Homeless New Yorker (@homeless-new.bsky.social)

#OnThisDate in 2011, #LavanVLA was filed in the #CDCal in #LosAngeles, for an #injunction against seizing and destroying homeless people's property during #EncampmentSweeps and threatening them with arrest, #damages, and #AttorneyFees.

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On This Date: April 5, 2011 #OnThisDate in 2011, Lavan v. City of Los Angeles was filed in the federal court for the Central District of California, Western Division, for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and permanent injunction, prohibiting the defendants from seizing and destroying plaintiffs' property during encampment sweeps and threatening them with arrest; a declaratory judgment that the City’s policies, practices and conduct violate Plaintiffs’ rights under the federal and state Constitution and state laws; an order certifying the plaintiff class; … https://homelessnewyorker.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/on-this-date-april-5-2011/