Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Southwest District

Torrance Dept. M

MICHAEL FRILOT, Plaintiff,

Case No.: 20TRCV00045 vs. [Tentative] RULING

CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, et al., Defendants.

Hearing Date: October 20, 2020

Moving Parties: Defendants City of Hermosa Beach and Hermosa Beach Police Department

Responding Party: None

Motion for Use of Plaintiff’s Peace Officer Personnel Records (Pitchess)

The court considered the moving papers.

RULING

The motion is GRANTED. Defendants City of Hermosa Beach and Hermosa Beach Police Department shall be permitted to use and disclose as necessary the peace officer personnel records of plaintiff as follows:

1. Personnel records and files maintained on plaintiff documenting his performance, or lack thereof, including the general personnel file the City’s custodian of records maintains on plaintiff as defined in Penal Code §832.5(d)(1), including records regarding his performance as a probationary sergeant and documents con