Legal Opinion
Van Winkle v. County of Ventura
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 26, 2007No. B194395PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, P. J.
POBRA is the acronym for the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act. (Gov. Code, § 3300 et seq.; hereafter also referred to as Act.) It provides certain protections for law enforcement officers who are the subjects of administrative investigations.
Here we hold these protections do not apply to officers subject to criminal investigations conducted by their employers.
Defendants County of Ventura, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Bob Brooks (collectively the County) appeal an injunction which prevents them from using certain statements made…
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