Oakland City Attorney John Russo: Firing of "Riders" Cops Upheld

Firing of Riders Cops Upheld by Arbitrator

2/4/09 OAKLAND, CA City Attorney John Russo today announced the settlement of an 8-year legal battle with two former City of Oakland police officers who were fired for insubordination and multiple acts of police misconduct.

Former officers Clarence Mabanag and Jude Siapno were fired in 2000 after they refused to cooperate with an Internal Affairs investigation of misconduct by four officers known as the Riders. Both Mabanag and Siapno filed grievances challenging their terminations.

On November 13 of last year, Arbitrator Sara Adler issued an opinion denying the grievances and upholding the citys right to fire Mabanag and Siapno for insubordination. Following the arbitrators opinion, the two former officers signed a settlement, finalized last week, ending their grievances and civil complaints. Neither one will receive any money from the City of Oakland.

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[zolander43]

well I guess that was just destroyed by one tear gas canister to the back of the head of an Iraq Vet. You guys are so fucked now I'm going to enjoy watching your stress rise.

[imaplayjason]

I just saw a movie similar to this starring Mario Vanpeebles, I cant recall the name but it was made in 96 im from oakland and it made me want to look up and see what was the end result to the "riders" case anyways this would be a much better movie idea because it is true rather than fiction. If anbod yuses it I want credit