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Ethics commission sets expedited briefing and witness‑disclosure schedule in Mirkarimi official‑misconduct matter
Summary
The San Francisco Ethics Commission required written briefs on legal issues and set a phased witness‑disclosure timetable for the official‑misconduct matter involving Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, while deferring decisions about live testimony. The commission empowered its chair to make ministerial scheduling adjustments.
The San Francisco Ethics Commission on a special meeting ordered expedited legal briefing and a staged exchange of witness lists in the official‑misconduct matter involving Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. The commission directed the mayor’s counsel to file opening legal briefs within one week and the sheriff’s counsel to respond shortly thereafter, with witness disclosures to follow in May.
The chair said the commission would first take written submissions on legal questions identified in the staff memorandum and by the parties so that the body could narrow issues and establish fair procedures before deciding whether to hear live testimony. Peter Keith, deputy city attorney, told commissioners his office…
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