Case: Bradley v. City of San Diego
3:25-cv-02186 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Filed Date: Aug. 25, 2025
Case Ongoing
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Case Summary
This is a case challenging the absence of humane conditions and reasonable accommodations for unhoused residents of municipally administered camps.
On August 25, 2025, eight unhoused people with disabilities filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Represented by Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance, in addition to private counsel, the plaintiffs sued the City of San Diego and two non-profit organizations—Dreams for Change and Downtown Partnership—under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the Fair Housing Act, Title II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and various California state laws. The complaint also listed causes of action based on nuisance and negligence. The unhoused individuals alleged they were coerced to reside in the city’s Safe Sleeping Program to avoid harassment from law enforcement, even though the camps were rodent-infested, moldy, lacking in adequate food, shade, and shelter, and in defiance of fire safety standards. They sought injunctive, declarative, and monetary relief, including compensatory and damages, as well as attorney’s fees.
The case was assigned to Judge Andrew G. Schopler. As of September 17, 2025, the case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Claire Pollard (8/31/2025)
Om Shah (9/17/2025)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71196358/parties/bradley-v-city-of-san-diego/
Burchett, Brian Lee (California)
Dreher, Robert Scott (California)
Grumet, Elizabeth Y. (California)
Jones-Wright, Genevieve L. (California)
Menasche, Ann E (California)
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Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71196358/bradley-v-city-of-san-diego/
Last updated July 28, 2026, 5:34 p.m.
Docket for: Bradley v. City of San Diego
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Public Accommodations/ Contracting/ Organizational Discrimination
Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 25, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Eight unhoused people with disabilities forced to sleep in camps established and operated by San Diego.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
City
City of San Diego
Non-profit or advocacy
Downtown Partnership
Dreams For Change
Defendant Type(s):
Facility Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
Constitutional Clause(s):
Due Process: Procedural Due Process
Due Process: Substantive Due Process
Other Dockets:
Southern District of California 3:25-cv-02186
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General/Misc.:
Access to public accommodations - governmental
Sanitation / living conditions
Benefits (Source):
Disability and Disability Rights:
Discrimination Basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
Policing:
Over/Unlawful Detention (policing)
Case Summary of Bradley v. City of San Diego, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/46885/ (last updated 9/17/2025).