Names Of Police Officers Involved In Pepper Spraying Incident Ordered Released.

A labor union representing University of California police officers filed a petition for writ of mandate from a trial court order requiring the release of unredacted reports containing the names of UC police officers under the California Public Records Act [CPRA; Government Code section 6250], to the Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee. The reports concern an incident on the UC Davis campus during which UC Davis police officers were videotaped pepper spraying demonstrators. The reports were produced, but with the names of about a dozen officers redacted. Agreeing with the trial court that the identities of the officers named in the reports must be disclosed because the information was not exempted under Penal Code section 832.7, the appellate court denied relief.  The Federated University Police Officers Association v. Sup.Ct. (Los Angeles Times) (Cal. App. First Dist., Div. 4; July 23, 2013) 218 Cal.App.4th 18.