Every weekday, poor people in Los Angeles are herded by the dozens into a downtown courtroom so they can be evicted. When horse-trading and judicial pressure don't convince the tenant to leave his home, the case goes to trial. If the landlord wins, the tenant is evicted. If the tenant wins, the landlord can wait a few days, sue again and haul the tenant back into court. If the tenant wins a second time, the landlord can again wait a few days and restart the process.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 23, 2018 11:15 UTC