Arbitrator May Rule On Pitchess Motion In Administrative Appeal.

This case involves an administrative appeal from discipline imposed on a correctional officer who was fired for falsifying payroll records. The California Supreme Court held that in an administrative appeal from discipline imposed on the officer, an arbitrator may rule upon a discovery motion for officer personnel records, referred to as a Pitchess motion [Pitchess v. Sup.Ct. (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531, [113 Cal.Rptr. 897, 522 P.2d 305].] (Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. v. Stiglitz (Cal. Sup. Ct.; December 1, 2014) 60 Cal.4th 624 [181 Cal.Rptr.3d 1, 339 P.3d 295].)