Plaintiff John Doe (“Doe”) alleges that Defendant Dalfiery Toruno (“Toruno”) sent him graphic videos and images when Doe was a police cadet and Toruno was a police sergeant who supervised him at the El Camino Community College District (“District”).
On June 22, 2020, Defendant Toruno filed a (1) Motion for a Protective Order to Form Interrogatories and (2) Motion for a Protective Order to Requests for Production of Documents served on Co-Defendant District.
On August 13, 2020, Doe filed a Pitchess motion to require District to disclose information from Toruno’s personnel file and investigatory records.
PITCHESS MOTION
1) Plaintiff Doe’s Pitchess Motion-GRANTED
Standard: There is a special two-step procedure for securing disclosure of peace officer personnel records. Warrick v. Superior Court (2005) 35 Cal.4th 1011, 1019. First, the party seeking disclosure must file a motion that identifies the peace officer, the agency in possession of the records, a description of the records, a
Hearing Date
October 15, 2020
Type
Civil Harassment (General Jurisdiction)
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Plaintiff John Doe (“Doe”) alleges that Defendant Dalfiery Toruno (“Toruno”) sent him graphic videos and images when Doe was a police cadet and Toruno was a police sergeant who supervised him at the El Camino Community College District (“District”).
On June 22, 2020, Defendant Toruno filed a (1) Motion for a Protective Order to Form Interrogatories and (2) Motion for a Protective Order to Requests for Production of Documents served on Co-Defendant District.
On August 13, 2020, Doe filed a Pitchess motion to require District to disclose information from Toruno’s personnel file and investigatory records.
PITCHESS MOTION
1) Plaintiff Doe’s Pitchess Motion-GRANTED
Standard: There is a special two-step procedure for securing disclosure of peace officer personnel records. Warrick v. Superior Court (2005) 35 Cal.4th 1011, 1019. First, the party seeking disclosure must file a motion that identifies the peace officer, the agency in possession of the records, a description of the records, a