One day before a hearing to explore whether the city of Los Angeles misled a federal court on its plan to clear thousands of homelessness encampments, the city’s outside counsel asked an appeals court to remove the judge from the case. “Only the stronger medicine of reassignment will put a stop to the parade of irregular proceedings and rulings...” it said. AdvertisementLater Monday, the city filed a second brief with the appeals court asking it to stay the hearing scheduled for Tuesday, saying it would not have sufficient time to prepare. AdvertisementA new twist then developed when a Superior Court judge in a separate case ruled that the city ran afoul of the Ralph M. Brown Act by approving the encampment strategy during a closed session Jan. 31, 2024. Subsequent statements by city officials led to doubt over whether a vote on the plan actually was taken; the city’s attorney handling the case had assured the court it was.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 10, 2026 16:11 UTC