Showing posts with label Personnel files. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personnel files. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Dash Camera Video Not Part of Officer’s Personnel Record, Court Rules

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A California appeals court ruled this week that dash camera footage is not part of an officer’s confidential personnel record, even though i...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

California Supreme Court Finds Limited Exception to Employees' Access to Supervisor Notes Under FFBOR

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On August 24, 2015, the California Supreme Court issued a decision in Poole v. Orange County Fire Authority . The Court held Government Code...
Monday, July 6, 2015

California Supreme Court Clarifies Pitchess Process Protects Officer Privacy

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On July 6, 2015, the California Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal to protect the confidentiality of peace officers' personnel f...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Court of Appeal Ruling Requires Prosecutors to Review Confidential Police Personnel Files

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On August 11, 2014, the California Court of Appeal held in People v. Superior Court prosecutors must review police officers' confidenti...
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Court of Appeal Blocks Criminal's Attempt to Bypass Pitchess

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In  People v. Davis (Cal. Ct. App., June 12, 2014) 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6496,  an appeals court held a convicted criminal could not bypa...
Monday, March 3, 2014

Supreme Court to Resolve What Counts As a Personnel File

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Government Code section 3255 requires employers give firefighters an opportunity to review any adverse comments before they can be placed in...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Court: No Right to Pre-Interview Access to IA File

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In Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Orange , (June 12, 2013) G047167, the Court of Appeal ruled the County did not ...
Friday, June 7, 2013

Court: Pitchess Not Required for Peace Officer Personnel Records in Federal Court Case

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In Pierce v. County of Sierra (E.D. Cal., June 3, 2013, 2:11-CV-2280 GEB AC) 2013 WL 2421710, a Northern California federal court ruled pla...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Court of Appeal Gives Defendants Limited Access to Witness Statements in IA Files

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In Rezek v. Superior Court (2012) 206 Cal. App. 4th 633, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, ruled witnesses statements in pea...
Monday, October 1, 2012

Court of Appeal Rules Administrative Hearing Officers May Hear Pitchess Motions in Peace Officer Discipline Cases

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In Riverside County Sheriff’s Department v. Jan Stiglitz (September 28, 2012) 2012 WL 4466333, the Court of Appeal decided peace officers c...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Sacramento County LEMA Vindicates Right to Investigate and File Grievances Without Fear of Retaliation

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Sacramento County Law Enforcement Managers Association (LEMA) President Michael Ziegler obtained a settlement protecting the right of unio...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Court Upholds Peace Officers' Right to Sue Over Dissemination of Personnel Records

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In Olivera et al. v. Siemens, et al. , Case No. S-CV-0029390, the Placer County Superior Court upheld peace officers' right to seek redr...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Court of Appeal Limits Exposure of Retirees' Private Information

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In Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association v. Superior Court (August 26, 2011, A130659) 2011 WL 3795212, the Court of Appeal found ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Court: POBR Guarantees Right to See Complaints, Not Just Summaries

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 In Matthew Medina v. State of California , Kasey C. Clark, Chief Counsel for the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), ...