In Mesa RHF Partners, L.P. v City of Los Angeles, et al, and Hill RHF Housing Partners, L.P. v City of Los Angeles, B288355 (filed 3/29/19), the Second Appellate District Court in California just made it tougher on the parties to have the trial court retain jurisdiction on a motion to enforce the settlement. It ruled that the parties themselves, and not their counsel, must make the request to the court. For counsel to do so, will not be enough.
In both matters, the plaintiffs sued the City of Los Angeles seeking declaratory and injunctive relief challenging payments that they had to make regarding the City’s establishment of the Downtown Business Center Business Development Improvement District (“District”) in downtown Los Angeles ( first cited case) and then also of the San Pedro Historic Waterfront Property and Business Improvement District and the San Pedro Property Owners Alliance (“District’) in Los Angeles (second cited case). Both lawsuits challenged the tax assessments for such services.
