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ORDER

This action arises out of the City of Stockton’s aggressive enforcement of the City’s housing codes which seeks to acquire downtown single-room occupancy hotels (SROs), which house low income and very low income persons. Plaintiffs are, inter alia, low income individuals who were evicted from the SROs in downtown Stockton. They brought this action seeking an injunction, alleging that defendants are violating duties arising under the Housing and Community Development Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5301 et seq., the Uniform Relocation Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4601 , the California Community Redevelopment Law, Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 33000 et seq., and the California Relocation Assistance Act, Cal Gov’t Code §§ 7260 et seq.

On May 2, 2002, the court granted a preliminary injunction in plaintiffs’ favor. This matter now comes before the court on plaintiffs’ motion to amend that preliminary injunction. I decide the motion based on the papers and pleadings filed herein and after oral argument.

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In 1961, the City of Stockton and its Redevelopment Agency adopted the West End Urban Renewal Project Development Plan (‘West End Redevelopment Plan”) to redevelop downtown…