Filed Date: June 3, 2020
Closed Date: July 7, 2020
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This lawsuit, brought in the the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, was filed on June 3, 2020. The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys from the ACLU of Southern California. This lawsuit followed nation-wide protests that occurred in response to the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. While most protests were peaceful, some ended in violence, property destruction, rioting, and looting. Many cities, including Los Angeles and San Bernardino, issued curfews in an attempt to quell these riots.
This action challenged these curfews as violations of free speech and assembly, free movement, due process, and challenged the San Bernardino curfew as a violation of the establishment clause (the San Bernardino curfew included a provision that exempted attendants of religious meetings from the curfew.) The plaintiffs sought injunctive and declaratory relief that would void the curfew and prohibit the cities from enforcing them.
The following day, June 4th, 2020, the case was assigned to District Judge Philip S. Gutierre and to Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo. Judge Gutierrez informed the parties that he was part of a mandatory alternative dispute resolution (ADR) program and asked the parties to try to form an agreement before going to trial.
On July 7, 2020, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the complaint, citing that fact that the city had rescinded the curfews already and not attempted to reinstate them. The case is now closed.
Summary Authors
Jack Hibbard (7/7/2020)
Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, Central District of California (2020)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17221511/parties/black-lives-matter-los-angeles-v-eric-garcetti/
Castillo, Pedro V. (California)
Arulanantham, Ahilan T (California)
Bibring, Peter (California)
Bitran, Eva Lucia (California)
Chia, Liga (California)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17221511/black-lives-matter-los-angeles-v-eric-garcetti/
Last updated March 27, 2025, 9:13 a.m.
State / Territory: California
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Filing Date: June 3, 2020
Closing Date: July 7, 2020
Case Ongoing: No
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Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles and several individuals who claim that the the curfew imposed in LA and San Bernardino amidst the Spring/Summer 2020 protests infringed on their constitutional rights
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Non-profit NON-religious organization
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Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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City of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Los Angeles), City
City of San Bernardino (San Bernardino, Los Angeles), City
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