Watkins, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al.

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Watkins, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al.

Plaintiff:	MARYANN WATKINS and MICHAEL WATKINS
Defendant:	COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, HASSAN ALAMEDDINE, individually, and in his official capacity as Building of official, county of Los Angeles California, KATHRYN BARGER, in her Official capacity as County Supervisor for the 5th District in her personal capacity, CHRIS MOFFITT, individually and in his capacity as defense attorney for the county of Los Angeles, HUGO ACEVEDO, individually and in his official capacity County Supervisor, MARK PESTRELLA, individually and in his official capacity as Chief Director of County of Public Works, RUY AMEZCUA DE LEON, individually and in his official capacity as Plan Checker, county, MOSTAFA KASHE, individually and in his official capacity as County Supervisor, ADAM MARCUS, individually and in his official capacity as County Supervisor, ROSA LINDA CRUZ, No. 131541 individually and in her official capacity as county council, DAWYN RENAE HARRISON, No. 173855 individually and in her official capacity as county council, JUAN MADRIGAL, individually and his official capacity as County Supervisor, JIM BAILEY, individually and his official capacity as County Supervisor, IMMANUEL CHIANG, individually and his official capacity as County Supervisor, JANELLE STEVENSON, individually and in his official capacity as County Supervisor, NICK DUVALLY, individually and in his official capacity as County Supervisor, JEFREY DUNN, individually and in his capacity as defense attorney for the county of Los Angeles, DANIEL RICHARDS, individually and in his capacity as defense attorney for the county of Los Angeles, WILLIAM MAY, individually and in his official capacity as county of Los Angeles Supervisor GMED, ROBERT TABARES, individually and in his official capacity Supervisor of Code enforcement, TOM BLAKE, individually and in his official capacity as county of Los Angeles reviewer, LUCI MKHITARYAN, individually and in her official capacity as Chief environmental health specialist, SCOTT ABBOTT, individually and in his official capacity as county of Los Angeles Supervisor in the Health Department and FUGRO USA LAND, INC.
Case Number:	26-6960
Filed:	October 20, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Civil Rights

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October 20, 2026	Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Corporate Disclosure Statement due (Appellee) 11/3/2026, Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 12/30/2026, Corporate Disclosure Statement due (Appellant) 11/3/2026, Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 11/30/2026. For appeal no. 26-6960, 2:22-cv-02167-WLH-RAO. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 10/20/2026 02:45 PM]
October 20, 2026	Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:22-cv-02167-WLH-RAO has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-6960 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 10/20/2026 02:41 PM]

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October 20, 2026

Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Corporate Disclosure Statement due (Appellee) 11/3/2026, Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 12/30/2026, Corporate Disclosure Statement due (Appellant) 11/3/2026, Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 11/30/2026. For appeal no. 26-6960, 2:22-cv-02167-WLH-RAO. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 10/20/2026 02:45 PM]

October 20, 2026

Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:22-cv-02167-WLH-RAO has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-6960 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 10/20/2026 02:41 PM]

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Plaintiff: MARYANN WATKINS
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Plaintiff: MICHAEL WATKINS
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Defendant: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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Defendant: HASSAN ALAMEDDINE, individually, and in his official capacity as Building of official, county of Los Angeles California
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Defendant: KATHRYN BARGER, in her Official capacity as County Supervisor for the 5th District in her personal capacity
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Defendant: CHRIS MOFFITT, individually and in his capacity as defense attorney for the county of Los Angeles
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Defendant: HUGO ACEVEDO, individually and in his official capacity County Supervisor
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Defendant: MARK PESTRELLA, individually and in his official capacity as Chief Director of County of Public Works
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Defendant: RUY AMEZCUA DE LEON, individually and in his official capacity as Plan Checker, county
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Defendant: MOSTAFA KASHE, individually and in his official capacity as County Supervisor
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Defendant: ADAM MARCUS, individually and in his official capacity as County Supervisor
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Defendant: ROSA LINDA CRUZ, No. 131541 individually and in her official capacity as county council
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Defendant: JUAN MADRIGAL, individually and his official capacity as County Supervisor
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Defendant: WILLIAM MAY, individually and in his official capacity as county of Los Angeles Supervisor GMED
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Defendant: ROBERT TABARES, individually and in his official capacity Supervisor of Code enforcement
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Defendant: TOM BLAKE, individually and in his official capacity as county of Los Angeles reviewer
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Defendant: LUCI MKHITARYAN, individually and in her official capacity as Chief environmental health specialist
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Defendant: SCOTT ABBOTT, individually and in his official capacity as county of Los Angeles Supervisor in the Health Department
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Defendant: FUGRO USA LAND, INC.
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