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“I Can’t Breathe!” – California Reaches Record $24 Million Civil Rights Settlement in Fatal Police Custody Incident Two Months Before George Floyd Uttered Same Plea by California authorities have reached a groundbreaking settlement in a case that has cast a spotlight on the use of excessive force by law enforcement. …
Ninth Circuit Rules Honking One’s Car Horn Is Not Protected by the First Amendment by by Jordan Arizmendi The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that honking a horn for any other reason than the safety of the driver and his or her passengers is not a …
Executive Director of Police Association in California Charged in Multi-National Drug Smuggling Operation by Kaden Gicker by Kaden Gicker The former executive director of the San Jose Police Officer’s Association (“SJPOA”) has been arrested for drug smuggling, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of California. CBS …
News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: It was announced by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 20, 2023, that a police officer in Madison was arrested, accused of sexual misconduct. AL.com and WHNT in northern Alabama reported that the officer, Kevin Walter, 35, was arrested on Feb. …
California Court Rejects Geofence Warrant by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W Accurso A California trial court held that a geofencewarrant obtained by the San Francisco PD violated the Fourth Amendment and the recently enacted California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“CalECPA”), requiring future warrants to be more narrowly tailored. People v. …
California Supreme Court Announces Government’s Continuing Brady Obligations and Ethical Duty of Disclosure During Habeas Proceedings Regarding Alleged Exculpatory Evidence Available at Time of Trial but Suppressed by Richard Resch by Richard Resch In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of California announced the constitutional, ethical, and habeas …
California Court of Appeal: Trial Court Erred by Concluding Senate Bill 1393 Does Not Apply to Cases Already Final on Appeal by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, Sixth Appellate District, held that the trial court erred by denying recall of a prisoner’s sentence on …
Johnson v. County of Los Angelese, CA, Complaint, GTL-Illegal Fees, 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 BARRETT S. LITT, SBN 45527 blitt@mbllegal.com McLANE, BEDNARSKI & LITT, LLP 975 E. Green Street Pasadena, California 91106 Telephone: (626) 844-7660 Facsimile: (626) 844-7670 SCOTT …
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 …
