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SF Judge Considers Moving California Prisoners Over Valley Fever
An attorney representing inmates at two California state prisons told a federal judge on Monday that an airborne fungus occurring in the San Joaquin Valley presents the deadly threat of valley fever and that thousands should be transferred immediately.
Judge Orders Oakland To Cooperate With Compliance Director On Police Reforms
A federal judge has issued an unusual order admonishing Oakland city officials and reminding them that a recently appointed compliance director has broad authority to oversee police reforms.
Lawyer Satisfied With Oakland Police Oversight Deal
James Chanin said he and co-counsel John Burris sought to have an outside person oversee the Oakland Police Department because, “We got tired of waiting.”
Oakland Police Reach Deal To Avoid Federal Takeover
Civil rights lawyers who had sought a federal takeover of the Oakland Police Department reached a settlement with the city Wednesday that calls for a compliance director, not a receiver, to oversee the department.
Judge Threatens Oakland Police Department With Federal Takeover
A judge says the scandal-plagued department will go under federal control if it fails to quickly make good on reforms agreed to nine years ago.
Oakland Police Gets 3 More Months To Implement Reforms From ‘Riders’ Case
A federal judge has given the Oakland Police Department until June to come up with a plan for carrying out reforms ordered back in 2003.
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