Squire v. County of Los Angeles

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The Court of Appeal affirmed the denial of appellants' petition for a writ of mandate, contending that the written reprimands they received from the sheriff's department should be rescinded because they did not receive notice of proposed discipline within the one-year statute of limitations period in the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBRA). The court held that the notice of proposed discipline was timely in regard to the May 2014 reprimands because the Department's investigation was completed and the initial reprimand was issued before the one year limitations period. The court held that the September 2014 reprimands were not subject to the one year limitations period, and they did not constitute new discipline or alleged different conduct. Because the court did not find any POBRA violation, the court did not address appellants' request for civil penalties and sanctions. View "Squire v. County of Los Angeles" on Justia Law