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CPOA Client Alerts-August 2025
The following case summary has been provided by James R. Touchstone, Esq. Partner at Jones Mayer and CPOA’s General Counsel. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Cheairs v.
A Police Chief was not Entitled to Qualified Immunity when an Officer Asserted that she had been Retaliated Against For Filing Sex-Discrimination Lawsuit
Provided by James R. Touchstone Esq In the case of Ballou v. McElvain,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity
California Assembly Bill 32 Impedes Federal Immigration Policy
Provided by James R. Touchstone Esq In October 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in GEO Grp., Inc. v. Newsom,[1] reversed a District Court’s
Supreme Court Concludes that Police Officers did not Violate any Clearly Established Law and were thus Entitled to Qualified Immunity
Provided by James R. Touchstone Esq In October 2021, the United States Supreme Court, in its per curiam decision City of Tahlequah v. Bond,[1] concluded
Supreme Court Reverses Ninth Circuit’s Decision to Deny Officer Qualified Immunity
Provided by James R. Touchstone Esq In the case Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna,[1] the United States Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision
Because of Plaintiff Necessarily Admitted to the Lawfulness of an Officer’s Actions in his Guilty Plea, his Excessive Force Claim was Barred
Provided by James R. Touchstone Esq In Sanders v. City of Pittsburg,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a complaint brought
After Passage of Proposition 64, Possession of Cannabis in Prison Remains a Violation of Penal Code Section 4573.6
Provided by James R. Touchstone Esq In People v. Raybon,[1] the California Supreme Court concluded that possession of cannabis in prison remains a violation of
