U.S. Supreme Court
Filarsky v. Delia, 132 S. Ct. 1657 (2012) (Qualified immunity for private vendors of the government; prepared Respondent’s brief.)
Ninth Circuit
Dahlia v. Rodriguez, 735 F.3d 1060 (9th Cir. 2013) (en banc) (overruling prior case law and expanding First Amendment rights of peace officers)
Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre, 710 F. 3d 1049 (9th Cir. 2013) (First Amendment rights for union officers)
Ko v. City of La Habra, –Fed. Appx.– (9th Cir. 2013) (Step increases under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act [USERRA])
Weaver v. City and County of San Francisco, 158 Fed. Appx. 921 (9th Cir. 2005) (Overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act [FSLA] for paramedics/firefighters)
California Supreme Court
Claremont POA v. Claremont (2006) 39 Cal. 4th 623 (Meeting and conferring under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act [MMBA])
California Court of Appeal
Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre (2016) — Cal. App. 4th — (Peace officer entitled to reasonable advance notice of nature of investigation so as to enable him or her to secure and consult with representative of his or her choice prior to interrogation under Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill or Rights Act)
Hughes v. County of San Bernardino (2016) — Cal. App, 4th– (Employee does not lose right to administrative appeal from discipline as a result of retirement)
The Federated University Police Officers Association v. Superior Court (2013) 218 Cal. App. 4th 18 (rev. granted) (Disclosure of peace officers’ names under California Public Records Act; California Supreme Court granted a petition for review I drafted, and is considering this case pending its decision in a similar case.)
Sabey v. City of Pomona (2013) 215 Cal. App. 4th 489 (Due process violated when one partner of a law firm advocates on behalf of a department of an agency, and another partner advises the decision maker.)
Rialto Police Benefit Association v. City of Rialto (2007) 155 Cal. App. 4th 1295 (on brief) (City must meet and confer under the MMBA prior to making a decision to contract out entire police department services.)
Florio v. Ontario (2005) 130 Cal. App. 4th 1462 (on brief) (Public employer must pay full costs of disciplinary administrative appeal; cannot require employee to pay half.)
Alhambra POA v. Alhambra (2003) 113 Cal. App. 4th 1413 (Interrogation rights under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act)
Upland POA v. Upland (2003) 111 Cal. App. 4th 1294 (Interrogation rights under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act)
Shafer v. County of Los Angeles (2003) 106 Cal. App. 4th 1388 (Interrogation rights under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act)
Otto v. LAUSD (Otto II) (2003) 106 Cal. App. 4th 328 (Award of attorney fees appropriate under California Private Attorney General Act when union paid legal fees of individual party.)
Otto v. LAUSD (Otto I) (2001) 89 Cal. App. 4th 985 (What constitutes punitive action under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act)