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Commission subpoenas retired Captain Richard Bruce in Hurley/Lewis disciplinary matter; declines subpoenas for several other officials
Summary
During a contested pretrial conference the Commission issued a subpoena for retired Captain Richard Bruce to attend upcoming disciplinary proceedings in the Wendy Hurley and James Lewis cases, and declined to issue subpoenas for retired Chief Heather Fong, Mayor Gavin Newsom and another retired chief; the vote recorded recusals and scheduling directions for pretrial exchanges.
The San Francisco Police Commission on June 9 voted to issue a subpoena compelling retired Captain Richard Bruce to appear at the disciplinary proceedings involving Officers Wendy Hurley and James Lewis. The presiding officer declined to issue subpoenas for former Chief Heather Fong and Mayor Gavin Newsom and recommended against subpoenas for a retired deputy chief; commissioners then voted to subpoena Captain Bruce.
The matter developed during a pretrial telephone-conference style session where defense counsel pressed for attendance of four non-department witnesses — retired Chief Heather Fong, retired Captain…
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