In Anthony Sanders, et al. v. County of Ventura, current and former members of the Ventura County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (“DSA”) and the Ventura County Professional Firefighters’ Association (“PFA”) filed an FLSA lawsuit challenging the County’s unlawful pay practice
Amid increased scrutinization of
deadly officer involved shootings, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently
vindicated the objectionably reasonable standard in analyzing lawsuits
involving the use of deadly force by peace officers. In Estate of Strickland
v. Nevada
On July 11, 2023, David E. Mastagni testified before the
Assembly Public Safety Committee to oppose SB 519 on behalf of PORAC. David focused the opposition on the powers
this Bill would grant a newly created “Local Detention Monitor” to
On June 22, 2023, the
California Supreme Court held Government Code § 821.6 does not provide broad
immunity to police officers for allegedly negligent actions in the course of a
law enforcement investigation. [Leon v. County of Riverside, 2023
On June 2, 2023, Amici Curiae
the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), the California
State Sheriffs’ Association (CSSA), the California Police Chiefs’ Association
(CPCA), the California Association of Highway Patrolmen (CAHP), and the California
Reserve Peace Officers Association
This article by David E. Mastagni was originally published in the Legal Defense Fund update section of “PORAC Law Enforcement News”, April 2023, pg. 37 & 38. (To read the article in the magazine click this link.
In 2018, Mastagni Holstedt, A.P.C., filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of five pilots and other similarly situated individuals against their employers, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and U.S.A. Basing Ltd. (“Cathay”), seeking unpaid overtime wages, minimum wages, meal periods
