Berkeley Homeless Union, et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al. — Court Denies Reconsideration of Special Master’s Deadline Order

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case: Berkeley Homeless Union, et al. v. City of Berkeley, et al.
Court: U.S. District Court — Northern District of California
Judge: Ajay Krishnan
Date decided: 2026-10-30
Docket No.: 3:25-cv-01414
Topics: motion for reconsideration, special master, procedural order, deadline extension, Ninth Circuit ruling, changed circumstances, homeless encampment, abatement

Disposition notice

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied the City of Berkeley's motion for reconsideration of the Special Master's procedural order. The City had sought to move the deadline for the parties' joint submission from November 13, 2026, to October 30, 2026, citing the urgent need to abate the Harrison Corridor. The court denied the motion based on the Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Berkeley Homeless Union v. City of Berkeley, No. 25-7341, 2026 WL 3206465 (9th Cir. Oct. 26, 2026), which issued after the City's motion and constituted a changed circumstance that appeared to undermine the premise underlying the City's request.

Read the public order