Criminal
Dec. 12, 2023
Orange County judge denies cities' challenge to LA bail policy
Judge William D. Claster also sustained the Los Angeles County Superior Court's demurrer, concluding the plaintiffs did not assert a viable cause of action, but gave them leave to amend their complaint.
An Orange County judge on Monday denied a motion from more than two dozen cities for a preliminary injunction of Los Angeles County's zero bail policy, which took effect in October.
The lawsuit in Orange County is a "backdoor challenge" to an injunction to the countywide bail schedule issued by a judge in Los Angeles, Orange County Superior Court Judge William D. Claster wrote in his ruling issued Dec. 11.
"The cities ask this court to issue injunctive relie...
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