воскресенье, 9 сентября 2012 г.
Attorney Dieter Dammeier, a former Cypress police officer, told the Register the page had been meant
The Orange County District Attorney's Office has subpoenaed a copy of a surveillance video from Skosh Monahan's bar and restaurant that shows Costa Mesa Councilman Jim Righeimer leaving on the night of his sobriety check, the restaurant's owner said Friday.
The video at Skosh Monahan's, owned by fellow Costa Mesa Councilman Gary Monahan, was from Aug. 22, the night Chris Lanzillo, a private investigator, called 911 to report Righeimer as a possible drunken driver. Police performed a sobriety check at the councilman's house and reported that he was not intoxicated.
Costa Mesa City Councilman Jim Righeimer answers reporters' questions during a press conference at city hall as he address accusations of drunk driving while his wife Lene listens. Righeimer had been given a sobriety test outside his home on Wednesday evening after a caller told police the councilman had been driving recklessly. KEN STEINHARDT, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Righeimer has claimed he was set up for the DUI check by his political enemies. Lanzillo has worked with the Upland law firm Lackie, Dammeier McGill, which represented the Costa Mesa Police Association until late last week.
"The LAPPL has a proven track record of working with City officials to ensure that public safety comes first and is proud to say that it has achieved success through collaboration during negotiations, not through intimation," the league said in a statement.
The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, Santa Ana Police Officers Association corporate travel safety assessment and Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff's Association have made similar statements regarding what they call aggressive tactics espoused by the firm. None of these unions had been represented by the firm.
Buena Park Councilman Fred Smith says he was targeted by police after leaving a party in December 2010. He was asked to take a field sobriety test and was ticketed for straddling a lane. A city official in El Monte called Righeimer to report having been followed by a man matching Lanzillo's description in a white Kia, the car that followed Righeimer.
A State Bar search of attorneys listed on the Lackie, Dammeier McGill website shows no public corporate travel safety assessment records of discipline against the lawyers. Investigations are confidential until disciplinary proceedings are held, Laura Ernde of The State Bar of California said in an email. The bar does not take action against law firms as a whole, she said.
The firm came under scrutiny corporate travel safety assessment when it published a primer on its website corporate travel safety assessment regarding corporate travel safety assessment aggressive approach during negotiations, including convincing residents that their safety is at risk and pressuring corporate travel safety assessment top city officials.
Attorney Dieter Dammeier, a former Cypress police officer, told the Register the page had been meant for historical and educational purposes. The webpage corporate travel safety assessment was removed after the Register's Watchdog blog wrote about the primer.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Costa Mesa, has assigned his staff members to research possible police union harassment in Costa Mesa, Buena Park and other Orange County cities, spokeswoman Tara Setmayer said Friday. Rohrabacher corporate travel safety assessment had said during a press conference earlier this week that he'd be calling for Department of Labor and Department of Justice investigations into the matter.
Comments are encouraged, but you must follow our User Agreement . 1. Keep it civil and stay on topic. 2. No profanity, vulgarity, racial slurs or personal attacks. 3. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.
Подписаться на:
Комментарии к сообщению (Atom)
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий