Federal judge rules against LA in homeless property seizure lawsuit, finding city fabricated records (laist.com)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to losangeles@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 15:45
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/63687997

A federal judge this week ruled against the city of Los Angeles in a long-running lawsuit over the city’s practice of destroying unhoused people’s property during encampment sweeps.

In a rare default judgment, U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer made a finding in favor of the plaintiffs — ending the case — because the city destroyed, fabricated or altered documents relevant to the case.

The judge found the city had acted “willfully and in bad faith” to deprive the plaintiffs of the information they requested repeatedly, and that the city’s explanation for its misconduct was “not credible,” according to court documents.

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