Publications
Publications
April 2013 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
In the Line of Duty? Analysis of an Agency's Liability for its Officers
Locked Down in Labor
Searching for a Tax Refund this Tax Season? Look No Further than Your Local Prison
Packing Heat: Understanding the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act
Sabey v. City of Pomona: A New and Troubling Rule for Administrative Hearings
Off-Site Public Improvements As A Map Condition: Negotiating An Off-Site Acquisition Agreement And Litigating The Developer-Funded Eminent Domain Case
Northern News
The Recreational Trail Immunity Statute
Smith v. City of San Jose: The Applicatoin of the Public Records Act to Private Electronic Devices
Education Law Brief
March 2013 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
Colorado Prison Chief's Death a Harsh Reality Check
Catch Me if You Can: Anticipating Service of Process Issues for Former Employees
"Don't Squeeze the Charmin:" the Eighth Circuit Holds that Detainees Do Not Have a Constitutional Right to Unlimited Toilet Paper
Qualified Immunity: An Evolving Shield Against a Blitz of Inmate Lawsuits
"American Taliban" - Living on a Prayer
February 2013 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
In re Morales: Court of Appleals Limits Race-Based Lockdowns
Warning to Inmates Smuggling in Contraband: An Analysis of Chapell v. Mandeville, et al.
Cheaters Should Never Prosper: Spotting Inmate Forgeries
Making Drug Dealers Pay For Law Enforement
Western City
In the February 2013 issue of Western City Magazine, partner Brian I. Hamblet investigates how civil procedures may help to stop the sale of illicit drugs.
The California Homemade Food Act: Cottage Food Operations Arrive in California
Public Law Update
January 2013 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
Message from the Editor
Custody Staff and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
What You Should Know About Voter's Modification of the Three Strikes Law
Peralta v. Dillard: A New Defense of Claims of Deliberate Indifference to a Prisoner's Medical Needs
Smile, You're on Camera: A Guide to Cost-Effective Videotaping of Depositions
New Local Disability Access Fee Collection and Information Requirements Under SB 1186
Public Law Update
December 2012 Prison Break - Correctional Liablity Update
Use of Tattoos in Court
A Religious Right to Conjugal Visits?
Akhtar v. Mesa: An Insight into How Correctional Staff Can Avoid Being Found Deliberately Indifferent to a Prisoner's Medical Needs
Risky Business: Evaluation of Condom Distribution to Prisoners
November 2012 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
Recent Cases Affecting Prison Gang Validation Criteria
Greetings from Jail: An Analysis of Postcard-Only Policies
Minimizing Exposure to Valley Fever Litigation
Managed Access System: A New Technological Weapon to Combat Inmate Use of Cell Phones
2012 Legislative Year in Review for Land Use Planners
The Northern News
October 2012 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
Personnel Records at Risk: Pitchess Motions in Employment Cases
Trends in Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The Ninth Circuit Eliminates an Inmate Excuse
One Strike and a Judge is Out: Use of Peremptory Challenges in State Court
A Recipe for Botulism: Homemade Pruno with Old Potatoes
Forcing Prisons to Pay for Inmate Sex-Reassignment Surgery? Kosilek v. Spencer
Transition to Common Core Offers Fresh Look at API Scores for Schools
Education Law Brief
September 2012 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
Top 10 Dumbest Inmate Escape Attempts
Rule 68 Offers - A Civil Defense Attorney's Best Friend?
Why Abstinence is the Best Policy Between Correctional Staff and Inmates
Allgoewer v. City of Tracy: No Need for Plaintiffs to Use Experts in Use of Force Cases?
August 2012 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
Felony Convictions: How to Use an Inmate's Past Against Him at Trial
Inmate Helpers for Prisoners with Dementia: A Memorable Idea?
Snow v. McDaniel: A Cautionary Medical Tale
Prison Consultants: Making Their Crime Pay
Charter School Legal Update for School District Authorizers
Challenge to Aspire Statewide Benefit Charters
Charter Schools Given Priority in Surplus Property Process
Judge Sustains Legal Challenge to District's Rejection of "Parent Trigger" Charter
Education Law Brief
July 2012 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
Farewell to the CDCR Litigation Coordinators
Getting Personal with Pitchess Motions
Ninth Circuit - 0, California Supreme Court - 1: A Synopsis of Recent Relevant Cases
June 2012 Prison Break - Correctional Liability Update
Colors: Why We Can't Let Inmates Fly Their Flags
The Disadvantages of Appointing Inmates with "Pro Bono" Counsel
Feeding Warlocks and Monks: Religious Diets for Alternative Religions
Nutraloaf (Part II) - The Continuing Saga of Cruel and Unusual Tasting Punishment
Local Agency Website Transparency Opportunities, Contributing Editor
Western City Magazine