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Jun. 22, 2017

Judge won’t halt lawsuit against Costa Mesa short-term housing law

A housing discrimination lawsuit targeting a Costa Mesa motel ordinance is headed to trial after an Orange County judge rejected a summary judgment or adjudication motion as “significantly defective.”

Judge won’t halt lawsuit against Costa Mesa short-term housing law
The plaintiffs’ attorneys in the lawsuit against Costa Mesa, from left: Mark Erickson, Haynes and Boone; Richard Walker, Public Law Center; M.C. Sungaila, Haynes and Boone; Lili Graham, Legal Aid Society of Orange County; and Kimberly Chase, Matt Costello and Chris Maciel, Haynes and Boone

SANTA ANA — A housing discrimination lawsuit targeting a Costa Mesa motel ordinance is headed to trial after an Orange County judge rejected a summary judgment or adjudication motion as “significantly defective.”

The decision by Superior Court Judge Sheila B. Fell focused on procedural errors in a challenge to a lawsuit that comes amid growing problems with affordable housing and homelessness in Orange County.

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