Does a police officer have to make a claim for damages under the California Police Complaint Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Phillips-Kerley v. City of Fresno, CASE NO. 1:18-CV-00438-AWI-BAM (E.D. Cal. 2019):
did "not relieve the officer from the requirement of presenting a claim in conformity with the [] Claims Act where the officer [sought] money or damages as a remedy." See Lozada v. City & Cty. of San Francisco, 145 Cal.App.4th 1139, 1156 (2006).
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