Winslow
Winslow v. The City of Oakland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ERNIE WINSLOW, et al., Case No. 20-cv-01510-CRB
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
THE CITY OF OAKLAND, et al., Defendants.
On February 28, 2020, Ernie Winslow and Michelle Bostamonte, who were experiencing homelessness and residing at the High Street encampment in Oakland, sued the City of Oakland, the Oakland Department of Public Works, the Oakland Police Department, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Oakland’s Assistant to the City Administrator Joe DeVries, and ten Doe defendants. See Motion for TRO (dkt. 5). Plaintiffs sought a Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Defendants from removing them and their property, “or taking any such action without following Defendants’ own stated polices governing the removal of encampments.” See Order granting TRO (dkt. 11) at 1. The Court ordered that the City could clean and clear the High Street encampment, but only if it complied with its stated policies. …