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Pay (more) to play: Judge reverses his UCLA lockout order, orders increased rent
Vets fume over reopening of the ballpark, which has UCLA paying the VA $600,000 to resume baseball activity at the fields, with a looming move-out date…
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Samuel Braslow
VA appeals landmark ruling ordering it to build housing for homeless veterans
“Are you going to go back on your word or keep your word?” Judge Carter asked VA officials at the hearing. “I truly believe veterans are going to die.”
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Judge orders VA to build 100 temporary housing units on West LA VA campus
“The VA will comply with the court’s orders," said the VA lawyer in response, while also declaring the department was not giving up its appeal rights.
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Final judgment: Carter issues permanent injunction against the VA
The ruling permanently enjoins Veterans Affairs from discriminating against veterans with serious mental illness and the department must provide…
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Christian Martinez
“You’re all stalling.” A frustrated Judge Carter lashes out at UCLA, VA over delays
Rushing to house veterans ahead of the rain, the judge expressed displeasure at the pace of progress, blaming a “procedural morass.”
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Christian Martinez
UCLA appeals Judge Carter's lockout order
The filing surprised Carter and the plaintiffs’ lawyers, who questioned whether the university had forfeited its right to appeal by largely sitting out…
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Gale Holland
Judge mulls emergency order to build veteran housing in former ballpark parking lot: “You can’t tell me our country can’t do this.”
“You can’t tell me our country can’t do this.” Judge Carter said. “If we can do it in some foreign country, I’m telling you we do it."
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“It’s not yours anymore.” Judge Carter presses parties to seal Brentwood School deal
The deal was drawn up hastily Wednesday morning, and hearing the terms in the courtroom veterans' reactions ranged from unenthusiastic to openly…
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September 2024

Is a Brentwood School deal on the horizon?
On the second day of injunctive relief hearings, Judge Carter asks the veterans and the private school to work together.
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Christian Martinez
Locked out: Judge Carter temporarily bars UCLA from Jackie Robinson Stadium
He also ordered the Bridgeland oil well capped in a fiery, marathon court proceeding that will extend into a second day.
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Christian Martinez
Reaction: Vets, VA, UCLA, and Brentwood School comment on the Powers v. McDonough judgment
“As far as I'm concerned, the leases are illegal and these people have to go,” said Jeffrey Powers, the class action lawsuit's named plaintiff.
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Carter's opinion: "It is time for the disabled veterans of Los Angeles to come home."
“The VA must remediate its mishandling of this resource so that the land may once again be available for its intended purpose: the housing of veterans…
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Christian Martinez
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John Patrick Pullen
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