Legal Opinion
Quintanar v. County of Riverside CA4/2
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 15, 2014No. E058232UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHLI, J.
The County of Riverside and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (collectively Department) demoted Deputy Jose Quintanar as a result of an incident in which Quintanar allegedly used excessive force. Pursuant to the applicable memorandum of understanding (MOU), Quintanar filed an administrative appeal. This triggered an evidentiary hearing before an impartial hearing officer. The hearing officer agreed that Quintanar had used excessive force and upheld the demotion.
Quintanar then filed a petition for writ of mandate. The trial court, sua sponte, questioned whether the…
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