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Police Commission adopts tighter timeline for disciplinary status conferences
Summary
The San Francisco Police Commission voted to require initial status conferences for newly filed disciplinary cases within 15 business days and to require proposed stipulated settlements be submitted in time to allow meaningful discussion at the conference, aiming to speed dispositions while clarifying discovery expectations.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Aug. 15 adopted a resolution to accelerate the handling of newly filed disciplinary cases by requiring an initial status conference within 15 business days of charges being filed and by directing parties to submit any proposed stipulated settlements in time for meaningful discussion at that conference.
Commissioner Buzuko, who introduced the measure, said the change is intended to "speed up the disciplinary process here in the San Francisco Police Department," and to ensure officers receive timely due‑process reviews and, where appropriate, early disposition. "I would like to set a status conference with the assigned commissioner...and we'll decide where we're gonna go from there," he said.
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