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Attorneys for suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi (pictured with his wife, Eliana Lopez, at a ‘Stand with Ross’ rally on Sunday) today filed a brief with the San Francisco Ethics Commission requesting a postponement of a vote that will decide whether Mirkarimi will keep his job. Photos by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

September 10, 2012<\/p>\n

Citing due process protections afforded by the U.S. Constitution, attorneys representing suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi today filed a brief with the San Francisco Ethics Commission requesting the quasi-judicial body to postpone its submission of its findings of fact to the Board of Supervisors, the eleven-member legislative body that will decide if Mirkarimi will be reinstated or be permanently removed from office.<\/p>\n

Such a delay would \u201cavoid forcing a political train wreck at the Board in the midst of a highly charged political election,\u201d the brief filed by defense attorneys David Waggoner and Shepard Kopp, states. \u201cSending the record to the Board immediately prior to an election deprives the Sheriff of a neutral decision maker, as guaranteed by the Due Process clauses of the 5th and 14th Amendments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supervisors Eric Mar, David Chiu, Christina Olague, David Campos and John Avalos are each running to retain their seats on the Board that will be decided by voters on November 6.\u00a0 Lee appointed Olague to the District 5 seat following Mirkarimi\u2019s election to sheriff, and Mar is facing stiff opposition from former Recreation and Park Commissioner David Lee who is expected to exploit Mar\u2019s vote in an attempt to unseat the incumbent.<\/p>\n

Citing media reports, \u201cEach member of the Board has been warned either directly or indirectly that he or she will face political wrath for his or her respective vote,\u201d the brief states. \u201cA normal judge or jury has no such interest in the outcome of a case; if they did, recusal or dismissal would be appropriate. Here, however, it is clear that each Board member\u2019s vote may determine whether or not they retain their employment as members of the Board. Furthermore, the Mayor and his associates have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Board members running to retain their seats.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee suspended Mirkarimi without pay<\/a> following Mirkarimi\u2019s plea and sentencing<\/a> to one count of misdemeanor false imprisonment stemming for a heated argument with his wife, Eliana Lopez, on December 31 that resulted in a bruise on Lopez\u2019 arm.<\/p>\n

The Commission, which struggled to interpret and apply the definition of official misconduct<\/a> to the Mirkarimi case, nevertheless voted 4-1 (Chair Ben Hur in dissent) to recommend Mirkarimi\u2019s removal from office.<\/p>\n

The Commission has tentatively scheduled to submit its findings to the Board following its September 11 meeting.\u00a0 Nine of eleven supervisors must vote in the affirmative to remove a democratically elected official from office.\u00a0 Should the Board not vote on the matter within 30 days of receipt of the Commission\u2019s submissions, Mirkarimi would be reinstated by default, according to the City Charter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission should continue this matter in an effort to minimize the political pressures at stake and give some semblance of fairness to the Board vote,\u201d the brief concludes. \u201cFundamental due process should not be sacrificed on the altar of expediency.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Citing due process protections afforded by the U.S. Constitution, attorneys representing suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi today filed a brief with the San Francisco Ethics Commission requesting the quasi-judicial body to postpone its submission of its findings of fact to the Board of Supervisors, the eleven-member legislative body that will decide if Mirkarimi will be reinstated or be permanently removed from office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,17],"tags":[163,1154,1016,1012,1246,1142,1110,1133,1010,443,618,329,1300],"class_list":["post-5032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-board-of-supervisors","tag-christina-olague","tag-david-campos","tag-david-chiu","tag-david-waggoner","tag-domestic-violence","tag-ed-lee","tag-eliana-lopez","tag-eric-mar","tag-ethics-commission","tag-john-avalos","tag-ross-mirkarimi","tag-shepard-kopp"],"yoast_head":"\nSuspended Sheriff Requests Postponement of \u201cHighly Charged\u201d Board Vote - 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