Cain v. JPay, CA, Minutes on Order Denying Motion to Stay, Prepaid Card, 2022 Case 2:21-cv-07401-FLA-AGR Document 82 Filed 04/04/22 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:432 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL Case No. 2:21-cv-07401-FLA (AGRx) Title Adam Cain v. JPay, Inc. et …
Bell v. Williams, CA, Verdict Form, Excessive Force, 2022 Case 3:18-cv-01245-SI Document 228 Filed 03/30/22 Page 1 of 4 i 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 VINCENT KEITH BELL, Plaintiff, 8 9 10 11 ~ t:·::s E 12 u0 ~ ---~ …
Rape Victim’s DNA Was Used by Police to Arrest Her on Unrelated Charges Six Years Later by According to an article from Forensic, a woman whose DNA sample from sexual assault evidence was used to arrest her on unrelated property crime charges six years later is planning to sue the …
ACLU Report Suggests Disturbing Pattern of Police Surveilling Protests to Identify People Peacefully Protesting Police Brutality by It is reasonable that the California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) would use helicopters equipped with surveillance cameras to track fleeing felons—or even use them to scan crowds of protestors to detect criminal activity. But …
California Court of Appeal: Hearing on Discretionary Resentencing Under §1170.91(b)(1) for U.S. Servicemembers Requires Only That Petition Allege Defendant ‘May’ Be Suffering From a ‘Qualifying Condition’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, ruled that the defendant satisfied the statutory criteria of Cal. Penal …
California Court of Appeal Announces Suffering From a Nonqualifying Mental Disorder While Also Suffering From a Qualifying Disorder Does Not Bar Eligibility for Mental Health Diversion Under § 1001.36 by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Court of Appeal of California, Fifth Appellate District, vacated a trial court’s decision …
Dangers of Data Gathering by Los Angeles Police Department by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon For decades, officers with California’s Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) have utilized Field Information Cards (“FIC”) for reference whenever they interact with citizens. This contact may take the form of a traffic stop whether or …
Ninth Circuit Announces Irizarry Didn’t Eliminate Wise Requirement That Sentencing Court Provide Notice of Special Conditions of Supervised Release Prior to Imposing Sentence by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California …
News in Brief by Alabama: Techdirt reports that police in Brookside have routinely violated the law in traffic enforcement. By early February 2022, it was clear that the local police department in the small town had been racking up staggering amounts of income in traffic fines, receiving more than $600,000 …
Lucas v. Becerra, CA, Civil Minutes Re Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Denial), Discrimination of Undocumented Minors, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-05741-DMG-PLA Document 377 Filed 03/11/22 Page 1 of 1 Page ID #:19591 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL Case No. CV 18-5741-DMG (PLAx) Date Title Lucas R., et …
Lucas v. Becerra, CA, Civil Minutes Re Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Discrimination of Undocumented Minors, 2022 Case 2:18-cv-05741-DMG-PLA Document 376 Filed 03/11/22 Page 1 of 52 Page ID #:19539 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL Case No. CV 18-5741-DMG (PLAx) Date Title Lucas R., et al. …
App designed to Lower Incarceration Rate and Save Taxpayer Money, Too by Brooke Kaufman by Brooke Kaufman According to a recent article from Fox KTVU, Contra Costa County, California, has contracted with Uptrust, a private technology company, to put an end to the practice of jailing defendants who fail to …
54 California Highway Patrol Officers Busted in Overtime-Fraud Scheme by California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced charges against 54 current and former Highway Patrol officers for overtime fraud. The charged officers are accused of claiming phony overtime hours while patrolling high-occupancy traffic lanes or on assignment protecting workers in construction …
SCOTUS Announces Pursuit of a Misdemeanant Does Not Categorically Constitute an Exigent Circumstance Authorizing a Warrantless Home Entry by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) held that there is no categorical rule allowing a warrantless entry into a home when police are pursuing …
California Court of Appeal: Peremptory Challenge to Judge in Habeas Case Subject to 10-Day Filing Period, Not 60 Days, Under § 170.6(a)(1) by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Deciding a question of first impression, the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, held that an order to show cause …
News in Brief by Alabama: On December 21, 2021, two former police officers in West Blocton, Alabama, were arrested and charged with sexual assault. According to WBRC, a news station serving Birmingham, the Tuscaloosa Police Department announced that the former officers, Craig Baird Arnold, 49, and Brian Keith Whatley, 50, …
California Now Able to Decertify Bad Cops by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Until recently, California was one of only four states in the union that had no mechanism to decertify bad cops. Whenever a cop was fired for misconduct there always seemed to be another police department ready and …
Nunez v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Settlement Agreement, Lack of Mental Care, 2022 DocuSign Envelope ID: 40A9E35D-4039-4212-BACC-917DD5CB8B37 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") is made by and between Martin Nunez ("Plaintiff') and the County of Santa Clara ("County") in recognition of the following …
Dunsmore v. San Diego Sheriff's Office, CA, Second Amended Civil Action Complaint, Failure to Provide Adequate Medical Care, 2022 Case 3:20-cv-00406-AJB-WVG Document 81 Filed 02/09/22 PageID.371 Page 1 of 223 1 GAY C. GRUNFELD – 121944 VAN SWEARINGEN – 259809 2 PRIYAH KAUL – 307956 ERIC MONEK ANDERSON – 320934 …