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Civil Rights

Jun. 16, 2026

LA seeks sanctions, stay in $800M Angels Landing civil rights suit

Los Angeles officials are asking a federal judge to stay or dismiss a lawsuit accusing the city of killing the Angels Landing project in retaliation for criticism of former Councilmember Kevin de León, while seeking sanctions over what they call frivolous allegations.

The City of Los Angeles and former Councilmember Kevin de León on Friday urged a federal judge to stay or dismiss an $800 million civil rights lawsuit over the canceled Angels Landing project, while simultaneously seeking $25,000 in sanctions against the developers for maintaining what officials characterized as "frivolous" and "objectively false" factual allegations.

The filings are the latest salvo in a federal lawsuit in which Angels Landing Partners LLC (AL...

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