Government,
Criminal
Apr. 30, 2021
County officials committed misdemeanor in releasing officer’s files, court says
In a unanimous opinion, a panel led by Justice Gail R. Feuer of the 2nd District Court of Appeal reinstated the appellant DA investigator’s claims that the county violated statutes restricting the disclosure of law enforcement personnel records outside discovery in criminal and civil cases. His files were made public in a writ petition.
Ventura County officials seeking to prevent a DA investigator from suing over the release of his confidential records will have to litigate the case after an appellate panel this week reversed a special motion to strike the claims, finding the manner in which the documents were released constituted a misdemeanor.
In a unanimous opinion Wednesday, a panel led by Justice Gail R. Feuer of the 2nd District Court of Appeal reinstated Tr...
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