Parnell

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 LEWANDA PARNELL, et al., Case No. 23-cv-06379-EMC

8 Plaintiffs,

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

9 v.

10 CITY OF BERKELEY, Docket No. 2 11 Defendants.

12 13 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to enjoin 14 the City of Berkeley (City) from evicting Plaintiffs from an encampment in Berkeley, CA. 15 Previously, the Court granted the TRO until a hearing was possible. At the hearing, the City 16 offered to provide Plaintiffs Mr. Michael Douglas and Ms. Lewanda Parnell with non-congregate 17 housing that meets the basic needs of their respective disabilities. Because Plaintiffs now have 18 suitable housing, the Court shall dissolve the TRO subject to a timeline that is workable for the 19 Plaintiffs, as described below. 20 1. Background and Procedural History 21 Mr. Douglas and Ms. Parnell lived in tents around 8th and Harrison Streets in an in 22 encampment in Berkeley, California. On December 5, 8, and 11, 2023, the City posted…