Contact

You can now find me with the law firm of:

Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC

Main Office: 2300 Contra Costa Blvd., Ste. 500, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Phone 925-609-1699

Fax 925-609-1690

Email mmorguess@rlslawyers.com

In Washington, I’m at:

109 SW 1st St., Ste. 257
Battle Ground, Washington 98604

Cell Phone 714-726-1654

10/13/17: Dealing with Adverse Credibility Findings in a Petition for Writ of Administrative Mandate: San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Overturns All Findings and Discipline, Grants Petition for Writ of Administrative Mandate

Credibility determinations are often at the heart of administrative hearings, with the trier of fact being an arbitrator, or a commission. However, as discussed below, on a petition for writ of administrative mandate, a superior court judge steps … [Read More...]

4/28/17: Superior Court Overturns All Disciplinary Findings, Finds Department Violated Officer’s Due Process Skelly Rights, and Orders Reinstatement of San Bernardino Deputy Sheriff

A San Bernardino County Superior Court has found that a Civil Service Commission’s findings upholding a termination were against the weight of the evidence presented at the administrative hearing; that the Department violated pre-disciplinary due … [Read More...]

1/28/16: Court of Appeal Clarifies What Constitutes Sufficient “Notice of the Nature of the Investigation” Prior to Interrogation under Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act

In Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre, the second of two published decisions issued on January 28, 2016 that were filed and argued by the Law Office of Michael A. Morguess, the Second Appellate District clarified interrogation rights under the Public … [Read More...]