A federal court hearing examined the LA city's handling of homelessness with over 2,000 objections made by the city’s legal team. Judge David O. Carter is set to decide whether to appoint a receiver for the city’s $1 billion homelessness budget, a petition filed by local business and property owners. The city engaged Gibson Dunn to bolster its legal defense following claims of failing to provide crucial housing solutions as stipulated in prior settlements. The intense hearing highlighted disputed legal interpretations and raised concerns over the management of homelessness in Los Angeles.
The peak for the seven-day hearing came on day three when Carter overruled 440 objections, mostly speaking in a barely audible whisper.
In a show of how far it will go to protect its authority, the city brought in the heavyweight law firm Gibson Dunn to take over for in-house attorneys.
Attorneys for the LA Alliance for Human Rights argued the city has breached settlements reached in 2020 and 2022 requiring it to provide nearly 20,000 new 'housing solutions'.
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered the parties to file written briefs by Tuesday and then will rule on the petition by a group of business owners.
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