Ghp Management Corporation v. City of Los Angeles

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

MAY 31 2024

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GHP MANAGEMENT CORPORATION; No. 23-55013 et al., D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellants, 2:21-cv-06311-DDP-JEM

v.

MEMORANDUM*

CITY OF LOS ANGELES,

Defendant-Appellee,

STRATEGIC ACTIONS FOR A JUST

ECONOMY; et al.,

Intervenor-Defendants- Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Dean D. Pregerson, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 11, 2024 Pasadena, California

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Before: SILER,** BEA, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

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Fifth Amendment Takings Clause claims challenging section 49.99 of the Los

Angeles Municipal Code, the City’s eviction moratorium enacted during the

COVID-19 pandemic. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and review

de novo the…