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a claim or dispute brought to a court of law for adjudication.



ASH tried to cover up murder, fired whistleblower, lawsuit alleges

Written on 26 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Atascadero State Hospital staff allegedly tried to cover up its apparent liability in a 2014 murder in which a patient strangled to death his roommate. ASH then fired a social worker for blowing the whistle, according to a lawsuit filed... (Continue reading)

Family of man killed by police sues Santa Maria

Written on 15 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The family of a man who was shot and killed last year by Santa Maria police officers has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, as well as its police department and five officers. Javier Gaona, 31, was armed with... (Continue reading)

SLO judge rules against Phillips 66 motion to stop rail spur hearings

Written on 10 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

San Luis Obispo Judge Barry LaBarbera ruled against a legal appeal filed by Phillips 66 over the SLO County Planning Commission’s decision to reject the oil company’s Nipomo rail spur project. The court ruling paves the way for board of... (Continue reading)

CMC guard sues, claims lost job due to pregnancy

Written on 16 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A California Men’s Colony correctional officer alleges the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) forced her out of her job and made her take unpaid leave during her pregnancy. [Tribune] Last November, the California Department of Fair Employment and... (Continue reading)

Ex-veterans officer alleges SLO County is sabotaging his job hunt

Written on 6 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Former veterans services officer Dana Cummings has sued San Luis Obispo County, claiming top executive Dan Buckshi and other officials are sabotaging his search for new work. Cummings, who ran SLO County’s veterans services department from Sept. 2011 to Sept.... (Continue reading)

Judges rule that lying in court is bad

Written on 14 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

For 16 years, attorneys for Orange County have argued that social workers who lied to a judge in order to remove children from their mother, were unaware that perjury and providing false evidence was wrong. That was before the U.S.... (Continue reading)

Family of slain Cal Poly grad can sue BLM, but not San Francisco

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A federal judge has ruled the family of slain Cal Poly grad Kathryn Steinle can sue the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), but not the city of San Francisco. The judge also removed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from... (Continue reading)

Driver who killed triathlete was on the phone, suit alleges

Written on 23 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A lawsuit filed by the family of triathlete Bridget Dawson alleges the driver who struck and killed the champion competitor was on the phone at the time of the crash. [Tribune] Phone records show Oceano resident Lisa Smith, 53, was... (Continue reading)

Nipomo marijuana dispensary proponents lose legal battle

Written on 17 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

The owners of Ethnobotanica, a marijuana service seeking to open a pot shop in Nipomo, lost a lawsuit they filed against San Luis Obispo County over the board of supervisors’ decision to reject a proposed brick and mortar dispensary in... (Continue reading)

Rizzo amends his SLO rental inspection lawsuit

Written on 14 Nov, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Local activist Kevin Rice has joined a property owners association and several landlords in filing a lawsuit against the city of San Luis Obispo over its controversial rental inspection program. On Oct. 28, attorney Saro Rizzo filed... (Continue reading)