Police Misconduct Litigation (San Francisco)
Plaintiff's Strategies for Winning Tough Cases
Co-Sponsored with the National Police
Accountability Project and the National Lawyers Guild, Bay Area Chapter
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, June 04, 2004
Location: Golden Gate University Law School, San Francisco, CA(between 1st and 2nd at the Montgomery BART stop).
Time: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Faculty
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
To help lawyers successfully bring police misconduct cases despite these trends, the National Police Accountability Project of the National Lawyers Guild, along with the Center for Advanced Legal Studies of Suffolk Law School, are bringing together national experts on police misconduct litigation and knowledgeable practitioners in California. Attorneys from the Lawyers Guild have taken the lead across the country in developing strategies for litigating police misconduct for the past 30 years. The National Police Accountability Project consists of plaintiffs' attorneys across the country. Come and learn what you need to know to successfully navigate the minefield of new challenges in this area. The day will conclude with a Case Clinic, in which faculty will make themselves available for one-on-one consultation with program participants regarding individual case problems participants bring to the seminar. Bring your most difficult problem to the seminar and let us help you through it!
Attend and Learn:
- What are the basic tools that Section 1983 provides for obtaining redress for police misconduct?
- What is the landscape for litigation established by the most influential Supreme Court opinions?
- What are the principal legal obstacles to obtaining justice for innocent people who were wrongfully prosecuted and how can they be overcome?
- What are plaintiff's best strategies to overcome the defense of qualified immunity? How have the courts implemented the decision in Saucier v. Katz? How much hope is there in Hope v. Pelzer?
- What are the particular issues that you need to be aware of when representing emotionally disturbed clients?
- Proof of damages. How can you maximize the value of your case?
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Professor Michael Avery
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Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA |
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John Burris
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Law Offices of John Burris, Oakland, CA |
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Michael Haddad
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Haddad & Sherwin, Oakland, CA |
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Amanda Master
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Senior Staff Attorney, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York, NY |
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Hunter Pyle
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Law Offices of Hunter Pyle, Oakland, CA |
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R. Samuel Paz, Esq
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Law Offices of Samuel Paz, Los Angeles, CA |
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~Hotel Information~
A block of hotel rooms have been reserved for this program at the Pan Pacific San Francisco (http://www.panpacific.com), a luxury hotel located 10 minutes away from the Golden Gate University Law School at a discounted rate of $169.00 a night. To receive this rate, please call 1-800-533-6465 before May 20 and reference Suffolk University Law School.
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Introductions |
Professor Michael Avery, Moderator
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| 9:15 |
Supervisory Liability |
Michael Haddad, Esq.
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| 10:15 |
Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence and Malicious Prosecution |
Professor Michael Avery
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| 11:30 |
Qualified Immunity |
Hunter Pyle, Esq.
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| 12:30 |
Discussion and Q & A |
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| 2:30 |
Concurrent Workshops
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| Please indicate which concurrent workshop you plan to attend and e-mail it with your name to the following address als@suffolk.edu Workshop A Introduction to Police Misconduct Litigation Case Evaluation
John Burris, Esq. Workshop B Representing Emotionally Disturbed Clients
Amanda Masters, Esq.
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| 3:30 |
Assessing & Proving Damages |
R. Samuel Paz, Esq.
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| 4:45 |
Case Clinic |
| Bring your case questions for feedback and advice
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| Date: |
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Friday, June 04, 2004 |
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Tuition is $249; $199 for attorneys admitted to the bar after 2001, NPAP and NLG members. $50 for students.
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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| Location: |
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Golden Gate University Law School, San Francisco, CA(between 1st and 2nd at the Montgomery BART stop).
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The Bay Area Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider and certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
National Lawyers Guild's National Police Accountability ProjectFor more information about NPAP, please visit: http://www.nlg.org/npapTo join NPAP, call (617)227-6015 or e-mail npap@nlg.org
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