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Apr. 15, 2020

US judge seeks LA living in vehicles compromise in ‘real time’

At a status conference Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter directed attorneys to work out a longstanding legal homelessness issue: Can people live in recreational vehicles parked on city property, and if so, where?

US judge seeks LA living in vehicles compromise in ‘real time’
From left, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP partner Brandon D. Young; Elder Law & Disability Center co-founder Brooke A. Weitzman; U.S. District Judge David O. Carter; Los Angeles police officer Deon Joseph; Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles lawyer Shayla R. Myers and LAPD Sgt. Veronica Padilla.

A federal judge has finalized an injunction halting the enforcement of a Los Angeles property-seizure law, part of years-long litigation city attorneys hope to squelch through a broader lawsuit that's barreling toward settlement.

U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer's order, issued late Monday, is among what Judge David O. Carter has referred to as "small legal victories" lodged by attorneys for the city and for homeless people that u...

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