United States Ninth Circuit
Jones v. City of Los Angeles, 04-55324
The Eighth Amendment prohibits defendant, the City of Los Angeles, from punishing involuntary sitting, lying, or sleeping on public sidewalks that is an unavoidable consequence of being human and homeless without shelter in the city.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/06/2005
- Decided 04/14/2006
- Published 04/14/2006
Judges
- Before RYMER and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges, and REED, District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Ben Wizner, Peter Eliasberg, and Mark D. Rosenbaum, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Carol A. Sobel, Law Offices of Carol A. Sobel, Santa Monica, CA; and Adam B. Wolf, ACLU Drug Law Reform Project, Santa Cruz, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Amy Jo Field, Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees.