U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 28, 2023
Costa Mesa takes fight over rehab facilities to Supreme Court, impact could be far-reaching
“The cities have been chomping at the bit to shut these sober living homes down, and their plans to do that are tempered only by their reluctance to expend resources on litigation, so a lot of them are watching Costa Mesa to see what happens,” said behavioral healthcare attorney Kelly M. Hagemann.
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear a petition by the city of Costa Mesa in its fight over rules governing group home and sober living facilities, the impact could be far-reaching, legal experts say.
"If Costa Mesa prevails, the floodgates will absolutely open for myriad new rules," behavioral healthcare attorney Kelly M. Hagemann said of the petition. "I think cities are going to combine resources to try to develop uniform sober livi...
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