Opinion
12-cv-00551 FMO (PJWx)
11-02-2022
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, et al. Defendants
SECOND AMENDED JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO AMENDED CORRECTED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND PLAINTIFFS
HON. FERNANDO M. OLGUIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS, on or about December 6, 2017, the City of Los Angeles, a defendant in this action (the “City”) and the Independent Living Center of Southern California (“ILCSC”), the Fair Housing Council of the San Fernando Valley (“FHC”) and Communities Actively Living Independent and Free (“CALIF”) (collectively referred to herein as “Plaintiffs”) entered into a Corrected Settlement Agreement (“CSA”), ECF No. 608-1; and
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2017, the Court entered the Amended Judgment Pursuant to Corrected Settlement Agreement, adopting the CSA, ECF No. 608;
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2019, the Court held a hearing to address, among other things, a Motion to Enforce brought by Plaintiffs ILCSC and CALIF (the “Moving Plaintiffs”) and, on December 19, 2019, issued an Order Re: Further Proceedings instructing the parties to meet and confer on a number of issues relating to implementation of the CSA including consideration of an amended agreement, ECF No. 663 at 1-2;
WHEREAS, the Moving Plaintiffs and the City have prepared and the Court Monitor has approved the attached Amended Corrected Settlement Agreement (“Amended CSA”) incorporating changes agreed to by the Moving Plaintiffs and the City in response to the Monitor's decisions resolving disputes and efforts to facilitate implementation of the CSA;
WHEREAS FHC has not joined Moving Plaintiffs and the City in moving for entry of the Amended CSA, and FHC has had the opportunity to express its reservations about entry of the Amended CSA through motions practice;
WHEREAS, the Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action, the Plaintiffs, the City, and the Amended CSA; and
WHEREAS, upon consideration, the Court finds the Amended CSA to be fair, reasonable, and adequate.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. For the purposes of this Judgment, the Court adopts the terms and definitions set forth in the Amended CSA, Attached as Exhibit 1 to this Judgment, and all terms of the Amended CSA are incorporated herein by reference.
2. This Second Amended Judgment Pursuant to Amended Corrected Settlement Agreement completely resolves all claims by Plaintiffs against the City of Los Angeles in this action but has no effect on Plaintiffs' claims against Defendant CRA/LA, a Designated Local Authority, Successor to Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles or against any other defendant.
3. In accordance with the terms of the Amended CSA, this Court reserves exclusive and continuing jurisdiction to interpret and enforce the terms of the Amended CSA during the Settlement Term, and to resolve any disputes that may arise during the Settlement Term.
4. The Court determines that there is no reason to delay entry of this Second Amended Judgment Pursuant to Amended Corrected Settlement Agreement By and Between the City of Los Angeles and Plaintiffs.
IT IS SO ORDERED.