Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Respondent Los Angeles…

Summary

The California Supreme Court held that deputy identities on a Brady list are confidential when derived from confidential personnel records, although records made nonconfidential by Senate Bill 1421 are not protected on that basis. It further held that the confidentiality provisions do not prevent the Department from sharing limited Brady alerts with prosecutors regarding officers who may testify in pending criminal prosecutions. The court reversed the Court of Appeal and remanded for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.