Lee v. City of Los Angeles

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION

Plaintiffs Peter Lee, Miri Park, Ho Sam Park, Yonah Hong, and Geney Kim (the “Lee Plaintiffs”) are registered voters and residents of “Koreatown,” in the city of Los Angeles, California. The Lee Plaintiffs reside within the boundaries of Los Angeles City Council District (“CD”) 10. Plaintiffs Stanley Haveriland, Theordore Thomas, Horace Pennman, Julia Simmons, Heather Presha, and Sally Stein (the “Haveriland Plaintiffs”) are registered voters in the city of Los Angeles residing in Los Angeles City Council Districts (“CDs”) 9, 8, and 10. Following the 2012 Los Angeles redistricting process, the Lee Plaintiffs and Haveriland Plaintiffs (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed separate lawsuits against the City of Los Angeles (the “City” or “Defendant”). The Lee Plaintiffs’ complaint focused on the City’s failure to put “Koreatown” in one City Council District, while the Haveriland Plaintiffs’ complaint focused on the City’s move of two predominantly African-American neighborhoods from CD 8 into CD 10 and the creation of a majority Latino district in CD 9. Both sets of Plaintiffs…