"Justices Hand L.A.'s Homeless a Victory; In a case with national import, a federal appeals court rules the LAPD cannot arrest people for sitting, lying or sleeping on skid row sidewalks". Los Angeles Times (Home ed.). p. A1. ProQuest 422101669.(subscription required) 1 2 JONES v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, 444 F.3d 1118, 1124 (United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit 14 April 2006) ("The police removed his property from his tent, broke it down, and threw all of his property, including the tent, into the street.")Settlement can be found at 505 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir.