Enyart v. Cnty. of San Bernardino, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2023 Case 5:23-cv-00540 Document 1 Filed 03/27/23 Page 1 of 36 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Danielle R. Pena, Esq., SBN 286002 dpena@PHGLawGroup.com PHG Law Group 501 West Broadway, …
California Town Pushes Homeless Into the Desert by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins Since the first cities arose millennia ago, homelessness has been a part of the urban landscape. A wide array of solutions has been attempted, some more humane than others, but no technique has a proven track record …
California Court of Appeal Holds Phrase ‘From Date of Parole’ Refers to the Start Date of Parole and the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act Does Not Preempt the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In consolidated appeals, the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth …
Internal Affairs Complaint-Valley State Prison, February 2023 Law Office of Robert E. Young ROBERT Q. BERGSTROM, ESQ., INC. ATTORNEY AT LAW P.O. BOX 5642 OXNARD, CA 93031 (818) 799-7091 180 West Bullard, Suite 102 Clovis, California 93612 E-Mail: Robert-Bergstrom@bergstromlaw.net Telephone: (559) 299-5365 BY US MAIL AND EMAIL February 22, 2023 …
Craig v. County of Orange, CA, Order Granting Attorney Fees, Wrongful Death (Excessive Force), 2023 Case 8:17-cv-00491-CJC-KES Document 280 Filed 02/21/23 Page 1 of 15 Page ID #:7704 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SOUTHERN DIVISION 11 12 …
California Court of Appeal Affirms Grant of Suppression Motion Where Officer’s Pat Search of Defendant Based on High Crime Area, Baggy Clothes, Criminal Record, and Suspect in Separate Case by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, affirmed the Solano County Superior Court’s …
California Court of Appeal: ‘Actual Killer’ Under Felony-Murder Rule Means Person ‘Who Personally Killed the Victim” by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead The Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, held that the term “actual killer” under the current felony-murder rule, as amended by Senate Bill No. 1437 (2017-2018 …
New San Francisco Ordinance Allows Police to Access Private Security Cameras by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7 to 4 on September 26, 2022, to adopt a proposed ordinance presented by Mayor London Breed to allow unfettered, instant access to private and …
News in Brief by Alabama: The DOJ Civil Rights Division announced on Oct. 21, 2022, that a former sheriff’s deputy in Dallas County was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the middle of the day on Jan. 30, 2020. The Miami Herald reported that the then-active deputy, …
California Court of Appeal: Trial Court’s Denial of Faretta Request Without Finding of ‘Severe Mental Illness’ Denied Defendant Sixth Amendment Right to Self-Representation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, reversed a conviction for assault on a peace officer by means of …
California Court of Appeal: Right to Withdraw Plea 23 Years After Entered Because Counsel Failed to Properly Advise of Immigration Consequences and Defendant Mistakenly Believed Permanent Resident Status Barred Adverse Immigration Consequences by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, ruled that …
California Court of Appeal: At Felony-Murder Resentencing Hearing, Court May Not Deny Relief Based on Findings That Are Inconsistent With Previous Acquittal by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, held that “a trial court cannot deny relief in a § 1170.95 proceeding …
News in Brief by Alabama: WBMA in Birmingham reported that a former probation officer in Fayette County was convicted of sexual misconduct on Dec. 8, 2022. The former officer, Michael Steven Painter, 51, was found guilty on charges of using his office for personal gain and custodial sexual misconduct — …
California Court of Appeal Announces the People Are Not Entitled to Have Privately Retained Psychological Expert Testify at Trial of SVPA Petition by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, held that the Sexually Violent Predator Act, Welf. & Inst. Code § 6600 …
Los Angeles: Police Union Resists Changes to Pretextual Stops by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins In March 2022, the Los Angeles Police Commission, an oversight board of the LAPD, implemented minor policy changes to the way the department conducts pretextual stops. According to the Los Angeles Times, officers “can no …
California Court of Appeal: Kill-Zone Theory Principles Articulated in Canizales Are Retroactive to Judgments That Were Final at Time of Decision by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, reiterated the kill zone theory principles set forth by the California Supreme Court in …
Abusive Cop in Vallejo, California, Has Cost the Taxpayers More $500,000 in Settlements; Latest Brutality Victim Is a Marine Veteran and Stanford Grad by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The City of Vallejo, California, agreed to pay Adrian L. Burrell $300,000 to settle an excessive force lawsuit brought …
Estate of Christopher Zumalt v. County of Riverside, CA, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Medical Neglect, 2023 Case 5:21-cv-01791-JGB-SP Document 45 Filed 01/04/23 Page 1 of 17 Page ID #:385 John Burton, State Bar No. 86029 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON 2 128 North Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena, California 91103 3 Tel: …
California Cop Honored as ‘Employee of the Month’ Charged With Over a Dozen Sex-Related Crimes, Bail Set at $4.15 Million by Kaden Gicker by Kaden Gicker A former police officer in Stockton, California, was arrested on Nov. 9, 2022, suspected of committed a number of sex crimes. The Record and …
Ninth Circuit Announces District Courts May Consider First Step Act’s Non-Retroactive Changes to Sentencing Law When Deciding Motion for Compassionate Release by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On an issue upon which the circuits are split, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that district courts may …
