LAPD robbery/homicide lieutenant, with 23 years of experience on the force, was counseled for a lack of supervisory skills. When the situation did not improve, it was determined that either the lieutenant had to make significant changes to interpersonal skills, or a significant number of subordinates would leave the section. Retaining rank and pay, the […]
Same Pornographic Story; Different Twist.
A man brought his computer in for servicing, and the repairman viewed what appeared to him “to be underage girls engaged in sexual activity.” He called the police. The responding officer indicated the images the repairman saw did not appear to be pornographic, but asked the repairman to search the rest of the computer. The […]
Police Did Not Retain Evidence, So Charges Were Dismissed.
The trial court dismissed robbery charges against three defendants and the prosecution appealed. The night they were arrested, one of the three specifically asked the detective in charge to check the video cameras, which the detective later denied, but was impeached with an audio of the conversation. At the first opportunity, the defense lawyer asked […]
Grant Of Summary Judgment Reversed In Police Shooting.
Police officers stopped a car for a broken tail light after being informed the driver was a methamphetamine-selling gang member. They shouted for the driver to get on the ground as he was emerging from the vehicle. According to four of the officers, he ignored their commands and instead reached for the waistband of his […]
Wrong Standard Of Review Applied In Disability Retirement Petition For Writ Of Mandate.
In his first application for industrial disability retirement, a police officer said he could not work because of back pain. After his first application was denied, he submitted a second one stating he experienced PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder], specifically flashbacks and nightmares about his combat experience during the Gulf War, early in his career with […]
Summary Judgment Reversed In Sex Discrimination [Against Men] Case.
In 2006, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department implemented a new policy prohibiting male deputies from supervising female inmates in the housing units of the jail operated by the County. In 2007, 35 deputies filed suit alleging the policy constitutes sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The federal […]
Exercise Can Be Rewarding.
An off-duty correctional officer was injured while doing jumping jacks exercise at home, and filed a worker’s compensation claim. Labor Code section 3600(a)(9), forecloses work comp coverage for an injury that arises out of “voluntary participation in any off-duty recreational, social, or athletic activity not constituting part of the employee’s work-related duties, except where these […]
To Err Is Human, And To Blame It On A License Plate Computer Is Even More So — Robert Orben.
Plaintiff was driving along and police made a “high risk” stop. They held her at gunpoint, handcuffed her, forced her to her knees and detained her for 20 minutes. Turns out, the Automatic License Plate Reader [ALPR] made a mistake, and identified her car as a stolen vehicle. Eventually the police ran a check of […]
Destroy Or Remove Fixtures From Foreclosed Property And Go To Jail.
Under Penal Code section 502.5, a borrower under a loan secured by real estate may not intentionally harm the lender by removing statutorily specified improvements from the encumbered premises. Defendants, a husband and wife, were convicted of violating section 502.5 by taking fixtures from their foreclosed home. A jury found an enhancement of “great taking” […]
Department of Homeland Security Government Runaround?
Petitioner, an American citizen who was born in Iran, was subjected to lengthy stops at the border when coming into the USA. He wrote a letter to the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] asking whether or not his name appears on a government terrorist watchlist, and how he can have it removed if his name […]
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