US EditionFederal judge declines receivership in Los Angeles homeless case
- On June 20, 2025, following a seven-day evidentiary hearing in federal court, U.S. District Judge David Carter chose not to impose a receivership over Los Angeles' homelessness programs.
- The lawsuit by the LA Alliance for Human Rights, filed in 2020, accused the city and county of insufficient action and data mismanagement in addressing homelessness, prompting legal scrutiny and settlement requirements.
- The judge issued a detailed 62-page ruling that condemned the city for not developing a clear strategy to establish nearly 13,000 shelter or housing units by June 2027, consistently missing key deadlines, providing inaccurate data, and failing to maintain transparency despite court mandates.
- Judge Carter mandated that the city submit a revised bed plan by October 3 and attend quarterly court hearings starting November 12, while appointing retired Judge Thomas Goethals as a monitor to review compliance without decision-making power.
- Although the court rejected receivership, signaling judicial restraint, the increased oversight and monitoring reflect ongoing challenges and the city’s continued legal obligations to improve homelessness responses.
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Pasadena Star News
What’s next for Los Angeles after judge orders monitor in homelessness lawsuit
Los Angeles will come under court supervision as it works to meet the terms of a 2022 homelessness settlement, after a federal court found the city in violation and ordered the appointment of a monitor to oversee its next steps. In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter declined to appoint a receiver—a more aggressive remedy—but found the city had failed to comply with several key provisions of the settlement agreemen…
Federal Judge Determines LA Failed Homeless Residents
A federal court judge has determined that the city of Los Angeles failed to meet its obligations under a settlement agreement with the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights and must provide an updated plan detailing how it will create almost 13,000 shelter beds for homeless residents by the end of June 2027, according to court papers obtained Wednesday. In an order filed Tuesday by U.S. District Judge David Carter, he wrote that the city has shown “a c…
L.A.’s homeless programs should not be placed in receivership, federal judge rules
A federal judge declined to put Los Angeles' homelessness programs into receivership on Tuesday, even as he concluded that the city failed to adhere to the terms of a three-year-old settlement agreement focused on addressing the humanitarian crisis. In a 62-page ruling, U.S. Dist. Judge David O. Carter wrote that 'this is not the time' to hand over control of the city's roughly $1 billion in homelessness programs to a court-appointed third-party…
Denver Gazette
arcamax.comLA's homeless programs should not be placed in receivership, federal judge rules
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge declined to put Los Angeles' homelessness programs into receivership on Tuesday, even as he concluded that the city failed to adhere to the terms of a three-year-old settlement agreement focused on addressing the humanitarian…
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