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Civil Litigation

Apr. 10, 2025

Douglas Emmett fights to keep eviction appeal alive

The Douglas Emmett property company battles tenants' bid to dismiss their appeal, arguing a judge's ruling against mass evictions at Barrington Plaza remains contested despite rent collection claims.

Douglas Emmett fights to keep eviction appeal alive
Frances M. Campbell

Attorneys for landlord company Douglas Emmett say that a tenants' motion to dismiss their appeal of a ruling finding a mass eviction inconsistent with the Ellis Act should be denied because it is without merit, not moot, as the tenants' counsel says.

"The dismissal motion has no merit and must be denied for multiple, independent reasons, including that respondents - as the moving parties seeking dismissal - have repeatedly failed to satisfy their burden of proof to s...

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