A 33-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against her employer over discipline following a Jan. 26, 2022 incident at her\u2026
This is the second time SDPD Captain Martha Sainz, now the commanding officer of the department's Southern Division, has filed a lawsuit against the department over discipline she received.A 33-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against her employer over discipline stemming from a Jan. 26, 2022 incident at her division.
Sainz then reportedly told Briese, while in the Sainz's office at Southern Division along with SDPD Lt. Ruben Gutierrez, that he should"not let his religion get in the way of a criminal investigation."Sainz was served with a Notice of Reprimand in February 2023, the lawsuit claims. She appealed the reprimand and on Sept. 15, 2023, her discipline was reduced to only a written warning.
Sainz requests in the suit that all discipline be dismissed and removed from her personnel records, the court provide a judicial declaration outlining SDPD violated her rights, and payment of lost wages, attorney's fees and costs of filing the lawsuit.Thursday's filing isn't the first time Sainz has filed a writ of mandate suit against the department in an attempt to squash discipline.
According to the suit, the female officer who placed the sponge on Sainz's seat received a bruise, allegedly caused by Sainz. Sainz was served with an advanced notice of termination on Jan. 19. 2006. However, on April 28, 2006, an Assistant Chief issued findings overturning the proposed termination, and additionally found that her conduct did not rise to the level of criminal conduct.
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