Bradshaw

After a public board of rights (Board of Rights) disciplinary hearing, the Los Angeles Police Department suspended plaintiff Patrick Bradshaw from his duties as a police officer of the City of Los Angeles for five days without pay because plaintiff and a fellow officer had detained two uniformed sheriff’s deputies at gunpoint for approximately half an hour. The trial court sustained demurrers to causes of action which alleged that defendants had violated privileges of confidentiality and privacy by releasing to the public the results of the officer’s disciplinary hearing. Plaintiff has appealed, but we find that no statutory right of confidentiality or constitutional right of privacy applies. We affirm.

Facts

At approximately midnight on September 15, 1987, plaintiff and his partner were on patrol in their police vehicle. Plaintiff had been advised of “shake downs” either by persons impersonating police officers or by peace officers acting improperly. Plaintiff was also aware that two weeks previously a deputy sheriff’s car, containing uniforms, a badge and guns, had been stolen.

While plaintiff and his partner were on patrol, they saw a plain, unmarked vehicle with…