Yet more litigation from the events of last spring

A new lawsuit was filed on April 25th, revolving around the events of last spring including the encampment and an attempt to erect a second encampment. This one is not against UCLA but against the UCLA chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine and affiliated groups. Two of the plaintiffs - one an MD at UCLA and the other a local Chabad rabbi - allege physical assault and two plaintiffs allege prevention of access to public spaces.

Damages being sought under federal and state law involve monetary compensation including punitive. Civil cases tend to move slowly so we are likely a long way from an actual trial. Possibly, there may be other related cases. They usually result in long periods of "discovery" hearings. Such cases are independent of recent actions by federal agencies.

The case can be read at https://dn721605.ca.archive.org/0/items/2-final-hjaa-report.-the-soil-beneath-the-encampments/Hoftman%20and%20others%20v%20SJP%204-25-2025.pdf. (Yours truly has been collecting documents related to last spring's events at various universities.)