California

The California Brady List includes all known issues of police misconduct, do not call status, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, and citizen reports.

California is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, Brady List; or:

Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
US Freedom of Information Act (1967);
State Sunshine Law (see, below);
Open Government Act (2007);
Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.

This information has been curated by journalists and private citizens; and, this platform is available as-a-service to all Peace Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Organizations [LEOrgs].

In the interests of transparency, Level Playing Field is demonstrating all of the invoices presented to California:

Invoice_10004_2023-01-31 California.pdf

Brady List
Prosecutors

Aberin, Romeo C	Brady Offense No. 1632169582 - 1306940897 September 13, 2013 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Hayward Police Department Authority: Hayward Police Department
Abner, Darrin L	Brady Offense No. 1632170184 - 1053735321 April 10, 2014 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Albany Police Department
Aboyte, Christopher Bryant	Citizen Report No. 1632860765 - 1719923841 July 17, 2021 Offense: Use of Force Employer(s): Los Angeles Police Department Authority: US Citizen Reporters
Aceituno, Jose	Brady Offense No. 1632170258 - 1270362137 No Date Provided Offense: Gang Activity Employer(s): Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Acker, Carrie M	Brady Offense No. 1632170184 - 1558327766 October 3, 2010 Offense: Criminal Charges and/or Conviction Employer(s): Union City Police Department
Adams, Richard	Brady Offense No. 1632170258 - 1455435193 No Date Provided Offense: Gang Activity Employer(s): Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Aguiar, Joey	Brady Offense No. 1632170258 - 1862037035 No Date Provided Offense: Gang Activity Employer(s): Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Aguilar, Xavier	Brady Offense No. 1632170258 - 912296272 No Date Provided Offense: Gang Activity Employer(s): Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Alberto, Shelah	Do Not Call No. 1649974655 - 1966226375 No Date Provided Employer(s): University of California [San Diego] Medical Center Authority: San Diego City Attorney Office
Aldama, Samuel	Public Complaint No. 1678111988 - 1563182675 March 6, 2023 Conduct Unbecoming [Off-Duty], Misconduct, Operation / Personnel Violations, Supervisory Responsibilities Employer(s): Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Any prosecutor that fails, or refuses, to fully disclose all Brady/Giglio material (exculpatory and impeachment evidence including, but not limited to: records of police misconduct; public complaints; and, use-of-force reports) is subject to Rules of Professional Conduct [R.P.C.] 3.8(g): Special Responsibilities of the Prosecutor. Violation of R.P.C. 3.8(g) may included an individual attorney, while acting in the capacity of prosecutor, being sanctioned up to and including disbarment. The obligations upon the prosecutor are both retroactive and perpetual.

Forsberg, Tiffany	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1668205792 - 1752106015 April 15, 2015 Cooperative Misconduct, Destruction of Evidence, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Obstruction of Justice, Overcharging, Suborning Perjury, Witness Tampering Employer: Los Angeles County District Attorney Authority: State Bar of California
Howard, Natasha	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1671479597 - 1329863530 February 2, 2022 Whistleblower Retaliation Employer: California Department of Justice Authority: State Bar of California
Howard, Natasha	Howard, Natasha	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1675558193 - 1956407797 February 17, 2022 Attorney Misconduct Employer: California Department of Justice Authority: State Bar of California
Iniguez, Joseph	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1673631046 - 1992858774 November 22, 2022 Attorney Misconduct Employer: Los Angeles County District Attorney Authority: State Bar of California
Jenkins, Brooke	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1665766302 - 1298890534 Attorney Misconduct Employer: San Francisco District Attorney Authority: State Bar of California
Mendoza, Joseph J	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1668204158 - 574257712 May 9, 2022 Attorney Misconduct Employer: Kern County District Attorney Authority: State Bar of California
Sanna, Shea	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1677614110 - 164070654 February 24, 2023 Bias Employer: Los Angeles County District Attorney Authority: State Bar of California

California Public Records Act

§6250-6268

The California Public Records Act is a series of laws meant to guarantee that the public has access to public records of governmental bodies in California. In December of 2011, a Superior Court judge ruled that the California Assembly must also disclose budget records of individual lawmakers, after some California newspapers filed a lawsuit accusing legislators of flouting the state’s open records laws.

Public records in the California Public Records Act are defined as “any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.” There is a separate category of “purely personal information” that, although it may be in the custody of a government agency, does not fall under the act. Statute 6255 states a catch all exemption, “The agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this chapter or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.”

Anyone can request public documents in California, and a purpose does not have to be stated. The California Public Records Act does not regulate the use of records obtained from public agencies. One should allow 10 days for an agency to comply with a records request.

Society wins not only when the guilty are convicted but when criminal trials are fair; our system of the administration of justice suffers when any accused is treated unfairly.

- William O. Douglas, Associate Justice (1939 - 1975)

Supreme Court of the United States

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