Fitzgerald

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO EXTEND INJUNCTION

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ motion to extend an injunction entered into between Plaintiffs and the City of Los Angeles pursuant to a settlement agreement. After reviewing the papers submitted by the parties and hearing oral argument, the Court grants the motion in the manner outlined below.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Settlement History

Plaintiffs are residents of Los Angeles who live in downtown Los Angeles in the area of the Central City known as Skid Row. On March 18, 2003, Plaintiffs Donald Fitzgerald, Delbert Eugene Hudson, Dil-worth Menefele and Mario Youngblood filed a complaint on behalf of themselves and similarly situated individuals challenging the conduct of the Los Angeles Police Department. (Declaration of Anne Richardson (“Richardson Decl.”), Ex. 1.) Plaintiffs alleged that they were subjected to an unlawful policy, practice and custom of harassment on the pretext that the police were seeking probation and/or parole violators or absconders. Plaintiffs further alleged that the policy was intended to, and did, create a climate of fear and intimidation among the poorest residents of Los Angeles in violation of…