LA ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS v. CTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 21-55395, No. 21-55404, No. 21-55408.

14 F.4th 947 (2021)

LA ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, an unincorporated association; Joseph Burk; Harry Tashdjian; Karyn Pinsky; Charles Malow; Charles Van Scoy; George Frem; Gary Whitter; Leandro Suarez, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Latino Coalition of Los Angeles; Josue Tiguila, Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, a municipal entity, Defendant-Appellant, and City of Los Angeles, a municipal entity, Defendant. LA Alliance for Human Rights, an unincorporated association; Joseph Burk; Harry Tashdjian; Karyn Pinsky; Charles Malow; Charles Van Scoy; George Frem; Gary Whitter; Leandro Suarez, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Latino Coalition of Los Angeles; Josue Tiguila, Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. City of Los Angeles, a municipal entity, Defendant-Appellant, and County of Los Angeles, a municipal entity, Defendant. LA Alliance for Human Rights, an unincorporated association; Joseph Burk; Harry Tashdjian; Karyn Pinsky; Charles Malow; Charles Van Scoy; George Frem; Gary Whitter; Leandro Suarez, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Latino Coalition of Los Angeles; Josue Tiguila, Intervenor-Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Cangress, DBA Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN), Intervenor-Appellant, County of Los Angeles, a municipal entity; City of Los Angeles, a municipal entity, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mira Hashmall (argued), Louis R. Miller , and Emily A. Rodriguez-Sanchirico , Miller Barondess LLP, Los Angeles, California; Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva , Lauren M. Black and Amie S. Park , Office of County Counsel, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant County of Los Angeles.

Michael M. Walsh (argued), Deputy City Attorney; Blithe S. Bock , 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 City of Los Angeles.

Shayla R. Myers (argued), Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Carol A. Sobel and Weston C. Rowland , Law Office of Carol Sobel, Santa Monica, California; Paul L. Hoffman and Catherine E. Sweetser , Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes LLP, Culver City, California; for Intervenor-Appellant.

Matthew Donald Umhofer (argued) and Elizabeth A. Mitchell , Spertus Landes & Umhofer LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Judy M. Lam , Maynard Cooper & Gale LLP, Los Angeles, California; John C. Neiman Jr. and Calbe C. Wolanek , Maynard Cooper & Gale P.C., Birmingham, Alabama; for Amici Curiae International Municipal Lawyers Association, California State Association of Counties, League of Oregon Cities, Association of Washington Cities, Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, and Association of Idaho Cities.

George F. Schaefer , Assistant City Attorney; Elizabeth L. Atkins , Deputy City Attorney; Office of the City Attorney, San Diego, California; for Amicus Curiae League of California Cities.

Faizah Malik , Public Counsel, Los Angeles, California; Benjamin B. Au , Allyson R. Bennett , Durie Tangri LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Amici Curiae SCANPH, CSH, and Non Profit Affordable Housing Developers.

Akeeb Dami Animashaun , New York, New York, for Amicus Curiae Women in Skid Row.

Stephen J. Kaufman and George M. Yin , Kaufman Legal Group APC, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

Timothy T. Coates and Nadia A. Sarkis , Greines Martin Stein & Richland LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

Jonathan A. Ruybalid , Schmitt Schneck Even & Williams, Phoenix, Arizona; Robert Henneke , Texas Public Policy Foundation, Austin, Texas; for Amici Curiae Citygate Network and Texas Public Policy Foundation.

John K. Ly and Jason L. Liang , Liang Ly LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Amicus Curiae Hope Street Coalition.

Before: Jacqueline H. Nguyen, John B. Owens, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Nearly one in four unhoused people in this country live in Los Angeles County, and the crisis is worsening. In 2020, over 66,000 individuals were unhoused in the County, a 13% increase over the previous year. Perhaps nowhere is the emergency more apparent than on Los Angeles's Skid Row, which encompasses...

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