Gallegos v. Murray, CA, Complaint, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2019 Phillip Gallegos #B62526 P .o. Box 921 Imperial, CA. 92251 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PHILLIP GALLEGOS Plaintiff, VS. No. CV 18-9505-CJC(E) SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMANDED DEPUTY MURRAY Defendant. r.n1 A …
Race-Based Arrests Rampant in San Francisco by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The U.S. Supreme Court made targeting by law enforcement of people based on race unconstitutional over 130 years ago, yet the practice still runs rampant in police departments nationwide, says Ezekiel Edwards, director of the ACLU Criminal Law …
California Court of Appeal: Commissioner Cannot Preside Over Parole Revocation Hearing Absent Stipulation by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 5, 2018, the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, ruled that a commissioner may not preside over a parole revocation hearing absent a stipulation by the parties. …
Corrales v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force and False Arrest, 2019 ase 2:19-cv-00258-DSF-MM Document 1 Filed 01/11/19 Page 1 of 15 Page ID #:1 1 Gregory Peacock, Esq. (SBN 277669) LAW OFFICE OF GREGORY PEACOCK 2 3 4 4425 Jamboree Road Suite 130 Telephone: (949) 292-7478 Email: …
Perez v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Wrongful Death (Police Shooting), 2019 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of All Claims ("Agreement") is entered into between the following parties (''the Parties"): Plaintiffs Dolores Perez and Sergio Quintero ("Plaintiffs"), and Defendants County …
Auditor of the State of California -- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Several Poor Administrative Practices Have Hindered Reductions in Recidivism and Denied Inmates Access to In‑Prison Rehabilitation Programs, 2019 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Several Poor Administrative Practices Have Hindered Reductions in Recidivism and Denied Inmates Access …
California Court of Appeal: Youth Offender Parole Statute Trumps Consecutive Prison Term Statute by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, ruled that a statute granting prisoners who were convicted as youth offenders improved parole eligibility possibilities supersedes a different statute that requires …
Ninth Circuit Rules California Robbery Not a ‘Crime of Violence’ in Light of Dimaya and Allows Withdrawal of Guilty Plea by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a defendant was entitled to withdraw his guilty plea to a charge of illegally …
Civil Rights Groups Urge Ending Use of Pretrial Bail Risk Assessment Tools by Steve Horn by Steve Horn More than 100 civil rights organizations have signed a statement to denounce the use of pretrial bail risk assessment algorithm tools meant to determine conditions of bail and, in many cases, jail. …
California’s New Cashless Bail System More Likely to Increase Number of Detainees by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss California became the first state to completely do away with cash bail, making international headlines. The new system uses algorithms to weigh factors to determine a person’s risk assessment with preventive detention …
Arndt v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2018 Ca 2:18-cv-10699-GW-MRW Document 1 Hied 12/27/18 Page 1 of 13 Page ID #:1 1HE SEHAT LAW FIRM, PLC 2 Cameron Sehat, Esq. (SBN: 256535) 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 850 3 Irvine, CA 92612 4 Telephone: (949) 825-5200 Facsimile: …
Hogan v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Claim, Wrongful Death, 2018 CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Please submit the completed form to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 70 W. Hedding St., East Wing, 10th Floor, San Jose, CA 95110 Board # CC: \ i .- HAND-DELIVERED …
Polo v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Tort Claim, False Arrest and Excessive Force, 2018 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CLAIM FOR DAMAGES TO PERSON OR PROPERTY INSTRUCTIONS: I. Read entire claim lhoro01gbly. , ,·.• 2. Flll out the claim compleMy. 3. Tbio claim form must be signed. 4. Submit …
Ninth Circuit Grants Habeas for Appellate Lawyer’s Failure to Raise Denial of Self-Representation Claim by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 6, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a federal court’s denial of a California state prisoner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus …
Under Fire, Long Beach Police Suspend Use of Self-Deleting Message App by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander The TigerText app that permanently erases messages after a set time period has triggered controversy in Long Beach, California. There, the police department suspended use of it after its use was exposed by …
Ninth Circuit Rules Detective’s Persistent Questioning After Invocation of Right to Counsel Entitles California Prisoner to Habeas Relief by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a California prisoner convicted of murder is entitled to habeas relief because a detective continued …
California Court of Appeal Rules 17-Year Delay in SVP Trial Violated Right to Speedy Trial by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District ruled that the State was responsible in a case where the systemic breakdown of the public defender system delayed the …
Free at Last! California Modifies Its Felony Murder Law, Helping up to 800 Prisoners Currently Serving Life Sentences by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon California’s felony murder statute, as originally enacted, is quite draconian in its inclusiveness. A person could be convicted and punished as severely as the primary participant …
Rodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Amended Judgment, Guard Beatings, 2018 Case 2: -cv-06342-CBM-AJW Document 818 Filed 11/26/18 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #:20544 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 HERIBERTO RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS 13 …
Matthews v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement Agreement, Sexual Assault by Guard, 2018 SETTLEMENJ AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Re]ease of All Claims e'Agreement") is entered into between the following parties ("the Parties"): Plaintiffs Jennifer Ann Matthews and Thea Valerie Lampert, (hereinafter collectivcJy, …
