Constitutional Law
Nov. 11, 2025
Judge threatens to summon LA mayor over discovery in encampment suit
U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer on Monday blasted Los Angeles city leaders over alleged discovery abuses in a homeless encampment case. She was the second federal judge in three days to make the threat.
A federal judge castigated counsel for the City of Los Angeles on Monday over alleged discovery violations in a long-running case involving an ordinance that allows confiscation of belongings left on the streets and sidewalks by homeless people.
U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer threatened to call the city attorney, mayor and city council into court for answers.
Fischer's warning came three days after her bench colleague, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, called...
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