Legal Opinion
Howitt v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1992No. D013700PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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WIENER, Acting P. J.
This petition for extraordinary relief presents another facet of attorney disqualification in the public sector. For the reasons set forth we will deny the petition without prejudice to further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Factual and Procedural Background
Petitioner John R. Howitt, an Imperial County deputy sheriff, became embroiled in a dispute with the sheriff’s department regarding Howitt’s transfer from the Winterhaven station to the El Centro jail and summary suspension without pay. Howitt contended the retransfer and suspension were punitive in…
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