Gauthier v. City of Red Bluff

Opinion

MORRISON, J.

Red Bluff’s fire chief is not a peace officer.

In this case we construe provisions of the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (the Act) (Gov. Code, § 3300 et seq.; further unspecified section references are to the Government Code). At issue is the interplay between provisions of the Act which define those persons entitled to its protections and provisions of the Penal Code which define who are peace officers. We conclude plaintiff Gauthier is not covered by the Act and therefore the trial court properly declined his petition for a writ of mandamus to compel…