Judges and Judiciary,
Government
Jul. 1, 2019
‘Groundbreaking’ homeless settlement approved in Orange County
Twelve cities have settled a lawsuit over homeless services by agreeing to a four-year consent decree with a federal judge.
SANTA ANA -- In an unprecedented agreement, 10 Orange County cities have agreed to give a federal judge power over their municipal services for the next four years by voluntarily entering a lawsuit only to settle it.
A settlement approved Friday includes a consent decree that grants U.S. District Judge David O. Carter jurisdiction over the cities through June 2023, a ...
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