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Commission continues Patrol Special Warner disciplinary hearing pending written briefs on closing the proceeding
Summary
Counsel for Patrol Special Warner asked the commission to close the disciplinary hearing to protect privacy and business interests; commissioners required a written motion with supporting declarations and continued the matter, setting a seven-day briefing deadline and a hearing date for the 23rd.
Counsel for Patrol Special Warner asked the Police Commission to close disciplinary proceedings to the public, invoking the commission's trial rules and arguing that open proceedings would invade Warner's privacy and harm her business interests. Commissioners expressed concern about the late timing of the request and asked that any motion to close be filed in writing with supporting declarations.
The commission granted a continuance to allow both sides to brief the legal question. The commission set a seven-day deadline for supplemental briefs and calendared further argument for the 23rd. Commissioners stressed they value open hearings but also said they would consider a closed proceeding if counsel establishes good cause under the commission rules and state open-meeting law.
Public commenters who addressed the item urged the commission to protect Warner's rights and cited her long service as a patrol special in Noe Valley and Castro. Commissioners emphasized this would be the last continuance and asked counsel to comply with briefing deadlines so the matter could proceed promptly.
