Rahman
Rahman v. City Of Oakland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOSEPH RAHMAN, Case No. 3:22-cv-05038-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE TRO AND PRELIMINARY
v. INJUNCTION
CITY OF OAKLAND, Defendant.
12 Pro se plaintiff Joseph Rahman filed a civil rights action against defendant City of Oakland under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Rahman lives in a van in an encampment of the homeless in the area of Derby Avenue in Oakland, California. The encampment is within 100 feet of the Latitude High School, which Oakland has designated as a “high-sensitivity area” due to heightened public-safety concerns. Dkt. No. 13 at 15. Rahman has sued over Oakland’s plan to close the encampment, and has asked for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the closure. Dkt. Nos. 4, 6. The Court granted a brief TRO to allow service of Rahman’s pleadings and motions on Oakland. Dkt. No. 8. Oakland filed a response, Dkt. No. 11, and the Court held a hearing via remote video access to allow Rahman to participate. Dkt.…