9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Real Estate/Development
Feb. 9, 2024
Judge to decide on pausing housing suit
Accused of enacting unconstitutional ordinances restricting homeless camps, the San Francisco city attorney’s office insisted that the scope of discovery would be drastically different if the Supreme Court’s decision shot down the plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claim in this case.
A federal judge in Oakland will decide whether to pause a housing lawsuit against the City of San Francisco until the U.S. Supreme Court decides a similar case this summer.
Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in a similar case out of Oregon that could significantly alter how cities respond to encampments on public property. City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson et al., 23-175 (Supr. ...
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