Los Angeles Alliance for Survival v. City of Los Angeles

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

PAEZ, District Judge.

I

Introduction

Plaintiffs, the Los Angeles Alliance for Survival (“LAAS”), the Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness (“LA-CEHH”) and Jerry Rubin bring this civil rights action against the City of Los Angeles, Mayor Richard Riordan and Chief of Police Bernard Parks. Plaintiffs seek a declaration that the recently enacted Los Angeles City Ordinance No. 171664 1 (the “Ordinance”), which prohibits “aggressive solicitation,” violates (1) plaintiffs’ free speech rights under the First Amendment to the…