"In a brief filed Monday morning, attorneys for the city told the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that U.S. District Judge David O. Carter had made a litany of errors in overseeing the settlement - in which the city committed to providing housing or shelter for 12,915 people and clearing 9,800 tents, vehicles and makeshift shelters - and asked that it reverse many of his rulings But they said that alone would be insufficient."
"Carter called the hearing Tuesday to focus on a Superior Court ruling that the City Council violated the state's open records act when it considered the encampment issue in closed session and "potential misrepresentations made to the court regarding the encampment reduction resolution." Carter said he was concerned by media reports suggesting the Council never actually voted on the plan but represented to the court that the plan - "a critical and material issue before the court" - had been approved."
"He asked for a host of senior L.A. political and legal officials to attend: Mayor Karen Bass, Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority interim chief executive Gita O'Neill, First U.S. Assistant Attorney Bill Essayli and Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. Theane Evangelis, lead attorney for the Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher law firm representing the city, said in a statement that the "court h"
Los Angeles outside counsel asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to remove U.S. District Judge David O. Carter and reverse numerous rulings related to a settlement on homelessness encampments. The settlement committed the city to housing or shelter for 12,915 people and clearing 9,800 tents, vehicles and makeshift shelters. The city argued that reassignment is required to stop irregular proceedings and sought a stay of a scheduled hearing for lack of preparation time. The hearing was called to examine a Superior Court finding that the City Council violated the state's open records act and potential misrepresentations to the court.
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