GARCIA v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 20-55522.

11 F.4th 1113 (2021)

Janet GARCIA; Gladys Zepeda; Miriam Zamora; Ali El-bey; Peter Diocson, Jr.; Marquis Ashley; James Haugabrook; Ktown for All, an unincorporated association; Association for Responsible and Equitable Public Spending, an unincorporated association, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, a municipal entity, Defendant-Appellant, and Does, 1-7, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Eisenman (argued), Deputy City Attorney; Blithe S. Bock , Managing Assistant City Attorney; Scott Marcus , Senior Assistant City Attorney; Kathleen A. Kenealy , Chief Deputy City Attorney; Michael N. Feuer , City Attorney; Office of the City Attorney, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Shayla Myers (argued), Mallory B. Andrews , and Alex Flores , Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Catherine Sweetser , Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes LLP, Los Angeles, California; Benjamin A. Herbert and Michael Onufer , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Theane Evangelis , Bradley J. Hamburger , Daniel R. Adler , William F. Cole , and Andrew T. Brown , Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae League of California Cities.

Eric S. Tars , Tristia Bauman , and Brandy Ryan , National Homelessness Law Center, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae National Homelessness Law Center.

Before: Michelle T. Friedland and Mark J. Bennett, Circuit Judges, and David A. Ezra, District Judge.


OPINION

The City of Los Angeles appeals a preliminary injunction prohibiting it from discarding homeless individuals' "Bulky Items" that are stored in public areas, as authorized by a provision of its municipal code. We agree with the district court that Plaintiffs are...

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