L.A. County Prof. Peace Officers Assn. v. County o
Petitioners Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA) and Brian Moriguchi (Moriguchi), the president of PPOA and a lieutenant in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, filed a first amended petition for writ of mandate and complaint (petition) against defendants County of Los Angeles (County) and the Board of Supervisors for the County of Los Angeles (collectively, defendants). The petition alleged defendants violated the collective bargaining agreement between PPOA and the County, as well as petitioners’ free speech rights, when the Sheriff’s Department reprimanded Moriguchi after he submitted a character reference letter to the judge presiding over the criminal trial of a PPOA member. Petitioners sought a writ of mandate, declaratory relief and an injunction prohibiting defendants from interfering with Moriguchi’s ability to issue character reference letters on behalf of other PPOA members.
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