Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced today there would be no criminal charges filed on two police officers involved in a tragic, fatal use of force nearly a year ago.This incident was a horrible tragedy, and we empathize with the pain, grief, and anguish felt by members of the community, the officers involved, and most especially, Mr. Clark’s family. Schubert presented clear and compelling evidence in her press conference today that the police officers were confronted by a suspect who was vandalizing property, attempting to break into homes, and was under the influence of dangerous narcotics.The investigation outlined several instances in which the police officers demo...

The San Bernardino County Superior Court issued an order to temporarily halt the retroactive release of police personnel records in response to SEBA’s legal challenge regarding Senate Bill 1421. Senate Bill 1421, which went into effect at the beginning of this year, called for the release of certain peace officer personnel records, including uses of force resulting in death or great bodily injury, officer-involved shootings and sustained incidents of dishonesty or sexual assault. SEBA sought to clarify that the law applies only to incidents occurring after January 1, 2019.SEBA retained Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC (RLS) to file the legal challenge on behalf of its members. I...