LA Alliance for Human Rights, Joseph Burk, Harry Tashdjian, Karyn Pinsky, Charles Malow, Charles Van Scoy, George Frem, Gary Whitter, Leandro Suarez v. City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and Does 1 through 200, inclusive
Published: May 21, 2021 | Result Date: Apr. 20, 2021 | Filing Date: Mar. 10, 2020 |Case number: 2:20-cv-02291 Bench Decision – Injunctive Relief
Judge
Court
CD CA
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Elizabeth Anne Mitchell
(Spertus, Landes & Umhofer LLP)
Matthew D. Umhofer
(Spertus, Landes & Umhofer LLP)
Defendant
Amie S. Park
(Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel)
Lauren Michelle Black
(Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel)
Brandon Young
(Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP)
Byron J. McLain
(Foley & Lardner LLP)
Louis R. Miller III
(Miller Barondess LLP)
J. Mira Hashmall
(Miller Barondess LLP)
Facts
In March 2020, the LA Alliance for Human Rights filed a lawsuit seeking equitable and injunctive relief to require the city and county of Los Angeles to provide shelter space to house homeless people.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: LA Alliance for Human Rights claimed that the City and County are responsible for making the homeless crisis even worse, negligent in keeping the City and County safe and clean, wasting public funds and resources that were supposed to house the homeless, and violating due process.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied the contentions.
Result
The court ordered City officials to house all homeless people in Skid Row within 180 days; that $1 billion to combat homelessness be placed in escrow with funding streams accounted for and reported to the Court within 7 days; audits within 90 days of all state, federal and local funds provided to fight against homelessness; a full report on all developers receiving funds from Proposition HHH, a voter-approved tax initiative ostensibly funding construction of 10,000 housing units; and an audit within 30 days of any funds committed to mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
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