JURY FINDS LIEUTENANT NOT GUILTY OF FELONY ASSAULT CHARGES
It took an El Dorado County jury just 45 minutes to acquit Lt. Chris Gold of two felony and two misdemeanor charges related to an off duty altercation he was involved in with his former father in law. The background of this case includes an ugly divorce and child custody ...Read More
Superior Court Sides with G&A on 12 Day Suspension Overturned
Goyette and Associates has defeated the Department of Corrections’ attempt to impose discipline on a Correctional Lieutenant employed at Pelican Bay, for innocent conduct that occurred in 2005. The Department of Corrections attempted to institute 12 days suspension on a Lieutenant for a violation of a purported rule, which did ...Read More
Correctional Sgt cleared of misconduct nearly 1 year after death in custody.
The old adage “the wheels of justice grind slowly” is so often the case when dealing with internal affairs investigations in any law enforcement agencies across the state. This is especially true when dealing with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as the bureaucracy between state agencies can often ...Read More
1 Week Suspension and Pay Reduction For Late Reports
Police Officer with Hayward PD was recently served with a notice of a 1 week suspension without pay in addition to a 1 pay step reduction for an entire year. The allegations giving rise to this discipline pertained to eleven departmental reports that were alleged to have been turned in ...Read More
Termination Reduced to Voluntary Demotion with Same Pay
On November 10, 2009 an employee at the High Desert State Prison received some of the worst news anyone in today’s economy can receive; she was terminated effective immediately. She contacted Goyette and Associates to help her in this time of crisis and her case was assigned to attorney Dan ...Read More
Carefully Evaluating Evidence is Key to Skelly Success
Correctional Officer with San Joaquin County was recently given notice of a 3 day suspension without pay for allegations of sustained misconduct involving failure to appear for a subpoena. However, after the details were carefully examined by Goyette attorney Dan Thompson, he argued at the Skelly hearing that there was ...Read More
G&A Win: Modesto PD to Remove a Letter of Reprimand from Officer’s Personnel File
The Stanislaus County Superior Court has granted the Petition for Writ of Mandate filed by Goyette & Associates, Inc. on behalf of a Modesto Police Officer. The Writ of Mandate will direct the City of Modesto and Modesto Police Department to remove a letter of reprimand and related documents from ...Read More
Clients Absolved by Yolo DA and AG in April Shooting
Once again Goyette & Associates Labor Attorneys were instrumental in affectively representing the interests of our valued clients. Lauro Paredes was the G&A attorney who responded to an officer involved shooting in Woodland last April. Due in no small part to careful counsel and an immediate response from Mr. Paredes, ...Read More
G&A Responds to Sac State Officer Invloved Shooting Last Week
Sacramento State Police Officers were placed in an incredibly difficult situation and reacted with great compassion and restraint. On October 21, 2009, a tragedy occurred at A.R.C. Dormitory. Officers rushed to the scene to check on the safety of a young student who was severely hurting himself. When officers arrived ...Read More
Two Proposed Suspensions Reduced
• Juvenile Institution Officer was served with notice of a 5 day suspension without pay for neglect of duty and other employee conduct violations. Goyette and Associates Attorney, Alia Khan represented the Officer at the Skelly hearing. Immediately following, the 5 day suspension was reduced to a 2 day suspension. ...Read More