Berkeley Homeless Union v. City of Berkeley
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BERKELEY HOMELESS UNION, Case No. 25-cv-04449-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
v. Re: Dkt. No. 2 CITY OF BERKELEY, et al., Defendants.
12 Pending before the Court is an ex parte application for a temporary restraining order, filed May 27, 2025. Dkt. No. 2. The motion seeks to delay Defendant City of Berkeley’s closure of encampments at Ohlone Park, Berkeley, scheduled to begin by May 28, 2025. See Dkt. No. 2-5, Ex. A, at 6. The Court DENIES the motion. Plaintiff Berkeley Homeless Union (BHU) initially requested this same relief on May 21, 2025, in Berkeley Homeless Union v. City of Berkeley, an earlier filed case in this district related to encampments along 8th and Harrison Streets in Berkeley. See Case No. 3:25-cv-01414-EMC, Dkt. No. 21. Judge Chen found that Plaintiff’s claims regarding Ohlone Park fell outside the scope of that case because they involve a different location, different facts,…