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U.S. Supreme Court

Oct. 12, 2023

San Francisco loses bid to move homeless case from judge who issued injunction

Jen Kwart, communications director for San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, wrote: “We are disappointed with the Court’s ruling, but we will continue working to alleviate homelessness with the uneasy task of complying with two substantively related federal court orders.”

San Francisco loses bid to move homeless case from judge who issued injunction
US Magistrate Judge for the Northern District Donna M. Ryu. (New York Times News Service)

A federal judge in Oakland on Wednesday rejected the San Francisco city attorney’s office bid to relate two cases involving homelessness and to reassign a complaint by the Coalition on Homelessness that led to a preliminary injunction against the city by U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu.

The motion was the latest skirmish in the city’s battle — in district court and before the U.S. Supreme Court — against rulings it says have constraine...

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