Jun. 26, 2024
Homelessness-A lawsuit pushes L.A. City and County together to provide shelter and services
See more on Homelessness-A lawsuit pushes L.A. City and County together to provide shelter and servicesLA Alliance for Human rights, et al. v. City and County of Los Angeles
PICTURED: Elizabeth Mitchell and Matthew Umhofer Photo credit: Van Urfalian
Civil Rights
Umhofer, Mitchell & King, LLP
Until recently, advocates for the homeless would file lawsuits demanding that local governments don't do something: don't take people's property, for instance, or don't ask them to move.
"Those lawsuits were very effective, but we believe they're part of the problem," said Matthew Umhofer, who with partner Elizabeth Mitchell sued both the city and the county of Los...
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