Elizabeth Mitchell and Matthew Umhofer Quoted in LAist Following LA Alliance Evidentiary Hearing

“Elizabeth Mitchell, lead attorney for L.A. Alliance, said the city treats transparency as a burden.

She said Wednesday that the ‘city still fights oversight harder than it fights homelessness’ and that the court should address L.A. 's ‘consistent’ delays throughout the case.”

“If the judge does find the city of L.A. in contempt of court and that it ‘isn't doing what it promised to do,’ the consequences could range from nothing all the way up to serious sanctions, according to Matthew Umhofer, an attorney for L.A. Alliance.

Umhofer told LAist after the hearing that sanctions could include the court ordering more intensive monitoring of the city’s performance, imposing new requirements on the city, monetary penalties or possibly a receivership.”

“L.A. Alliance is considering asking for an extension to the settlement agreement, Umhofer said.

‘The city has gotten away with not complying for a very long time,’ he said. ‘So extending the agreement can be among the things that we might ask for ... given the pattern of delay and obstruction.’”