mayer was successful in defending significant challenges leveled against two very disparate clients. In the first case, Jacobs et al v. Regents of the University of California, we successfully defended against a petition for a writ of mandate. In the second case, People v. Carson et al, we were successful in deflecting an attempt to have Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson held in contempt for refusing to obey an order issued by the Superior Court.
In Jacobs et al v. University of California we argued on behalf of the Regents of the University of California against the issuance of a writ petition in L.A. Superior Court. The petitioners are two former UC police officers who were injured on duty and received a medical separation. However, under the University of California Retirement Program (UCRP) there is no classification of “Disability Retirement,” although those officers receive Duty Disability Income (DDI), tax free. Their petition called upon the University to classify them as being retired officers and to issue them ID cards and the right to carry concealed weapons (CCW). The court stated that “The Regents are not required to offer disability retirement to their officers, and they have not provided for one here. Instead, they established a DDI program that provides a disabled officer with financial benefits but is not a ‘disability retirement.’” Since they are not retired peace officers they are not eligible for an ID card or CCW endorsement.